Cable Matters4-in-1 USB C Hub Ethernet, Support Gigabit Network, USB C Ethernet Hub, Thunderbolt LAN Adapter with 10/100/1000Mbps Network, Black

I'm gonna tell my story with the USB C Hubs. I bought a Mac Book Pro 2019 with a HUB that I found on Amazon ... When I tried this, one day was enough to know it wasn't perfect. The big problem with the HUBs: heating issues. After that, I started to search on internet for one witch dosen't have this problem, but almost all have one issue like this, even the most expensive.After a huge investigation, I was thinking to buy one wich have a lot of ports ... the only problem was the internet reviews were divided: a lot or people said it was perfect and other ones said that had heating issues or compatibility ones. I tired of that and decided to buy a cheaper one, with good ports and good brand. I tried Cable Matters before (I have the USB C to HDMI and it's perfect too). And this works perfect. All ports works perfect, even working with them simustanisly. I think it's better to have differents adapters than a super big HUB, and the best of all: it doesn't have heating issues.Thank you Cable Matter for make good stuff.

I have been using this since late 2018 when I bought my new laptop. The laptop came with only 2 USB-A ports and no ethernet port, as is the trend for sleeker laptops with a USB-C port. This adapter was (and still is) perfect for my needs. It's small enough that I can keep it safely tucked away in my computer bag when not needed, and it's a snap to plug in and be immediately available. It has worked flawlessly for almost 2 years, and with its excellent value and functionality, I'm getting another one for my daughter's new computer.

Pros:-relatively inexpensive for what it is-reasonable build quality (considering its plastic build and low price)-everything works out of the box (will update after I have more time to work with it)-plug and play (see "other" section for more info)Cons:-doesn't have enough current to support an external hard drive (it says this in the spec sheet, so this was not a surprise for me - but if you are looking to add some storage to your thin-and-light laptop, you might have to look elsewhere)Other:Right away my first instinct after opening this up was to run a speed test. Compared to my desktop tower connected to the same internet, this device performed at about 60% the speed of my tower. However, after taking a few minutes to download the drivers (which I found on the cable matters website through a bit of internet searching) for the device, it performed on par with my tower. I do not have gigabit internet from my ISP, so I cannot speak to its ability to grant full gigabit speeds, but it was enough to fully saturate a 125 mbps connection. I hope this review was helpful!

This thing works great as a USB-C to USB-A adapter splitter. It also provides a quite fast wired Ethernet connection; however it frequently loses it's DNS connection, making the Internet suddenly useless. Reboot works, but it's easier to disable/re-enable the adapter within Windows. It's annoying to be working away when all of a sudden everything reports no Internet connection. Device I have uses the Realtek chip and driver (which driver is already in Windows) and at this writing I have the current Windows 11 64 bit driver.Adding an update to my review above: Cable Matters responded by email when I posted the above. Their customer service person provided me with a number of suggestions to address this problem. One of those suggestions was to update the driver on my PC with the one on their website. The driver I got from their website had the same revision numbers as the one on my (Win 11) PC, but I downloaded it anyway and it has fixed the issue. So if you are running Win 11, you will likely need to do that, but once you do, this device works just fine.

Great Product, Great price

Works perfectly with my new M1 MacBook Pro. Very reliable for Dante and other network connections. In fact, I have two of them connected to my MacBook Pro and they both work flawlessly.

Works as advertised

I’ve been really happy with Cable Matters wires for some time. They don’t fail on you like other no-name brands, they cover a wide range of devices and use cases, and their prices are reasonable. This dongle is no different.We’re fortunate enough to have our home wired with Ethernet, which really paid off while my kids were learning remotely. This made dropped Zoom calls one less thing to worry about. This dongle also provided 3 USB-A ports we used for charging different devices, as well as for a wireless receiver for an old wireless keyboard and mouse set we had lying around.Of course, your needs are really going to depend on what type of ports you need. And for us, this was great.

Ethernet is stable and bandwidth is as expected, and most importantly no lag on USB devices plugged in this adapter.I had terrible experiences with adapters from other brands where the Logitech Unify Adapter would be super slow (mouse and keyboard lagging up to a few seconds). This one is as transparent, same as plugging in the laptop port.

M1iMac購入したのは良いが、USBポートが全てThunderboltなのでこの商品を購入しました。LANケーブルと外付けHDDとBlu-ray対応の外付け光学ドライブ。それからオーディオインターフェースを繋げてます。これらは問題なく作動しています。難点を言えば、当方Logic pro XでのレコーディングではLANケーブルからノイズを拾っちゃう事です。欲を言えば、USBポートもう一個欲しいところです。これらの事情から、星２つ減点します。特にMacでDTMやる人は参考にしていただけると嬉しいです。

Device was delivered without damage. Use it on my HP Envy x360 15" laptop which has no RJ-45 port. I use the dongle to plug into an ethernet port and it works GREAT! Also plug USB drives and mouse into and works no problem. Love when it is sitting on the table, the USB ports are facing up, so very easy to plug drives and connectors into the top opening.Would definitely recommend this device.

Received item and very satisfied

Ethernet is actual gigabit, USB ports are full speed. Good value.