Need advice for finding a docking or hub for my laptop
Hello everyone, I am really on the verge of going crazy with finding the right docking station for my laptop, which has the specs:
- msi Modern 15 b7m
- usb-c 3.2 gen2 with power supply and data. No thunderbolt, and in theory, no Display Alt Mode possible.
- OS Linux Mint
- One hdmi port (I prefer to not use it and use instead the docking through the usb-c)
- CPU AMD Ryzen 7 7730U with Radeon Graphics × 8
- Graphic card AMD Barcelo
I was looking for a docking station to connect to my usb-c port of my laptop that could do the following:
- Extend the screen to a second monitor at least (ideally 2 external screens, but since I don't have a Thunderbolt plug, I will accept just one external screen).
- Power supply if possible.
- usb connections to plug in a keyboard or any basic accessory.
I bought not long ago a DELL WD22TB4 docking station, which supplies power to my laptop but does not display on external screens or recognize my keyboard, and it seems it is because my usb-c plug does not have Display Alt Mode.
Some people recommend me a DisplayLink docking, but many of the vendors of these type of dockings say that the usb-c needs to have Display Alt Mode. others say that it is not compatible with Linux. I wonder if installing a driver for DisplayLink would be enough.
Is there any docking at all that could be compatible with my laptop? Or a usb hub could work to plug in a screen and accessories?
Thanks in advance for your advice!