This USB-C hub has all of the necessities most would wish for workplace or house use at an affordable value, particularly in case your laptop computer is restricted to solely USB-C ports. There are three USB-A ports, together with one with energy supply, microSD and SD card slots and an HDMI out that helps resolutions as much as 4K at 30Hz. On the finish is a Gigabit Ethernet reference to an exercise LED (one thing different hubs this measurement usually depart off). However what units it other than others at this measurement are the useful labels printed on prime of the anodized aluminum case. 

There’s a 100-watt USB-C pass-through for energy supply, with 15 watts used to energy the hub. The hub is light-weight, which makes it nice for journey, but additionally means any cords you plug into it may trigger it to slip round your desk — a standard problem with hubs this measurement. However if you happen to’re searching for a single hub to cowl the whole lot from an exterior show and wired net entry to charging your telephone, this has you lined. 

We have used many Monoprice gadgets over time and so they’ve usually delivered extra for the cash. This slim six-in-one journey dock isn’t any totally different, providing you with simply sufficient to hook up your laptop computer to peripherals and a monitor as much as 4K at 60Hz. Additionally, do you have to want an Ethernet port, there’s a seven-in-one mannequin for $10 extra. 

Accell’s slim, low-profile Thunderbolt 4 Docking Station is among the most compact we have examined with out sacrificing efficiency or ports. There are two Intel-certified Thunderbolt 4 ports on the rear in addition to a DisplayPort 1.4 connector that, mixed, can drive twin UHD 4K displays at 60Hz or a single 8K show at 30Hz. One other Thunderbolt 4 USB-C port on the entrance connects to your PC or Mac. The port is shifted all the best way to the appropriate in order that the cable would not block different ports and makes it simpler to maintain the cable out of the best way. 

Three USB 3.1 Gen 2 Sort-A ports, a USB 2.0 Sort-A port, an SD 4.0 UHS-II card reader, a 3.5mm audio combo jack and Gigabit Ethernet port spherical out the connection choices. And even with the dock totally loaded, it remained comparatively cool in comparison with others we have examined.

Most individuals, together with me, use hub and dock interchangeably however they’re totally different gadgets. A hub provides extra ports to a pc to connect extra gadgets. The Factor Hub, as an illustration, turns one Thunderbolt 4 port in your laptop computer into three Thunderbolt 4 ports so you’ll be able to connect additional shows, high-speed storage and peripherals. It additionally provides you 4 USB 3.2 Gen 2 Sort-A ports with information speeds as much as 10Gbps so as to add USB-A gadgets. And the hub could be daisy-chained to a different Thunderbolt 4 dock or hub for much more connections. 

The included energy adapter (it is truly bigger than the hub itself) can ship as much as 60 watts of charging energy to hooked up gadgets. That is not sufficient for extra power-hungry laptops however fantastic for a Chromebook and smaller laptops like a Dell XPS 13 or Apple MacBook Air. You can even disconnect it out of your laptop and simply use it to energy up your telephone, pill and different gadgets. 

One different good contact: CalDigit made the design reversible so you’ll be able to flip it in your desk to have whichever ports you need going through ahead. 

Ugreen’s tiny tower of ports makes use of a DisplayLink chipset to drive three shows at as much as 4K at 60Hz through its DisplayPort and twin HDMI outputs with Home windows or MacOS programs. Home windows customers can choose to run one show at as much as 8K at 30Hz plus two at 4K at 60Hz. 

DisplayLink software program is required to drive the shows correctly. There’s additionally no energy provide included, only a USB-C cable. In case you’re utilizing it with a laptop computer with a USB-C energy adapter, you need to use it to energy the dock. It helps as much as 100-watt energy supply letting you cost your laptop computer in addition to energy the dock. 

It handles greater than shows, too, with one 10Gbps and two 5Gbps USB-A ports, a 10Gbps USB-C port, a combo headset jack, Gigabit Ethernet and SD and microSD card slots. The minimal footprint helps preserve your desk tidy, and it is gentle sufficient to journey with if you happen to wanted to (however there are higher choices for that on this record). 

The PowerExpand Elite is an element USB-C dock and half charging station. In again are 85- and 15-watt Thunderbolt 3 ports and in entrance is an 18-watt USB-C energy supply port. A Thunderbolt 3 port helps as much as a 5K-resolution show at 60Hz whereas its HDMI 2.0 port can help a show as much as 4K decision at 60Hz. Or you’ll be able to run a USB-C-to-HDMI twin splitter and join two 4K shows at 30Hz so you’ll be able to run as much as three displays between the HDMI port and Thunderbolt 3 ports. 

You may even have 4 USB-A ports, a Gigabit Ethernet jack and MicroSD and SD card reader. A 3.5mm combo jack handles audio output and enter.

To offer sufficient juice to run the whole lot, although, the PowerExpand Elite has a big 180-watt energy adapter. Additionally, the fanless design means the physique is one large warmth sink so it will probably get sizzling when it is totally loaded. You may stand it vertically to assist preserve it cooler. 

Most small USB-C hubs have brief hooked up cables. That is fantastic in case your laptop computer is on a desk and never on a laptop computer stand and that desk has loads of house straight subsequent to your laptop computer’s USB-C port. For many who may use some additional cable attain, although, the Lention C37 is good.

The USB system continues to be compact and light-weight however has a 1-meter cable (3.3 toes). It has twin USB-C ports with 60-watt energy supply, two USB-A ports, microSD and SD card slots and a 3.5mm headphone jack. On the top is an HDMI output that helps 4K at 30Hz or decrease resolutions at 60Hz. That is additionally an excellent possibility for desktops which are stored on the ground. 

The Final Plus exhibits off simply what’s doable with a single USB-C port. Together with 4 USB 3.0 type-A ports, there are microSD and SD card slots, a 3.5mm combo headset jack and a Gigabit Ethernet jack. However the largest motive to decide on this mannequin is its help for 3 shows. 

There are two full-size HDMI outputs joined by an old-school VGA output. The VGA can solely deal with outputting at 1080p, however one HDMI can output at resolutions as much as 4K at 60Hz whereas the opposite can output as much as 4K at 30Hz. That is so much for one compact desktop dock and a single connection to your laptop computer or desktop. 

In our exams, it lived as much as its promise of dealing with all of its connections without delay. The ports may not supply the quickest speeds of different docks (the USB-A ports prime out at 5Gbps for instance), but when three displays and lots of additional connections in your desk are what issues, that is the dock for you.

This add-on dock slides proper over the foot of a 24-inch iMac. It contains USB-A and USB-C ports, plus slots for each microSD and SD playing cards and even an inside slot for an M.2 storage drive. The 11-inch large dock additionally has the precise footprint because the iMac’s color-matched keyboard, so that may sit on prime of the dock/foot combo when not getting used. At $150, it is a little bit on the dear facet, and there are not any HDMI or DisplayPort outputs. However if you happen to’re searching for a tidy resolution so as to add some additional ports to an iMac, it is a candy resolution.