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Review on πŸ”Œ UGREEN USB C to 2.5G Ethernet Adapter: Type C to 2.5 Gigabit Network Thunderbolt 3 Converter for MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, iPad Pro, Surface Pro 7, Dell XP15 13 Windows - High-Speed LAN Connectivity by Douglas Jakab

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Works well but gets very hot for the PSU

Surpasses gigabit but not very stable or stable. It's very hot to the touch and the case actually appears to be made of aluminum for heat dissipation. Should have come with a USB-A adapter at this price point. Iperf3 performance: connected to host 192.168.0.xx, port 5201[4], local port 192.168.0.yy 58008, connected to port 192.168.0.xx, port 5201 [ID] interval transfer rate[4] 0.00 -1.00s 260MB 2.18Gbps[4] 1.00-2.00s 185MB 1.55Gbps[4] 2.00-3.00s 209MB 1.75Gbps/ s[4] 3.00 - 4.00 s 231 MB 1.94 Gbps[4] 4.00 -5.00 s 228 MB 1.91 Gbps [4] 5.00 - 6.00 s 211MB 1.77Gbps[4] 6.00-7.00s 164MB 1.38Gbps[4] 7.00-8.00s 180MB 1.51Gbps[4] 8 .00-9.00s 220MB 1.84Gbps[4] 9.00-10.00s 136MB 1.14Gbps- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -[ ID] Transmission interval [ 4] 0.00 - 10.00 s 1.98 GB 1.70 Gbps Sender [ 4 ] 0.00 - 10.00 s 1.98 GB 1.70 Gbps Receiver Edit 09/24/2020: If you can keep the device relatively cool, the performance can actually be maintained fairly well. I now get the following under macOS: Down: Reverse mode, remote host 192.168.0.xx sends [4] local port 192.168.0.xx 57249 connected to port 192.168.0.xx 5201 [ID] Interval Transfer Bandwidth [ 4 ] 0 .00-1.00s 273MB 2.29Gbps[4] 1.00-2.00s 277MB 2.32Gbps[4] 2.00-3.00s 280MB 2.35 Gbps[4] 3.00-4.00s 281 Gbps 2.35/s[4] 4.00-5.00s 249 MB/s2 4] 5.00-6.00s 277 MB 2.32Gbps[4] 6.00-7.00s 277 MB 2.32Gbps[4] 7.00-8.00s 272MB 2.28Gbps[4] 8, 00-9.00s 273MB 2.29Gbps[4] 9.00-10.0s 24.0s Gbps- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -[ ID] Interval Transmission Bandwidth Retr[ 4] 0.00–10.00 s 2.71 GB 2.33 Gbps 5497 Sender[ 4] 0.00–10.00 s 2.71 GB 2.33 Gbps Destination and higher: connect to host 192.168.0. xx, port 5201[ 4] local 192.168.0.xx port 57254 connected to 192.168.0.xx port 5201[ ID] interval transmission bandwidth[ 4] 0.00-1.00 s 269 MB 2.25 Gbps[ 4] 1 .00-2.00s 267MB 2.24Gbps[4] 2.00-3.00s 266MB 2.24Gbps[4] 3.00-4.00s 267MB 2.24 Gbps[4] ] 4.00-5.00s 266MB 2.23Gbps[4] 5.00-6.00s 266MB 2.23Gbps[4] 6.00-7 .00s 267MB 2.24Gbps[4] 7.00-8.00s 266MB/s 2.23[4] 8.00-9.00s 267MB 2.24Gbps[4 ] 9.00-10.00s 266MB 2.24Gbps- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -[ ID] Interval Transmission Bandwidth[ 4 ] 0.00 - 10.00s 2.60GB 2.24Gbps Transmitter[ 4] 0.00 - 10.00s 2.60GB 2.24Gbps Destination

Pros
  • GOLS certified
Cons
  • Can be damaged