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Anker 6-in-1 USB-C Hub
$18
$40
55% off
Amazon
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i got from previous deal, 4k60hz never worked on 10+ laptops i have
As for power delivery. If you are using power delivery through the hub you need 15w more then what your device uses. That should be a given. If you plug this into your laptop without power it will power through that. You are going from USB-C to HDMI, SD slot, etc, things that require power for the device plugged in or to push the signal on the wire. Do you think that light on your USB stick is magical or powered from a battery within the device? You are either sucking power from your laptop/device or from the power coming in. So if you have a standard Dell laptop with a standard 65w power adapter then no you cant use the same charger through this. If you have a laptop that needs 65w and you have a 90w adapter or a aftermarket adapter that's 80w+ then it will work fine.
As for 4k@60. Yes it works IF your laptop supports DisplayPort 1.4 on the USB-C connection. That's a newer machine, like 11th generation Intel or higher. No your 4 year old 8th gen isn't going to get 4k@60 but the 4k@30 should still work.
As for data transfer speeds. Yes it will be slower going through a hub then directly connected to your laptop. For 98% of people this isn't going to matter even slightly. For the last 2% that want fast access to a external SSD then it might matter if for some reason you are directly editing movies feom the SSD and not copying locally.
As for "well it doesn't have Ethernet/USB-C/VGA/etc". Yeah, it's $18. Buy something else that will definitely be more then $18.
Personally I bought 5 for work because people need a HDMI port or a SD card reader and those adapters are like $15 by themselves. Might as well have one that does everything.
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Its better to just have some kind of powered dock.
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i got from previous deal, 4k60hz never worked on 10+ laptops i have
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i got from previous deal, 4k60hz never worked on 10+ laptops i have
edit: Anker unit says USB with DP1.2 is 4k30 and DP1.4 can go 4k60.
Intel 11th gen should have DP1.4, prior is a crap shoot. I'm guessing all his are prior.
That feature is actually a huge selling point for these hubs.
It will only provide enough power to the device to operate, it will not provide additional power to charge the battery while the game/download is running.
I've tested this with multiple Anker PD hubs plugged into various chargers. All chargers which work fine when plugged directly into the Steam Deck and will charge the battery while a game/download is running. However, once you throw a Anker PD hub into the mix, suddenly it only draws enough power to run the game.
That being said, they have worked fine with my Surface laptop. It will power and charge under full load no problem. For some reason it's just a problem with the Steam Deck and I'm not sure why.
And Verbatim has been around for decades. Doesn't mean this hub can't be trash, but it's a real brand name. lol
Huge design flaws. I don't know what kind of chipset they are using to have this gross inefficiency. 15W is a lot of power and per Amazon's feedbacks, it mostly goes into heat up the adapter and causing these to get really hot when in use.
This is why last time I didn't buy it when it went on sale for $19.99.
Here is one of the feedbacks on Amazon confirming my reservation:
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