Anker 556 USB-C Hub (USB4, 8-in-1) with 1.6ft USB4 Cable, 10 Gbps USB-C and USB-A Data Ports, 8K HDMI and DisplayPort, for Microsoft Surface Pro 8, HP EliteBook 850 G8, and More (Black)

Connected to this a 130W power supply and it was working fine, and now it refuses to charge my laptop after a week of usage. Really disappointed in the quality of this product from a brand I trusted. Edit: the customer service was fantastic, they replaced the defective product and it is working better now.

These past few couple months I have bought and tried many hubs for my new ROG Ally. I have very strict requirements: -Activates '30w Turbo Mode' with proper wattage from power brick, and suitably rated usb-c cables both from the power brick to the dock/hub, and also from the dock/hub to the Ally. -Upstream bandwidth must be fast enough for operation of a hi-speed drive + any other peripheral at the same time -USB ports must be 3.2 gen 2 10Gbit -Must have a minimum of 3 USB ports -HDMI must be true 2.0 specs (4k60, 2k144, 1080p240) <-- *Have not been able to test this part yet* -sd card slot (does not matter if UHS-I) -Ethernet port -Supports at least 65W PD to main device -Able to maintain stable operation when part of a daisy-chain Before this hub, I mainly tested Ugreen hubs. This Anker one is better than the Ugreen ones I tested, but to be fair, all of the Ugreen models were $30 - $60. Material, and apparent build quality is about on par between the two companies. How this will hold up under load (my particular setup in a 3-hub daisy chain), will be the question. Only time will tell how good the circuits are, so I will report back if something goes wrong. This hub and the official Steam Deck dock are the only third-party hub/docks that I personally have tested that activates the '30w Turbo Mode'. Also, I have to mention Anker's support. They are professional, and quick to reply! Thanks, guys!

My previous USB-C hub plugged into a 2017 MBP, and the 4k external monitor had the full range of resolutions when plugged into its HDMI port. However plugging it into a 2023 MBP, I had a reduced number of resolutions and, everything had become much fuzzier. Plugging directly into the computer HDMI port resolved that, but I wanted a hub so I would only need to make a single connection when I plug the laptop in at home. Hence the new hub. I updated it to connect via the displayport, and everything looks just as good as it did before. I did try a displayport-USB-C cable into the USB-C port on the hub. When I did that, the external monitor wouldn't connect. But using the exact same cable straight into the laptops port worked fine.

There are lots of options out there, this one works well for me to carry with my laptop and use in a flex space where they've got a variety of monitors. It's missing vga but i have a separate thunderbolt dongle for that. Think i also must have gotten it on sale as I paid about 50% of what I saw it posted the next day. Great size for travel if it has the connections you need.

I had been searching and searching to try and find out if any of these Anker USB-C hubs supported DDC passthrough for controlling brightness, contrast, and other aspects of the monitors attached to the HDMI or DisplayPort ports. Could not find solid answers. Some Q&As said yes on some and other said no. I had no choice but to order one. Despite the Anker 565 11-in-1 supporting DDC this hub does not. Using BetterDisplay on macOS Ventura on my MacBook Pro M1 2021 I was NOT able to control brightness, contrast, etc despite it working with the 565 model. On the plus size this one does 144 hz @ 1440p whereas the 565 'only' does 120 hz. Still plenty fast enough for desktop use and basically any Mac compatible games in late 2023, though that may change in the future with Apple getting more into gaming. Note that the MonitorControl app does not support DDC via HDMI on M1 MacBooks, only BetterDisplay does (and maybe others?).