A hub that plugs straight into both USB-C ports on the side of a MacBook Air or MacBook Pro, with a full-speed pass-through port, HDMI, SD and microSD slots and USB-A, and no Ethernet.
We may earn a commission.Anker's guide lists 5K 60Hz from the multi-function port and 4K 60Hz from HDMI. Two screens work on M1, M2 or M3 Pro and Max and on M4 models; base M1, M2 and M3 MacBooks show one, with the other screen black. Gadgetoid says two external monitors do not work with this hub on its M2 MacBook Air.
Only the multi-function port takes a charger. Anker says it cannot charge the Mac and drive a USB-C monitor at the same time, and Gadgetoid found a charger in the data port does not charge the laptop.
Gadgetoid tested it on a 2016 MacBook Pro and an M2 MacBook Air and found it fit both and left the Air's MagSafe port clear, with solid metal construction. It found no room for Ethernet. Anker says it does not fit MacBook cases and lists only MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models; it does not list the MacBook Neo.
No documentation of sleep and wake behavior was found.
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