A short story of me trying out different USB-C hubs, taking them apart, and slowly descending into madness.

I was looking for a new USB-c hub and came across this article. It’s an interesting write-up of what is on the inside of some popular options

  • Copernican@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Thanks for sharing. This is very timely because my gaming pc had it’s ethernet port fried during a lightning storm this weekend. I grabbed my anker “Anker USB C Hub, PowerExpand 6-in-1 USB C PD Ethernet Hub”. One thing I noticed is that it appears to have a different ethernet than your anker device. I’m seeing a ASIX AX88179 USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter.

    I’m very much a novice in this space, but is using a USB ethernet adapter preferable to a wireless access point that is close to my machine? And if so, does it make any different if my USB ethernet adapter also is used for additional USB ports? And if I am shopping just for an ethernet adapter, what manufacturer controller should I be trying to find for a windows machine?

    • TomTheGeek@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 year ago

      is using a USB ethernet adapter preferable to a wireless access point that is close to my machine?

      Almost certainly. Always go wired when possible. Not only will the wired device be faster, there will be more bandwidth available for other devices still using wireless. Wireless is a shared transmission medium you want as few devices using it as possible.