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Last night, I was ready to pull my hair out trying to figure out what dock + cable I need, so this article is quite the blessing. However, I’m still left confused on whether I need a USB3.1 usb-c cable or Thunderbolt 3 cable.
In light of the MBP16 announcement, I wanted to plan my purchase, including the peripherals. I currently have 2 4K monitors on a PC. I’d still like to use that PC from time to time, but it’d be convenient to do so through a dock. Enter the Targus dock that I happen to have received through work (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BPQKP8V/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_0b...) which claims to be Thunderbolt 3 “compatible.” However, none of their ports are specced to be such. Furthermore, the included host attachment USB-C up cable is only capable of transferring 5GB/s instead of the 40GB/s a la Thunderbolt 3.
Now, this article explains DisplayLink nicely, but what happens when I use the Targus Dock with and without a Thunderbolt 3 cable? Does it bypass DisplayLink and just go directly to the dual 4K monitors at 60hz? Or does it still fall victim of CPU overhead due to processing DisplayLink?