A bus-powered USB-C hub with one HDMI port for a 4K 60Hz screen on hosts with DisplayPort 1.4, 10Gbps USB-C and USB-A data, Ethernet, card slots and up to 85W of pass-through charging.
We may earn a commission.Anker's guide lists 4K at 60Hz when the laptop's USB-C port supports DisplayPort 1.4 and 4K at 30Hz on DisplayPort 1.2, with video only if the port supports DisplayPort Alt Mode. Engadget tested it on an M1 MacBook Pro and named it the close runner-up to its top pick.
Anker says the PD-IN port passes up to 85W to the laptop from a 100W charger because the hub uses 15W, suggests a charger 15W stronger than the laptop's own, and says a 30W charger leaves too little to charge a laptop. PD-IN does not carry data or video.
Anker lists one 10Gbps USB-C data port that does not charge or carry video, two 10Gbps USB-A ports, Gigabit Ethernet, SD and microSD slots rated at up to 104MB/s, and HDMI 2.0 with HDCP 2.2.
No documentation of sleep and wake behavior with a Mac was found.
In A+ terms a port replicator is a portable USB box and a dock is built for one laptop. Makers use both names loosely, so check connector, power and screens.
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