USB C Hub, UtechSmart 6 In 1 USB C to HDMI Adapter with 1000M Ethernet, Power Delivery Pd Type C Charging Port, 3 USB 3.0 Ports Adapter Compatible for MacBook Pro, Chromebook, XPS, and USB C devices
[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'This is one of those products that you don’t know you need till you get it. I ordered this because my husband (total techie, me no clue) said we needed one. I thought it looked like the best quality for the price, so I purchased it. Wow! It is so handy. My husband uses it every day. I see he has a bunch of things plugged into it. He says he’s shocked that with all of the stuff he has plugged into it, it does not get hot like a different one he used at work.\nIt is not cheap plastic, it’s not too heavy but it has some weight to it so you feel like it’s a quality item.\nMy son keeps trying to steal it from my husband so I’m going to have to order another one!\nEvery time I purchase something online, I always check the reviews. I count on others to help me choose the best option. My reviews are always my honest opinion and I try to include photos if possible.\nIf my review has helped you in any way, please click the "helpful" button below so that I know! If you have any questions feel free to ask! Thank you!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I\'m using this hub with a 12" Retina Macbook (early 2016) with the single USB-C port. I bought the official OEM Digital AV Multiport Adapter when I got the MacBook, but it only has one USB-A port and I needed a minimum of 2. I bought this hub because it was the most recent one added on Amazon at the time, meaning it should have the latest technology in it. Here\'s what I\'ve discovered using it. Hopefully this will be helpful to someone:\n• With a USB 3.1 Samsung T3 SSD connected to the hub with the correct USB cable, I get ~380 MB/sec write, ~420 MB/sec read. So don\'t worry, you really will get USB 3 speeds with this hub.\n• Your total USB power budget is about 1A across all three USB-A ports. That\'s not 1A per port, that\'s 1A TOTAL (1A/3=333mA per USB port). That\'s all you get, and that power is all coming from the single USB-C port on the MacBook so forget plugging in a bunch of self-powered USB hard drives. Oh and don\'t think you\'ll be clever and plug in the MacBook\'s USB-C charger for more power--that won\'t work. More on that in a moment.\n• I successfully connected the Samsung T3 SSD (roughly 600-700mA power draw), an Android phone (charging at 300mA, verified using the Ampere app), and a keyboard (100mA). In this configuration, I tried copying files between the Samsung SSD and the MacBook and the Android phone and the MacBook (both copies going simultaneously) and it worked fine.\n• I couldn\'t plug in the Samsung T3 SSD and a SanDisk 32GB USB 3.0 flash drive at the same time. Once I tried to copy files from one to the other, the copy would hang in the Finder for about 15-20 secs, then the Samsung would unmount. The two devices combined most likely exceeded the hub\'s 900mA/1A power budget.\n• I was able to plug in two SanDisk USB 3.0 flash drives and copy files between them. So, I\'m betting their combined current draw was less than 1A. A third one probably wouldn\'t have worked.\n• The Power Delivery feature doesn\'t actually power anything connected to the hub. It\'s solely there to provide power to the MacBook. There\'s no difference using the hub with the USB-C power input connected and not using it, other than the laptop charges. Again, it won\'t get you more power to run more stuff off the hub\'s USB-A ports.\n• I connected a Logitech M557 Bluetooth mouse and it seemed to work OK while the hub was connected.\n• I didn\'t test the Ethernet port. According to System Information it is still drawing power, possibly 200mA or so.\n• This hub uses a VIA chipset, possibly the VL817. This is reported by the System Information app on the Mac.\nSo, bottom line is it gives me my much needed second USB port, even though I\'m sorta on thin ice with the power draw. If you have hard drives that have their own power supplies (meaning they plug into a power strip), then you\'ll most likely be OK with this hub.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': " I am using this product every day and it has been working. I intend to keep using it and I would recommend it.\nBut there are 5 minor things I experienced when using with a current model Catalina MacBook Pro. I will document them in a quick video too:\n1. it gets really hot. This is typical of products that heat sink to the outer chassis, especially if it is metal and especially if you have all ports populated with active USB electronics.\n2. The connector is hard to withdraw from the USBC port because it fits tight and the handle is totally smooth. Finger grips or surface knurls would make it much easier to unplug it.\n3. When I use the HDMI output, for some reason my computer sees it as a DisplayPort device. This hasn't caused any problems yet, but HDMI and DisplayPort EDID codes are not the same, so I can see situations where it could be an issue.\n4. Every so often the audio over the HDMI output will not work. I have been unable to track this problem to my computer or my TV since they work independently and with every other scenario I have tried. So it must be the hub. If I put the computer to sleep, the problem will be fixed when I wake it back up.\n5. When the computer is shut down, sometimes the power light on my webcam will flicker. This shouldn't really be happening since the power supply input is strictly for charging the computer and shouldn't be powering anything else. So far it has not caused issues, but it worries me a little.\n\nIt is worth the money, good size, good construction, so far I am happy with it.\nTHANKS!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Ever since I got the new style of MacBook Pro I\'ve been looking for the perfect dongle. It\'s a running joke that Mac users carry a bag full of dongles, and unfortunately there\'s some truth to it - in my backpack I have a pouch with 2x USB-A to C adapters and a USB-C to HDMI adapter. If you\'re looking for a solid way to simplify things you\'ve found it.\n\nAdmittedly I\'d never bought a USB-C to ethernet adapter, but I had one for my older MacBook because it\'s good to have from time to time. This one works quite well in that regard - I\'m getting gigabit speeds. I attached a speed test showing over 900 up, but my Mac shows a 1000 tx rate in network settings.\n\nThe USB ports work as expected for USB 3.0. I put an image of the system report, but\'s showing a 5 GB speed and the transfer speeds seem to reflect that. 3 ports is a pretty generous amount - I\'d almost consider a smaller adapter with 2, but if your complaint is too many USB ports that\'s a good sign. Unfortunately the world is not ready to live without USB type A, and this adapter has a lot of it.\n\nThe HDMI adapter is 4k 30hz, and that\'s the best you\'re going to get on a multipart dongle. I\'ve done my research looking for this exact adapter with 4k 60hz and while I\'ve found a few that claim it, it\'s always 4k 30hz. If you want 60hz you need to get a stand-alone USB-C to HDMI adapter with no other ports (like the one I mentioned above). I put a photo of my Mac recognizing my 4k TV\'s resolution (3480x2160).\n\nThe power delivery works - it charged my 15" Macbook successfully. It has 60w power delivery, so depending on your computer that may be slower than what you\'re used to. The 15 inch MacBook charger is 85w, but it also has 4 ports available so the power delivery isn\'t particularly necessary. For the 13 inch Macs with 2 ports the charger is 60w, so this will work fine. If you have the 12 inch MacBook with 1 port this would be a lifesaver - everything you need to make it usable.\n\nOverall it\'s a great adapter and does as well as it potentially can for every port it offers. It has an indicator light when it\'s on that I\'m not sure actually serves any function, but the build quality is great. Aesthetically it looks great (and would look great with a space grey MacBook), though I will admit that I wish it was offered in silver to match mine. It\'s replaced 3 adapters I used to carry and I\'ve gained power delivery, 1 USB port, and gigabit ethernet. The only question is durability, and if it continues to perform this way this thing checks every box. I will be sure to update my review if I have any problems with it (and how they are resolved).'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I know Apple likes to lead the way on eliminating ports they don't think are necessary but they should have never dropped the Ethernet port. We can argue the timing of dropping USB and only using USB C when so many items still use standard USB plugs.\n\nThis is a good solution to a problem that Apple created for us. This works great, lets me plug in my laptop cooling fan, power, and Ethernet all to this and then this plugs into 1 of the USB C ports on the computer.\n\nIts works great, I just wish I didn't need it. Thanks Apple."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I bought this to connect my Chromecast TV with Google TV dongle to my ethernet as the wifi in my living room is not great. The quality of the product seems very good, no blemishes or defects in the construction. All the ports work fine. I was able to connect my Chromecast to the ethernet with no issues after I used a better power plug. Don't use a cheap usb to outlet adapter as it needs to have enough power to supply all the ports. I first used just a random one I found in the house and the ethernet didn't kick in. Once I switched it to an Apple outlet it worked just fine. I also have a 32GB USB drive plugged in to give my Chromecast extra storage. I was considering attaching a hard drive with my movie library which would have worked fine but with the ethernet running at full speed I'm able to stream the movies from my computer using Emby with no lag or buffering. I'm sure there are plenty of other uses for this device and if I ever need another one I wouldn't hesitate to buy it again."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Since Apple went to ALL USBc ports on the MacBooks Pros I'm sure many of us MBP users have been looking for adapters for the various devises we have that are USB, Ethernet and HDMI. This devise handles my cabling issues very well in one shot. Nicely made, good looking (machines my laptop) with a strong connecting cable. I have also bought a Hyper Drive to handle USB & USBc pass thru connections and 2-SD memory card reader capability.\nI think (hope) I’m set now."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "This is my second USB C Hub from UtechSmart. The first one I bought for my office notebook as a docking station as the c930 doesn't have SD media slots, nor standard HDMI output, ethernet, etc... It worked so well that when I got my new HP 1030 G2 I was happy to get their 6-in-1 hub for travel. I don't need it for docking like the other hub, but when I take it away from home, it's very useful to have more than just one USB 3.0 port to access my drives with and charge my cell phone. The hub works just as it's supposed to, and like it's big brother, it too get's warm and so I'm relieved it has a metal body that dissipates the heat before ever getting very hot. At this time I have no occasion to test the ethernet, but everything else, from the HDMI to the USB C pass through and of course the USB 3.0 ports all work just as expected. The only thing I'd like better is if the hub had a removable USB C cable. That would allow for easier storage as I don't want to bend this one too much -- if it breaks, it certainly won't be working! And, unlike the 11-in-1 HUB, this one didn't come with a nice little carrying pouch, which was just a nice little touch."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Great Buy, Totally recommend this well designed 6 in 1 USB- Type C. Hub... I Ran my Music equipment through it everything works like a charm, All of a sudden I'm producing Beats like never before, Heaters I tell you! I also decided to run a HDMI cable to one of the Monitors for a stunning/crisp and vibrant picture with an extremely impressive frame rate one could only dream of. I pinched myself & I'm not dreaming. Because of this little USB Hub, I have established a whole new outlook on life. A Beautiful new appreciation for Nature as well as started volunteering my time to a local charity group. Now, you might be thinking, Really? Because of this USB Hub? Come-on? But Believe me when I say this not so Little USB Hub has Changed My Life For The Better... *O.K. Well only one last thing to say would be, if you do end up purchasing one, *Expect Big Thing to Start Happening in Your Near Future!!! -Enjoy!!!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'This adapter packs a lot of features into a small 12cm device, and is perfectly usable as a portable "mini-Dock".\nLinux? Windows 10? Android? Yes!\n\nThe design is a sleek metal case, seamless, with no visible screws.\nSlender, with no parts to lose, takes up very little space in the bag -- about as much as two Sharpie pens.\nIt has a captive 6-inch cable with USB-C, and connections for USB-C PD, HDMI, Ethernet, and three USB 3.0 (blue) sockets. Inside is a USB Hub, Ethernet Adapter, and HDMI display (&audio) output.\n\nThe HDMI output is driven by your computer\'s internal graphics adapter, so the second monitor is integrated into both Windows and Linux with no additional drivers. I believe it\'s done with a Via Labs VL100 "Billboard" Display Alternate mode adapter for USB-C, so it adds a second Monitor/Display instance, but not a new Display Adapter.\n\nThe USB xHCI hub (VIA Labs 2109:0817 VL812 Super Speed Hub) appears on the bus, and this provides the three open USB ports as well as the new Ethernet Controller. It\'s a Realtek USB GbE Family Controller: VID: 0bda and PID: 8153. Drivers were automatically available in both Ubuntu Linux and Windows 10. It linked up to a 1Gb Ethernet as normal, no prompts or settings needed.\n\nFor the adventurous, this UtechSmart device also works with the Samsung Galaxy S9+, and surprisingly well!\nPlug a USB Thumbdrive into the ports and it appears as a Storage Device, perfect for copying pictures off the phone.\nThe Ethernet works as well, and automatically gets a DHCP address and switches over to wired connection.\nThe HDMI monitor shows a clone of the Galaxy S9+ screen in perfect detail. Best to rotate the phone to horizontal to make the most of the monitor. (Sorry, no Samsung Dex environment here, but a USB Mouse and Keyboard work just fine.)\nPowering the adapter also charges the phone, as expected, but not as fast as a direct connection. I was more impressed that the phone happily powered the whole adapter, with HDMI, Ethernet, and USB from its own battery, no problem.\n\nI was going to poke fun at the whole Phone + Adapter + Monitor, Ethernet, USB Drive, Keyboard, Mouse, but now that it\'s been running for a while on my desk, I\'m imagining it could be useful if you intend to be at your phone for hours, hammering out email or Amazon reviews.\n\nAll in all, this is a really nice piece of kit to have in your travel bag, or as a single-connection desktop dock. It has replaced my USB-On-The-Go (OTG) adapters, as those were always a bit sketchy with some USB devices, and prevented charging.. Even if I don\'t need all the features, it\'s small enough on the bag that it\'s replaced a number of other adapters already.\n\nI accepted an offer to test and review this device, and received it for free, but this is my honest and unbiased review. Pictures are my own.'}]