One cable has to carry three things: the picture, enough power for the laptop and the network. A 90W link, an RJ45 port and a USB hub cover all three on one screen, and buying locally keeps the warranty close. Evetech asks R6,099.
A one-cable laptop monitor has to do three genuinely different jobs at once, and choosing between models in South Africa comes down to how well each one covers 90W charging, Ethernet and USB ports together, rather than any single spec on its own. The Dell Pro 24 Plus P2425DE covers all three for R6,099.
One cable has to carry three things: the picture, enough power for the laptop and the network. A 90W link, an RJ45 port and a USB hub cover all three on one screen, and buying locally keeps the warranty close. Evetech asks R6,099.
Charging is the job most likely to disappoint if the wattage does not match what your laptop actually needs.
Check your laptop's original charger wattage, usually printed on the brick, and compare it against the monitor's own Power Delivery rating. This model supplies up to 90W, which comfortably covers most 13 to 15-inch business laptops that shipped with 45W or 65W chargers, and generally holds steady for laptops that shipped with 90W chargers under typical office use, though heavier workstation laptops with discrete graphics can still draw more than 90W under sustained load.
This single socket solves a problem that thin, modern laptop design created in the first place.
Most laptops built in the last several years dropped their own RJ45 socket entirely, relying on Wi-Fi alone. A monitor with a built-in Ethernet port restores that wired option without a separate USB dongle, plugging your fibre router's cable directly into the screen and letting Windows detect it as a standard wired network adaptor once the USB-C cable to the laptop is connected.
The third job is the simplest but the one that actually removes the most daily friction.
Downstream USB ports on the monitor take a keyboard, mouse and other regular peripherals as permanent connections, meaning they stay plugged into the screen rather than travelling with the laptop. Unplugging the single USB-C cable at the end of a working session leaves everything else exactly where it was, and reconnecting that one cable the next time restores the whole desk without replugging each peripheral individually.
Buying this specific combination locally rather than importing it changes more than just the price.
A South African retail price already includes VAT and comes with a local warranty claim path, where an imported unit adds shipping, customs duty calculated on what you declared it worth, and a clearing fee, plus a far more complicated return process if the charging, network port or any other function fails after a few months of use. For a device that is doing three separate jobs at once, having a straightforward local support path if any one of those three fails matters more than it would for a simpler product. Compare the office monitor range, check comprehensive cable solutions for tidying the remaining cables, and browse use hubs if you need more USB ports than the monitor's own selection.
Set it against your laptop's original charger wattage, usually stamped on the brick's own casing, and keep in mind that heavier workstation laptops with discrete graphics can still need more once under sustained load.
Generally not. Plug the single USB-C lead in and current Windows builds recognise the port on their own, listing it as an ordinary wired adaptor with nothing extra to install.
They stay connected to the monitor, ready to reconnect instantly the moment the single USB-C cable is plugged back into any laptop.
Generally yes for a multi-function device like this, since a fault in any one of its three main jobs is far simpler to resolve through a local retailer than an international return.
Yes, a small standalone USB hub plugged into one of the monitor's own downstream ports adds capacity without giving up the single-cable connection to the laptop.
Only to the extent that any future laptop still needs a USB-C port supporting video and enough charging headroom, which is now the standard on nearly all business laptops sold in South Africa.
Yes. The RJ45 port is entirely optional to use; video, charging and USB peripherals all continue working normally over the single USB-C cable regardless of whether anything is plugged into the Ethernet socket.
Ready to choose a one-cable monitor that actually fits your laptop? Check the wattage against your charger first, then confirm the Ethernet and USB ports cover what you currently plug in.
Set it against your laptop's original charger wattage, usually stamped on the brick's own casing, and keep in mind that heavier workstation laptops with discrete graphics can still need more once under sustained load.
Generally not. Plug the single USB-C lead in and current Windows builds recognise the port on their own, listing it as an ordinary wired adaptor with nothing extra to install.
They stay connected to the monitor, ready to reconnect instantly the moment the single USB-C cable is plugged back into any laptop.
Generally yes for a multi-function device like this, since a fault in any one of its three main jobs is far simpler to resolve through a local retailer than an international return.
Yes, a small standalone USB hub plugged into one of the monitor's own downstream ports adds capacity without giving up the single-cable connection to the laptop.
Only to the extent that any future laptop still needs a USB-C port supporting video and enough charging headroom, which is now the standard on nearly all business laptops sold in South Africa.
Yes. The RJ45 port is entirely optional to use; video, charging and USB peripherals all continue working normally over the single USB-C cable regardless of whether anything is plugged into the Ethernet socket.
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