Anker 555 USB-C Docking Hub (8-in-1) PowerExpand Adapter, 85W Power Delivery, 4K 60Hz HDMI, 10Gbps USB-C & 2 USB-A Data Ports, Ethernet Port, MicroSD & SD Memory Card Reader, for MacBook Pro and More

Works very well indeed. I use it with my MacBook to allow me to use mice/keyboards/headsets via USB more easily, as well as an external monitor and Ethernet cable. Charging is another plus. The cable is quite short from the dock to the laptop, which is worth considering if you use a laptop stand to raise the screen

Super happy with it: small and well built at the same time. It takes all 5 cables (LAN, HDMI, 2 x USB-A + USB-C power) and turns them into a single connection (USB-C) to my laptop, every time I position it on my home working desk.

After doing a fair bit of research into hubs to give me more flexibility for a desk setup with my MacBook Pro, this came out on top in terms of affordability and functionality. I didn’t want to go down the £400+ route of an all singing thunderbolts 3 dock, but I needed something that would essentially allow me to minimise the number of cables going into the MacBook (to reduce desk clutter) whilst letting me plug in the accessories I use daily. This just about does the job, my only gripe in terms of missing ports was a 3.5mm audio, but with a mini usb to 3.5mm adaptor this can be easily fixed ) or just concede to plugging speakers straight into the Mac still, or go for wireless speakers (where does it end?!) The hub does get warm whilst operating, but this is understandable given that it’s passing power through to both operate whatever devices are plugged in alongside pass through charging if you have a mains adaptor plugged into the power delivery port. I didn’t find the heat excessive though, just don’t use the hub in a tight spot without adequate cooling. Design-wise, the only issue I have (same with all hubs and docks I had researched around this price range & with this form factor) was that the cable could have done with being longer and more flexible, as this proved to be a pain at times when trying to achieve that desk minimalism look. This can be resolved with a usb extension cable however (off you plan to have the hub housed out of sight further away). Finally, the first hub I received seemed to have issues in not powering down when I turned my Mac off, this subsequently kept my connected external drives spinning for no reason (not good!) a few emails to Anker Support though and they happily sent me a replacement no problem. So all in all a good, solid hub for the price, but has its limitations in terms of flexibility and positioning.

Adds extra ports to my MacBook works great

Solid build. Works across all my apple products (including phone, iPad and iMac). Works with windows machines. The card readers are handy. Good value for money. The cable could do with being a little longer, as when I use a laptop riser, the cable is left hanging above the desk.

UPDATE: I am updating this review because I've started to encounter strange problems with this hub that my other one doesn't have, and so I've gone back to using that. First, I had to send one back and buy another because the SD card slots wouldn't work. They'd tell me to format any SD or micro SD inserted. The new one sent to me didn't have this issue. Secondly I found that my external drive wouldn't show up when my computer boots, I'd have to unplug and plug it back in for that to work. Third, and most annoyingly, I found that this hub would prevent my laptop (ASUS g14 2024 model) from booting up at all if it had the ethernet adapter plugged in. I went through a lot of troubleshooting and didn't find any very workable solutions. So I've returned to using my previous hub, a 14-in-1 Anker hub with a slower data transfer speed. While that does cap my external drive to 400mbps rather than 900mbps it's capable of, I haven't found that bothers me as much as the problems I'm encountering with this hub do, and having some extra ports is obviously a nice bonus. 1 star may seem harsh, but I can only review it from my own perspective and experience. There's plenty of positive reviews of this from people with no issues with it to keep the universe in balance. I make trailers for video games and I use a powerful laptop to do it. This means I need a lot of space, more than the laptop has in it, and I need fast access to that space. I was using a 4TB Sandisk Extreme Pro eternal USB C SSD, which advertises at up 2000mbps read speeds, but measures at around 900mbps read speeds when plugged directly into my laptop's USB C port. This is a fraction of the speed of my internal storage but more than fast enough for my work. Unfortunately I used to use this in conjunction with a different Anker branded USB hub with more ports (Anker Laptop Docking Station, 14 in 1 USB C Hub), and found that with the Sandisk SSD plugged into that, it measured at 400mps in speed. Still reasonably fast, but cut in half from what it is when plugged directly in. When using this Anker 555, however, the Sandisk SSD reads at around 900mbps again, not at all reduced from how it is when plugged directly in, and all while also managing multiple USB devices, an SD card and an ethernet connection. I miss having a couple of extra USB ports, but I'm much happier to have the full speed of the SSD back.

One of the only low cost hubs I've found that will run an ultra wide (3440x1440) properly from my MBP (M4 Max); and at 100Hz too!

Cuenta con múltiples puertos, como USB-A, HDMI y lector de tarjetas SD, lo que lo hace extremadamente versátil. La transferencia de datos es rápida y sin interrupciones, y la salida HDMI ofrece una calidad de imagen nítida, perfecta para presentaciones o ver contenido en alta definición. Algo que me encanta es lo bien que se integra al flujo de trabajo diario. Es increíblemente fácil de usar: simplemente conecta el adaptador al puerto USB-C, y todo está listo para funcionar. He probado otro tipo de adaptadores más económicos y después de probar este de Anker no los volvería a comprar ya que es una perdida de dinero. A veces lo barato sale caro.

Dysk podłączony przez usb-c nie jest rozpoznawany w komputerze , monitor podłączony przez usb-c także. Power deliwery nie działa. leci reklamacja.

Works well, feels like good quality - I needed this specific one because apparently it was one of the only ports I could use to hook up a Spyder colour calibration tool to calibrate my external monitor with my macbook pro - anyway it worked and did what I needed.

Original Review (updates below): ----- The moment I noticed this thing on Amazon, I bought it and it literally just arrived. Finally, 4K60 over just USB-C with other ports (including making up to 10Gbps available to them) for a reasonable price. Unfortunately, the first two things I've done with it were both disappointing. I'll cut to the chase, the power delivery pass through isn't working with one of their own chargers. The first device I tried connecting this with is my Anker PD4 with one USB-C cable as the only thing plugged into it so I can test the truly up to 100W (-15 for its own power) claims. I've tried connecting it with Apple's 2m USB-C charge cable (100w capable) and an equivalent CableMatters cable that also supports 100W. When plugged directly into my laptop, both of these cables immediately start charging it and show up as 100W power sources. When this Anker hub is plugged in and either of them is connected to the power delivery port on the side of it, the laptop does not charge (laptop is a 16" Macbook Pro, I've tried multiple ports just for the heck of it). My second complaint is that when absolutely nothing is plugged into it, it becomes fairly warm to the touch. Why, when it's doing nothing, is it hot? I'm clearly not running data or even power through it so I have low hopes for it under load. The fact that it doesn't work in exactly the scenario they want it to most (a MacBook Pro with one of their own chargers) seems like a pretty big fail. I've got lots of USB-C things though so I thought I'd grab a couple and try those. Using an Apple 96W USB-C charger, the device does pass through power delivery properly. It shows up as providing 79W to the laptop (siphoning off 17W in this instance). I also have a 56W Aukey charger that splits power between a USB-A port and a USB-C port that can provide 45W of power delivery. When plugged into that charger it does appear to work as well and appears in macOS as a 30W power source. Maybe the problem is the Anker PD4? But it works fine providing power to the laptop directly. Would love to hear from Anker about these two products working together and what I should actually expect. Having it be unreliable for power delivery isn't great, but power and heat aside (it is getting a little bit warmer now that it's providing power from the Apple power adapter, but still definitely holdable), the hardware looks and feels good and the cable feels durable. Worth also noting that there's a white LED ring on the side of it that appears to be always on when it's plugged in. Don't know why it needs an LED. ----- Update, June 22, 2020: I've done some more testing and Anker has reached out to me to investigate what might be the issue. I can say that the hub works as I would expect from a quick test with my iPad Pro 11" with the above functioning chargers. It was able to pass through power with the 96W Apple Charger on the other end to both the iPad port as well as a Magic Keyboard port. The ethernet adapter showed up in iOS settings and an external drive was functional. When connected via the Magic Keyboard, which is a power only connection, as expected it provided only power. Still no power passthrough of any kind when connected to the PD4. ----- Update July 1, 2020: I've written back and forth with Anker and they've sent me a replacement hub. It also doesn't work with the PD4. I've tried multiple USB-C cables but they have also shipped a cable to test with it. For now I'm increasing the review from 2 to 3 stars because I am more and more suspicious about the PD4 and less about this hub. They claim that they have tested the setup I have separately without issue, and I've sent video showing the problems I've encountered, so the troubleshooting is ongoing. Have had a chance to use Ethernet on it without issue. Still need to try to test out its throughput when trying to use a 10Gbps USB-C enclosure and a 4K60 monitor at the same time (+ ethernet). More updates to come. ----- Update July 10, 2020: I've continued to talk with Anker support and they shipped me a replacement PD4. The one I had was labeled as "Iteration 1" on its barcode, the one I got back was labeled "Iteration 2". I tested it out and it works perfectly with this hub, passing through the correct amount of power to multiple Macbook Pros and fast charging an iPad Pro. Clearly the fault doesn't lie with this hub and is instead an issue with the first iteration PD4, so I'm updating my review accordingly. Working with Anker support was great. I've also been able to test USB-C throughput (without driving a display as well so far) and it properly utilizes 10Gbps. I've attached some extra images showing various devices connected to it (keyboard dongle, SD card, USB-C 10Gbps external SSD enclosure, USB sound card, ethernet).

Value of money