My company enacted a strict “no personal use” policy for company hardware. I have my boss’s blessing to use a personal machine but at the same time I don’t want to make it obvious to everyone when I’m doing personal tasks, so the plan is to get a USB-C switch connected to the docking station and a micro-PC tucked under my desk I can quickly switch to.

Any suggestions for mini hardware that only needs a USB-C connection? It does not need to be powerful, since I’m really going to be using it as a web browser.

  • tal@lemmy.todayEnglish
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    8 hours ago

    Do you also need to have power for the PC from USB-C, or can you live with wall power for that?

    I went looking for PSUs that used USB-C a while back, and that’s kind of limited.

    If that isn’t an issue, then I think all you need to look for is USB-C DisplayPort Alt mode for video. Everything else should just work if you have a USB-C connection, assuming that you’ve got the monitor side of things handled.

    EDIT: If you have to have power via that USB-C connection, this is two years old, but:

    https://www.reddit.com/r/MiniPCs/comments/1f9m7lv/mini_pc_with_usbc_power_and_display/

    The only ones that I know that have both power delivery and display out using the same C cable are Minisforum EM680 and EM780.

    • Jediwan@lemy.lolOPEnglish
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      7 hours ago

      I could run power separately without an issue but I was hoping to spend less than $200. Maybe I’ll look into an older used laptop.