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The Single-Cable Desk Setup That Actually Works

Here's the promise every dock maker sells you: one cable, and your laptop is instantly powered, connected to your monitors, and hooked into your keyboard, mouse, and webcam. Here's the…

Robb Sutton August 12, 2026 8 min

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