3. Plug the 3rd external monitor into your HDMI port
With that setup you will still have 5 free USB3 ports on the powered hub so you'll actually gain, rather than lose, ports.
I haven't tried this, if you go this route I'd be interested to hear your experiences.
Regards. Al
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