However, powered USB hubs often use AC power for a reason: they provide a greater number of high-speed data ports, including HDMI for external 4K monitors, and through-ports for laptop charging.

Some of the USB hub chips (e.g. GL3520 for 3.0 hub) have individual enable pin to control power switches/OC protection to each port. Often this feature is not used on cheap Hubs nor the reduced ...

So bus-powered is good if you have many devices, or at least 1 high draw device. This one is bus powered only, and goes from USB-C to 4 USB-A 3.1gen1 (aka USB 3.0) ports. I'd check the XQD reader ...

The HooToo HT-UC001B Shuttle USB 3.1 Type-C Hub with Power Delivery for Charging, HDMI Output, SD Card Reader and 3 USB 3.0 Ports is identical to our HDMI-less pick, ...

If you just need more USB 3.0 ports for flash drives, keyboards, mice, and other low-power accessories, Aukey's USB C to 4-Port USB 3.1 Gen 1 Hub (CB-C64) is the best option we tested, and the ...

The USB-C hub monitor can act as a video cable and power cable in one. You can leave the laptop’s power adapter in your backpack or luggage because you won’t need it at your desk.

Plugable has just launched the 11-in-1 TBT-UDT3 Thunderbolt 5 hub, and it looks promising for any potential dock setup. At the core of the TBT-UDT3 is Intel's Thunderbolt 5 techno ...

You'd be hard-pressed to find a charging hub more versatile than the Adam Casa USB-C 6-port hub.Boasting two USB 3.1 Type-A ports, a USB 3.1 Type-C port, plus HDMI, ethernet, and an SD card reader ...

The new GEN2 HyperDrive USB-C hubs offer twice the speed of Hyper's previous-generation hubs, with 4K 60Hz display compatibility, 10 Gbps USB 3.1 Gen 2 data transfer speeds, 300 MB/s MicroSD/SD 4. ...

After USB 3.2 came out in 2019, the 5-Gbps USB was rebranded again to “USB 3.2 Gen 1,” the 10-Gbps version became “USB 3.2 Gen 2,” and the new 20-Gbps specification became—you guessed it ...

While a USB 2.0 port could deliver just 2.5 watts of power, about enough to slowly charge a phone, USB 3.1 upped this to about 4.5 watts, and the initial uses of USB-C topped out at 15 watts of power.