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Review on INNOMAX USB C Hub: 5-in-1 MacBook Pro Adapter with SD/MicroSD, 3 USB 3.0 Ports - Silver by Charles You

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Worked great until I decided to switch to an external keyboard

The unit just works, at least for what I've used it for the first two years. For me, it was connecting memory cards or USB devices. I used it sometimes to connect an external monitor via HDMI. I never had a problem until I started working from home a lot more often and decided to hook up an external keyboard along with an HDMI monitor. One of the USB devices is the dongle for my wireless keyboard. Even though the keyboard button and HDMI were connected to a hub, I experienced missed keystrokes half the time. At first I thought my keyboard was defective, but reading the forums, several people reported a similar problem. Like them, I decided to see what happens when I disable HDMI, and voila. All my keystrokes are back. Now the error I explained could also be related to my Macbook Pro 15 2017 as it cannot handle both signals over a single USB-C and I don't have more than two hubs to test with. , so there may be reasonable doubts that this is the hub's fault. But then again I don't encounter this problem with the other hub I used in the office either, so I can only conclude that this hub should be used for either the keyboard or HDMI, not both. Time. I've since upgraded my monitor and use a separate port connected to a DPI adapter. I still use the Innomax hub for my keyboard and other USB devices/memory cards.

Pros
  • High marks for support and durability from testers
Cons
  • Not as thick as other options