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Review on 7-in-1 USB C Hub with Ethernet Adapter, 4K HDMI, USB 3.0, SD Card Reader, Type-C PD Charger, Gigabit Ethernet Portable for MacBook Air/Pro, Mac Pro, and other Type C laptops by Greg Mahoney

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Multiple power and network issues, mostly not as described

tldr: This device has poorly designed hardware/firmware and contains incorrect/inflated specifications. BUY SOMETHING DIFFERENT. I wanted to use this as a dock where this device stays connected with ethernet and USB-C power and I can just plug and unplug my laptop as needed. I haven't tested the USB-A/HDMI/SD functionality, but Ethernet + Power had major issues.1. The description says it has an AX88179 network chip. It has a RealTek.2 chip. The description states support for 100-watt USB-C PD pass-through. Only supports 90W, which means 2019 16 inch Macbook Pro can't be charged under load.3. The device becomes very hot when connected to a power source (even without a computer connected).4. The Ethernet chip powers on even without a computer connected when plugged into a USB-C upstream power adapter. I assumed it was harmless, but yesterday the device was constantly flooding the network in this state, preventing all other wired ethernet devices from receiving DHCP properly. I didn't do a packet capture to see exactly what was going on, but after an hour of troubleshooting this zombie device was 100% the culprit.

Pros
  • Dope 🔥
Cons
  • Almost everything is there