Relatedly, why can't I get a simple USB-C hub? I have four USB-C ports on my laptop and I need six. Back in the USB-A days, I'd just get a $30 hub and four new full speed ports at the cost of one on the laptop.
But now if I want three more full speed ports, I have to get a four port dock/hub that costs $179 and has to get plugged into the wall.
Am I not looking correctly or is there some technical limitation I'm not aware of or ...?
Edit: It seems like the consensus is basically "people wouldn't read the specs", which is a fair criticism. USB-C supports so many different types of devices that it would be impossible to make one that supports them all, and if you support a subset people would get mad that their device isn't in that subset.
But now if I want three more full speed ports, I have to get a four port dock/hub that costs $179 and has to get plugged into the wall.
Am I not looking correctly or is there some technical limitation I'm not aware of or ...?
Edit: It seems like the consensus is basically "people wouldn't read the specs", which is a fair criticism. USB-C supports so many different types of devices that it would be impossible to make one that supports them all, and if you support a subset people would get mad that their device isn't in that subset.