USB hubs/docks and high bandwidth accessories

I'd liek a USB dock for my new laptop which has odd placement of it's only 2 USB ports.

If I attach high powered or high bandwidth accessories like an external monitor, syncing iphone, synching external HDD, syncing camera, charging battery using USB charger, USB DVD or BDROM drive, will I be in trouble?

Most of these docks use 1 USB port to expand to 4 USB ports, an ethernet port (which I'll never use) a VGA or DVI or HDMI port, etc and I wonder if using all these at once would slow my productivity down rather than increase it (which is the reason I'd like a USB dock to begin with).

What do you guys think?

 

Can you show an example of the dock? Is it a powered hub (ac adapter)?

Expanding USB ports is fine.

 

I actually havent bought or chosen a specific dock yet... I was wondering if you guys can recommend me one. So you recommend a dock that has an external power source?

 

This one will put out 3 Amps and gets killer reviews;

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003Z4G3I6

 

If you are looking at expanding your monitor count via USB ports, I can tell you right now that is only going to really work for static images and work that does not require you refresh a display more than a few frames per second. The bandwidth simply isn't there for VGA, HDMI, DVI, etc. USB3 would provide enough for some configurations, sure, but AFAIK those sorts of docks do not exist.

 

Oh really? that sucks.... what about youtube videos and hulu?

[EDIT]

You are right... I just tried plugging in my monitor to a USB > VGA device, and it was a bit laggy... like unwatchable laggy.

 

Yeah, its going to be for nothing more than powerpoint or the like.

If you need multiple monitors out of one output, a Matrox Dual or Tri Head2Go is your best bet;

http://www.matrox.com/graphics/en/products/gxm/

 

Many USB splitters only put out .5 amps.. so a 3amp service is pretty nice and should charge anything USB.