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    Looking for a USB hub with power passthrough and long-ish cable - sounds simple?..

    Im slowly sorting my home office out and am on the hunt for something I thought would be simple but doesn't appear to be.

    I'm after a USB hub that:
    - Takes power in from a USB port C at the back (I will use my 45W Steamdeck charger to power it)
    - Connects to my PC using USB A either from a C port or hardwired but needs to be ~1m cable as my PC is under my desk
    - Has USB A & C ports on the front that I can charge my devices from/connect to the PC

    I really thought this was a bog standard set of requirements but I just can't find anything to fit the bill, either the cable to the PC is about 10cm long and hardwired or the power comes into the front not the back or some other oddity, any suggestions?!

    Something like this would be good but the power in goes to the front and the PC linking cable is teeny - https://www.amazon.co.uk/UGREEN-Mult.../dp/B0BR3M8XHK

    Help!

    Rob
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    Re: Looking for a USB hub with power passthrough and long-ish cable - sounds simple?.

    They're designed for laptops, which is why the cable is teeny. Usb extension cables do exist...

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    Re: Looking for a USB hub with power passthrough and long-ish cable - sounds simple?.

    True, not as pretty but I guess it's a fixable problem, now for my other picky annoyances...,

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    Re: Looking for a USB hub with power passthrough and long-ish cable - sounds simple?.

    We use the uGreen stuff at work, just had one of the models similar to the one you link but with a couple of 10Gb ports on it rather than the normal 5gb ones, depends what you are actually wanting from it I guess.
    You can usually find slightly older laptop docks for sale on eBay etc, I bought a couple for work as they're useful for hotdesking etc. again depends on what you are actually trying to achieve here though.

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