Review on 🔌 Enhanced Amazon Basics USB C Adapter: HDMI, Ethernet, USB 3.0, 100W Power Delivery, All-in-One Solution by Rui Knain

Disclaimer. I received this product through Revain's Vine program. Although I did not pay for the item, this review is my own unbiased review. Neither Revain nor the manufacturer had any influence on this rating. Pro: Looks very high quality. High quality aluminum body. The color matches Apple's Space Gray almost perfectly. Reasonable length, pigtail USB-C flex cable to connect to computer. works just, HDMI works well, power supply works Easy to open the box Cons: A bit heavy Overall this adapter works very well. It looks more like an Apple product than a real Apple accessory. The USB-C power delivery worked. The HDMI and Ethernet output worked perfectly even without drivers. I tested this adapter with a late 2018 13" Apple MacBook Pro and a 4th generation (new) iPad Air. I was planning to test the new M1-based MacBook Air as well, but it hasn't arrived yet. I'll update this review when it becomes available if there are any issues or noticeable differences Overall it just worked, offering HDMI, Ethernet, USB-A port and power delivery capabilities in a single adapter with a single USB-C/ Thunderbolt connector. I am comparing the original Apple PD/USB/HDMI adapter and the Belkin USB-C/Ethernet FCU040 adapter. These adapters require 2 ports to achieve what this adapter does with one. This is very important for the iPad Air as it has only one port and is beneficial for the new M1-based MacBook Air which only has 2 ports Power output is specified as 100W Most other adapters, including the Apple adapter, draw between 60 and 65 watts. I tried it with a RAVPower USB C 90W charger. The Mac reported 82W available, so the adapter is consuming 8W. Please note that I had initial concerns - it only said 22W initially. The RAVPower power supply is a 2-port power supply. I had another cable connected to the second port that was not connected to the load. I unplugged this cable, unplugged the cable from the Mac, and unplugged the charger. After I plugged everything back in, it showed 82 watts. I haven't used it enough to know if this will be a problem or not. Most of the time, the 13-inch MacBook Pro worked fine on 55W from a 60W charger and Apple adapter, but a few times it drew more power than it was inputting and started draining the battery . This adapter shouldn't be a problem. A more powerful computer will need it even more. While iPadOS doesn't show as much detail as MacOS 11/Big Sur, it seems to work great for power as well. The Ethernet adapter shows up as USB 10/100/1000. LAN. On the Mac, the product ID 33107 and the manufacturer ID 3034 are displayed. It was recognized immediately and used Apple's native drivers from com.apple.DriverKit.AppleUserECM.dext. It just worked without any hassle or the need for third-party drivers. It worked just as smoothly as the Belkin I used. Seems to work reliably even though I haven't used it for so long. The speeds appear to be pretty much the same as the Belkin, so they're basically within the limits of gigabit ethernet. Similarly, Ethernet just worked on an iPad. In the settings it shows as USB 10/100/1000 LAN. The Ethernet port has link and status LEDs. Although they are fairly common, they are not typically supported by Apple and as such are supported by most Apple accessories such as B. the Belkin adapter, not supported. This adapter has them and they're really useful for seeing if it's connected and transferring data. That's a plus point for this adapter. The HDMI output also worked perfectly. It's listed as supporting up to 4K displays at 60 fps (most of them only hit 30 fps). It is not currently connected to a 4K monitor. It is currently connected to a 1920x1200 (FHD+) monitor. So far it has performed extremely well. I will also use it with a higher resolution Dell WQHD monitor, but still not 4K. I will update if there are any problems. So far it just worked. I also tried the iPad Air's HDMI output. This also worked, although iPadOS limits the screen resolution and aspect ratio. This is a limitation of the iPad, not the adapter. So again, with the iPad, it just worked. The USB-A connection also worked without any problems. Even on an iPad I could connect either a USB drive or even an external rotating USB 3 portable hard drive. Both just worked and showed up in the iPad Files app. As expected, it also worked flawlessly on the Mac. This adapter also runs relatively cool. Both the Apple adapter and the Belkin Ethernet adapter get pretty hot, if not hot. This adapter incorporates the features of both and only gets slightly warm. It's not a huge difference, but it should be a little more reliable and obviously use less power. This can be an advantage in battery mode in particular. Similar to other Revain Basics and Revain products, the adapter comes in a plain brown box. It is in a plastic bag in a box. That's all. Personally it's great. A lot of people put a lot of emphasis on unpacking, but what's the difference? I prefer not to spend a lot of money on expensive packaging that once unpacked is never used again. To me it's a total waste and it doesn't. It's also easy to open without the ugly plastic packaging that requires sharp tools to open and risks injuring yourself and the device. As mentioned above, the color essentially goes perfectly with the Apple Space Grey. It also fits my space gray iPad Air. The short "pigtail" is slightly longer than the adapters from Apple or Belkin. It's actually the perfect length and the cord is flexible. Update January 13, 2021: I finally received my Apple Silicon M1 based MacBook Air. I can confirm that this adapter works perfectly with this computer as well. As such, it works great with the new MacBook Air, the late 2018 MacBook Pro, and the new 4th Gen iPad Air. I have also noticed that this device identifies itself as manufactured by CE-LINK using the Ethernet MAC address. It appears to be a CE-LINK UTC-CUEUH-DP1.4-AL model. The CE-LINK website offers significantly more specifications, including support for 16.2 Gbps in DP 1.4 Alternate Mode (8.1 Gbps per link). HDMI supports speeds up to 18 Gbps. In broad daylight, I noticed that the color didn't quite match the MacBook Air's space gray. It's about half a shade smaller and only noticeable in very bright light if you look closely. I would still say it essentially matches the Apple Space Gray devices. After using it several times, now with a different device, I would still give it 5 stars.