So this USB-C DP Alt Mode cable only works with the USB 3.2 Type-C port on my GPD Win Max 2, with spare USB 2.0 lanes for downstream USB devices. To get anything more than that I'll have to buy an actual Thunderbolt dock, which costs at least $200 and often more.
But GPD Win Max 2 has no lack of USB ports on itself so I'll pass on the Thunderbolt dock... I'll just accept the fact that if I want to dock my laptop with one single cable, I can only ever plug in USB 2.0 devices... which is fine, because keyboards and mice are not even USB 2.0.

@PeterCxy Maybe the #SteamDeckDock is a good option, as it does USB 3.2 + DP Alternate Mode with MST & USB-C PD?

Pretty shure some more afforable #dongles offer that combo as well...

@kkarhan Well my current USB 3.2 dock supports USB 3.2 + DP as well, but the problem is that my monitor is stuck at DP 1.2, so to run 4k@60Hz over DP Alt Mode it has to take up all the SuperSpeed lanes in that port, leaving only USB 2.0 for downstream USB. Sad.
@PeterCxy maybe your monitor or the iGPU doesn't support negotiating anything beyond that?
@kkarhan my monitor is DP 1.2 maximum :) hot garbage

@PeterCxy Like the LG 31MU97?

Cuz that's a picky prick who also tends to get braindead randomly.

@kkarhan No it's a Samsung. But yes it was an extremely stupid buy.

@PeterCxy Cheap 28" UHD IPS screen?

Re: Monitors, @fuchsiii has a real bad streak...

@PeterCxy I've deployed this.dock in the past andnit basically ran with everything.

Sadly didn't support more than 1 display in #Apple #MacBookAir with M1 SoC but that's Apple's fault...
https://i-tec.pro/de/produkt/c31hdmidpdockpd100-3/

C31HDMIDPDOCKPD100 | i-tec USB-C HDMI DP Docking Station with Power Delivery 100 W + i-tec Universal Charger 112 W | i-tec

C31HDMIDPDOCKPD100 - i-tec USB-C HDMI DP Docking Station with Power Delivery 100 W + i-tec Universal Charger 112 W

For some reason the USB4 port cannot even be switched to DP Alt Mode, and only that USB 3.2 port can. Weird.

@PeterCxy You may run ibto issues with those as well, depending on how they configure their setup.

Not every Thunderbolt Dock can handle DP Alterante Mode gracefully.

@kkarhan I mean, TB docks with tunneled DP. That USB4 port on GPD Win Max 2 cannot even be switched into DP Alt Mode at all for some reason.
@PeterCxy so #Softwin / #GPD botched the #USBC for some bs reason...
@PeterCxy maybe they wanted to prevent people from accidentially using #eGPUs and still output video from the #iGPU, causing the PCOe link to be degraded into 2 lanes instead of 4.
@kkarhan or maybe the problem is just some quirk in my usb-c hub. Who knows.
@PeterCxy I guess only cross-checking devices would eliminate the irrelevant factors..