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Review on CharJenPro USB C Hub for iPad Pro, iPad Air 4, iPad Mini 6, MacBook Pro 16", 15", 13", MacBook Air 13" USB C Power, 4K HDMI, 2 USB 3.0, microSD, SD Card Readers. by Marcus Hussain

Revainrating 5 out of 5

The Skinny adapter works great - does everything it claims to do - all at the same time

I tested my Skinny adapter by loading all possible ports and then testing each port device to make sure it can carry the load . I connected Skinny to my 2016 MacBook Pro, then with Skinny I have a USB to Lightning cable from the iPhone X, a USB cable to the Garmin GPS Oregon 600, a 64GB Sony SD-USD-II card (newer, faster card) and then connected the HDMI cable to My 4K TV. I didn't connect the USB-C power cable as I wanted to test if this combo would only work with laptop power. All devices worked perfectly. The 4K TV played 4K videos from my MacBook. Garmin Basecamp reads data from a GPS device perfectly. Lightroom imported 46MB of photos into its gallery. iPhone X connected to iTunes and started syncing. All of these actions happened simultaneously - without any slowdown or noticeable malfunction of any device or data transfer. I then plugged the USB-C power cord into the Skinny adapter (with all other devices still plugged in) and it powered my MacBook. The Pro is fine, does not affect or disable other devices connected to the hub. I then unplugged the Garmin USB and plugged in the Apple Watch USB charger, which then started charging the Apple Watch II as usual. to power MacBooks and devices that require power from Skinny. I tried connecting a USB-C hard drive but it wasn't recognized - just like CharJenPro claims in their specs. So the Skinny USB-C Hub works perfectly as described. This saves space when traveling as I no longer have to carry an HDMI to USB-C cable, USB-C to USB adapters or an SD card reader. I just wish it was available before I had to buy all those other cables. The attached photos show my MacBook Pro with Skinny and all the devices attached. You can't go wrong with this purchase. I think I tested it to the limit and it passed all the tests.

Pros
  • Quick Change
Cons
  • Requires an outlet