Review on StarTech.com 3 Port USB C Hub with SD 💻 Card Reader - Boost Laptop Connectivity - Thunderbolt 3 Compatible by Sean Purnomo

Let me say that this vendor isn't the only one touting the speed of their hubs, despite being twice the price of the other two. this is the third i have bought since i got the mac mini m1 which slows down connected drives by about 30%. I have a 1050MB/s Sandisk Extreme SSD and when plugged directly into the Lightning connector it hits an amazing speed of around 900MB/s as measured in the Blackmagic speed test. the same drive connected to this hub connected to the Thunderbolt port will not exceed 600MB/s. I'm desperate if I have a dedicated 20 or 40GB/s Thunderbolt hub to realize full drive speed because they are almost as expensive as a 2TB SSD drive. So far I see the only solution as I have a second Sandisk Extreme Coming (2TB). I just need to use two ports for two drives and use a USB-A adapter for the hub, although that seems like a waste of money given the USB -generation a v3.1 2 ports are capable of transferring 10Gbps, but it has been found that the hub cannot reach this speed. Oh, and why is Amazon asking me to rate durability and reliability - I had it for about 10 minutes. :)/Guy