USB C Hub, Tiergrade USB-C Docking Station, 12 in 1 Triple Display Laptop USB C Dock for MacBook and Windows with 2HDMI VGA 100W PD3.0 RJ45 Ethernet 4USB Ports TF/SD Card Reader

My background: Macbook pro user, not a super user but very tech savvy. Can use more ports on this than most and have tested various scenarios I have run into before.Turns out many of the USB-C hubs are either made by or sold by the same groups (probably both). They are all made in China even name brands. I have a TOTU one that I am sure is made by the same people or distributed by the same people. The TOTU one is the 13 in 1 just like this. They essentially have the same functionality with this Tiergrade one having a USB-C port instead of a 3.5mm jack output. Here is the one I'm comparing and have had for over a year. https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07Q9JXWTP/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1I don't really need the 3.5mm output on my Macbook Pro (15 inch 2019, i9) as it has one natively. However what I do need is an easily portable solution that has all the ports I need. The main specs for the two are identical and really the difference is the one port I mentioned and the layout.Comparing this to the TOTU it has a different layout with all the USB on one side. The TOTU has a split design where it has a USB 2.0 on the side with the HDMI and the rest of the USB are on the opposite side. This Tiergrade has all USB data connections on one side and the USB PD port on the other side with the HDMI and SD card stuf (basically a power only port that you plug into your USB C power adapter).This layout is more logical in that you don't have to worry about flipping it around to find which ports you need as all USB ports for connecting anything are on one side. The downside is you have to have everything on that one side.It used to be that we worried about usb 3.0 next to a usb 2.0 and RF interference so that could be why the TOTU has that design. I put a USB 2.0 unifying receiver from logitech into the 2.0 port next to a usb 3.0 while it was connected to a hard drive. I did not notice any interference which was good.The ethernet reports in at gigabit connections to my router. I ran a speed test and it ran at my maximum internet connection. I didn't test a full saturation throughput with gigabit ethernet because... well who really saturates a gigabit ethernet connection very often? I doubt I have ever.It does get hot like all the others especially when powered and has multiple things connected.Edit: After contacting the company regarding the second HDMI port flickering they sent a new one. It was still flickering with the cable I used. Re-ran the tests with a different cable (HDMI premium high speed certified) and it did much better. Normal response and no flickering. Moral of the story is to try a better cable when trying to do 4k HDR! With another cable it was fine only through one port. I'd say that some hardware is more picky than others.SD Card transfer was decent. I had a Sandisk Ultra with some pictures on it rated at Class 6 speed (30MB/s). The transfer rate to my Macbook was about 23 MB/s so not bad. It transferred 2.85 GBs of data in about 2 minutes. I'm betting if I had a faster card it would hustle more but I'll leave someone else that test. My faster cards are at the office...Power delivery through the hub is about 8 watts less than the adapter itself. So you can probably guess the hub takes about 8-10 watts depending on what is connected. I tried two different power adapters. One a 90 watt and the other an 86 watt adapter. Both registered 8 watts less when connected to the hub vs directly to my Macbook. This is about normal from what I have seen. I even had a bus powered USB drive connected and it still showed that reading.A few big pros: this has a longer cable than the TOTU and a more useful USB C port which in this day and age is a better choice unless your computer doesn't have an audio jack. But most of the time we are dealing with wireless audio with bluetooth nowadays! It also has rubber feet on the bottom which a are nice touch to keep it from scraping or moving as much. This thing feels sturdy and all the ports work as expected. USB 3.0 didn't interfere with RF for wireless mouse like others have - better shielding.Cons: It's thicker but shorter than the TOTU. It is blue so it doesn't look like a macbook pro space grey which isn't really an issue. The blue is not a bad color just doesn't match the macbook. Must use a quality HDMI cable (Cable Matters was what I used). It gets very HOT... but they all do.Overall I'd buy it but make sure you test all the ports you are going to use with the cable you are going to use. I contacted the company and they sent me a new one to test. When it had a similar HDMI port issue they troubleshooted that it might be the cable. They were right! I needed another one for my home "dock" so I'll probably leave one of the two at home connected to all the peripherals. Thanks for reading!

I bought this back in October of 2020, needed it to replace a J5create hub. Nothing wrong with the J5 hub, just needed more ports and an SD card reader. I gotta say, this thing looks and feels high quality, from the packaging all the way through to the device itself. The body is metal with plastic ends, and looks like care went into building it. I've had a lot of portable hubs over the years, and this is by far my favorite.I have three use cases for it. The first was for my laptop. I needed a little more ports. My laptop only has a couple USB-C ports and a USB-A port, and I have a lot of peripherals. The 4 USB-A ports and one USB-C port fixed that issue. As a bonus, resting the back edge of my laptop on the hub gave it a nice incline, and the grippy feet on the bottom really helps keep it from slipping around this way. I'm actually surprised Tiergrade doesn't show any images of the bottom of the hub where the feet are. They're quite useful!The second use case was for my desktop. I've got plenty of ports on the back of the tower, but only one USB-A port on the front. I've plugged the hub in on the front, and attached a portable hard drive, a thumb drive, and some other devices to it. This is without the additional USB-C power connection, btw. It handles most of that just fine, until I plug another drive or higher-powered device into it, then I have to plug the USB-C power in. Otherwise, no problems there, too.The third and most recent use case was for my Steam Deck. The SD only has one USB-C port, so expanding ports requires a hub. This was the only use case where I tried using the HDMI ports. Not only did they work, but in Windows 10 I was able to get 144Hz @ 1920x1080! 4K works, but only at 30Hz max. I didn't try more than one HDMI port at a time, so I'm not sure how that might affect the output.I didn't try out the ethernet or VGA ports.Side note: I recently needed to contact support due to a couple USB ports and an SD card slot starting to act weird. They were extremely helpful in helping me get back up to speed with the hub! Hopefully you'll never need to do so, but if your unit does end up having issues, definitely drop them an email and see what they can do.Overall a great hub with excellent support!

I bought this USB C hub because I have a lot of equipment that has a very limited amount of ports, especially my MacBook and ultra thin HP laptop. Both of these devices only have a handful of USB C ports and not much else. This makes it hard for when I want to connect an external monitor, keyboard, mouse, and so on to either one of these devices. I have a small selection of individual adapters to provide more USB ports and a way to connect to external monitors, but those adapters end up taking up the limited USB C ports that I have.With this hub I can now connect up to three external monitors, thanks to the two HDMI ports and the VGA port. I can connect up to four different USB devices with the 2 USB 2.0 and the 2 USB 3.0 ports. I can also charge my devices directly through the USB hub without taking up another USB C port. I also like that there is a little bit of rubberized material on the bottom side of the hub. This helps prevent the hub from sliding around my desk or making a lot of noise if it does move around.I also tried it on both my Android phone and iPad and it works great on both. I really like that I can use Samsung Dex on my phone when I plug this hub in, effectively turning my phone into a computer on the go.For anyone that needs more ports on their devices, I highly recommend trying this USB C hub out for yourself!