USB C to HDMI Adapter 3 in 1, HDMI to USBC Digital AV
USB C to HDMI Adapter 3 in 1, HDMI to USBC Digital AV Multiport Adapter,USB Type C Converter to 4K HDMI, USB 3.0,100W PD for MacBook Pro Air,iPad Pro 2020,Chromebook,Dell XPS,Surface, Samsung
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| Dimensions: | 13.5 x 6.5 x 1.5 cm; 60 Grams |
| Manufacture: | ABIWAZY |
| Dimensions: | 13.5 x 6.5 x 1.5 cm; 60 Grams |
| Origin: | China |
Compact & functional great product and convenient when you don’t want to disconnect all your hardware when working away from home office. Great value plenty of sockets/connections to meet your needs.
Good product, it replaced my Laptop mounted Dockstand which was large and restrictive and indeed more expensive, as you can see from the image this dock is tiny and ideal for allowing more usable space around the desk, I will be buying a second one for home use at a later date, it has all the ports required for general use, I would recommend this item over the thunderbolt type docks that are several times more expensive for the sake of plugging a couple more PSUs in for monitors etc (I have a laptop and 2 monitor setup)
Excellent, tidy bit of kit. Everything works as described. USB c thunderbolt is what I have it plugged into. It’s amazing how many things you can have going with no hassle. 2 monitors, printer, keyboard mouse, charging of 4 additional devices. Charges your laptop. Sound system. And much more. The only con for me is that the wire is too short. I had to buy a usb c extension cable
I purchased this for a HP Z book with a VGA and HDMI monitors as well as a wired network connection and it worked a treat. The only problem is that it wouldn’t power the laptop, I had to plug power into the laptop and power the hub from that other than that I can happily recommend it.
I have the following set-up:
Docking station connected into the laptop thunderbolt interface.
Dual monitors connected to the docking station via the HDMI ports.
Keyboard and mouse connected to the docking station.
Docking station is being powered from the laptop thunderbolt interface.
Laptop is being powered from its own power block (not using the power pass through from the docking station as its underpowered [100W] for the laptop – as are all third party docking stations).
Docking station is working perfectly and reliably so far.
Excellent purchase and thoroughly recommend.
The device is perfect for my needs. I was plugging several different devices into my laptop each time I wanted to use it and since I use the laptop in a family space I can’t leave it set up. Now I have the new docking adapter I only have to plug one thing into my adapter because all the other drives stay plugged into the adapter which can be easily stored out of the way between uses. It does get hot when I use it but that has not caused any problems so far
Andrew
Very happy with my purchase, the device appears well made.
I have used the HDMI port, USB ports and the SD Card port successful, the others I have not had time to try.
I use the hub on one of the Dell’s Thunderbolt 4 ports.
One issue I have is that the monitors do not display at greater than 1920 x 1080 resolution. I had thought that when I previously used the laptops own adaptor that the monitors had provided higher resolution but this is not currently the case, and the monitor specs say that their optimum resolution is 1920 x 1080, so they may be the limiting factor, and I might be delusional.
This does not provide enough power to the laptop to charge it, so rather than connecting my laptop adaptor to the docking station, I prefer to plug it directly into the laptop. This means I need to make two connections instead of one, but I need to take my laptop adaptor when not using the docking station anyway; and the docking station doesn’t come with it’s own power adaptor.
This works fine with my 65W charger, HDML display, network cable, web-cam, USB headset, wireless keyboard etc. Very pleased.
It has a good physical layout with the ports I leave connected on one side (power, HDML, keyboard USB dongle) and the ports I need frequent access to (other USB ports and SD card slots) on the other side.
The Type-C connector cable is about 230mm long.
I have 2 monitors connected via HDMI. This has enabled me to work on one monitor and extend the desktop to monitor 2. It is possible to drag an open window between the monitors. This is useful when following instructions. E.g You can have the instructions from a website open on one monitor and apply them on the second monitor. Windows 11 split-screen would allow you to do this though I prefer to have a full-screen display.
You can connect the computer manufacturer’s USBc charger to the unit and this keeps the laptop charged sufficiently in my experience though on boot up the computer reports a low power input. You can remove this warning in the bios if it is annoying.
The VGA and remaining USB3 & 2 ports all work as expected.
I also bought a half-metre thunderbolt extension cable. That makes this a much more useable proposition. The built-in cable is very short.
The power supply (I’m using the HP charging block for both machines) works perfectly – keeping the dock going and thru-charging the laptops when in use. Similarly the ethernet wired internet functions exactly as it should.
The unit gets slightly warm in use, but not worryingly so. If I were using it more intensively (eg for 4K video) I suppose that might put it under more pressure, but I’m not. I’m being disciplined for the moment and remembering to switch off the power supply at the plug when I turn off my computer, which I’m hoping will reduce the possibility of components burning out too quickly.
There’s one problem – for which I’ve docked it a star. The audio output doesn’t work. I’ve tested it with three laptops, and none of them produce any sound – just pops, clicks and buzzes. I think it might be a confusion between USB and audio out from the computer.
However there were still two slots free on the hub, and I had an old USB soundcard hanging around, which I’ve used to connect to my speakers. It’s not enough of an issue for me to send it back, but it adds a bit more to the wire tangle, and I’d rather just plug directly into the dock than have to find a workaround.
Overall, this thing cost me just over fifty pounds, plus a tenner for the extension cable, and it means I can retire my full-sized desktop PC. Comparable units from Dell or other big manufacturers will set you back up to five times that amount of money. I’m happy with it.
Downside:
a) Once you connect the docking station to the laptop, it takes 4-5 seconds to enable the monitors, keyboards to work
b) Charging the laptop through docking station didn’t work when I tried couple of occasions. Then, I used my own charger which is not an issue for me. However, I will try again sometime this week and update my findings in the review
So far, I have found two disappointments. There is no through charge to my Dell laptop (charger – hub – Dell) which will become a problem if added power load through the hub drains the battery faster. I also found that my Transcend external hard drive missed a few simple commands like opening a new folder. I now connect this direct to the computer.
I am upgrading my iPad as well and have hope this unit will allow connection to this system as well.