Plugable 11-in-1 USB-C Hub, 100W Pass-Through

2023-10-13 Edit:
I reached out to plugable support within the warranty period and they shipped me a new device. Updated the review with three more stars for customer support that was professional, efficient and easy to deal with.

Original Headline: Pass through charging only worked for 7 months
Original Review:
I used this dock a handful of times for 4 months after I purchased it, primarily for the pass-through charging since my laptop’s power socket stopped working. About three months ago, I started using the dock daily, shortly after which it stopped supporting pass-through charging.

Thankfully I fixed my laptop power socket since then. It’s still good for data transfer for two monitors, my keyboard, mouse, and another usb peripheral, so it gets a star there. If my laptop power adapter was unplugged, and I relied solely on the dock, my monitors will flicker, then disconnect and reconnect every few seconds, as will my usb peripherals.

There’s likely thinner wiring in here than what’s needed to support its specs, but I don’t want to open it up since I still need it for daily use.

Able to create a workstation in my home office with two extra monitors, mouse and keyboard, and even headphones all through one plug. Couldn’t work from home without it.

I have had two of these. The audio port stopped working after 4 months on the first one. Audio port stopped working on the second one after 7 months. If you are using this as a travel hub, then it may still be good for you. If you want to use it as a dock for home then you will need another way to hear music/media.

EDIT: After 14 months on my second unit, the two HDMI ports have stopped working. A “docking station” that cannot handle monitors is useless. Changing rating from two stars to one star. These things just do not last.

内容物は簡素で､USB-Cハブ本体と取扱説明書(英語のみ)が付属します(添付画像参照)｡
日本語の詳細な取説は付属しませんが､シンプルな製品なので実用上何も問題はありません｡

本体の造りは非常に高品質です｡
グレーの部分は全てアルミ製で､裏側の黒い部分だけがプラスチック製になっています｡
剛性も質感も高く､また重量&裏面の滑り止めがあるので置いていて安定して使えます｡
TypeCケーブルの全長は約40cm程で､十分な長さと柔軟性があり､取り回しも良好です｡
この手のUSB-Cハブはケーブルが短いものが多いのですが､これくらいの長さがあるとPC背面に設置出来るので邪魔にならず使いやすいです｡

ChromeBookでUSBキーボード､有線LAN､給電､HDMI*1接続でしか使っていませんが､非常に安定していてトラブル無く使えています｡

総じてハード的にも機能的にも価格相応に高品質な製品と言えます｡

This docking station didn’t actually work right away with my Lenovo IdeaPad laptop and wouldn’t automatically connect to my monitor. Plugable customer service was great though and sent me instructions on how to reboot the docking station and it works great now! I use it for both my work and personal laptops with no problems. I much prefer this to the other small docking/hub stations I found on amazon because almost all of the ports are on the back making for a much cleaner look and easier set up. I also like that the usb-c connection to the laptop is longer than most other ones which gives you more flexibility in set up.

This unit is great for our tablets! Other hubs we found the cords too short and kept getting disconnected! This one stays connected with all the other cords plugged in. Will likely order more as needed for our other tablets.