Some adapters are connected to the MacBook Pro via 2 ports, e.g. the Purgo 7-in-2 USB C Hub Adapter. But does it have any advantages against adapters which are only connected to 1 port, other than better physical stability?
MacBook Pro 13", macOS 10.13
If you connect multiple high-capacity drives, and access them all at EXACTLY the same time, you would also have better ability to avoid minor slowdowns. But yes, those ware the advantages of the two-port setup.
If you connect to your display with an HDMI or other legacy interface, some Docks will use DisplayLink to fake a display interface anyway, while others will use the display hardware in the computer for a real, accelerated connection.
The Mac is not good at daisy-chaining displays off one USB-C port.
If running multiple displays on one Dock, the second display will be supported in a different way when only one USB-C is used as input.
In the case of only one USB-C, the second display is implemented as a virtual display with DisplayLink software and custom chips that 'fake' a legacy display interface. This provides no graphics acceleration for that display.
So, if I understood it correctly, there are no advantages or disadvantages when you only connect 1 external display with the adapter, but the adapter with the double-connection shows its benefits when you want to run 2 external displays?
Does it make a difference when multiport adapters are connected to 2 (instead of 1) USB-C ports of the MacBook Pro?
