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VIDEO INDEX:
00:48 – Hardware overview
00:59 – Is it really Thunderbolt?
01:08 – Ports on the docking station
02:24 – General performance
02:54 – Limitations of the HDMI connector
03:25 – Fit and finish – loose connection!
The bottom line is that the device works. But is it truly a Thunderbolt 3 device? Not quite. The 50Gb/s advertised speed is very misleading. The reality is that it has a Thunderbolt 3 pass through built in but the rest of the ports on the device share a single 5Gb/s connection back to the Macbook.
I’m also not pleased with how lose the connection is, so those with hard drives attached should be very careful when adding or removing other devices.
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THE DONGLEBOOK PRO ISN’T USELESS ANYMORE!!!
I’m not sure whether to be happy or sad.
I can feel your pain 5:04
It’s cool, if only the speeds were at least close to what they advertised and the SD cards in both slots can fit flushed in
Cool
I can see this breaking easily if you tilt the laptop onto it. I’ve had full size USB devices break like this, and the small USB C ports don’t really inspire confidence.
I support you but I don’t like Mac I’m a android fanboy
Duct tape, Lon. Duct tape that sucker in there and it ain’t comin’ out!
Great review. I think you deserve more subscribers than you have.
yeah i bought this thing and i kind of regret it now. might have to get that wired dongle instead.
needs rubber feet
Does it still fit when the Macbook wears a protective case?
It’s been almost 3 years since you did a video switcher review. Could you do an updated one. Something that can switch between dslr camera and Android devices like phone and tablet, Xbox, etc, with possibly a audio mixer in between like the Yamaha mg10xu with XLR mic setup. Thanks
Found this YouTube video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hrn5mt6Gt68
I was so hopeful this device would be a problem solver. JUNK. It falls out if you breath on it.I am past the 15 day return at Best Buy. Any adaptors that work??
0:40 Lon the Magician !
A separate dock connected via a short cable would be much better than this.
Dongle Life
Hey Lon question for you. How do you like the USB micro type b to USB c cables from Amazon? Are they good quality, work fine? Thinking about picking up a couple myself so I won’t need an adapter.
Macbooks you pay more we give you less.
like this same device for surface pro 4? please tell me I need…
Wow, I love how honest you are in your review. Great review!
I got cable dongles because I was worried it would break off
Nice.
I’ve got a fix for the secure fit issue: Velcro. I did the same thing with my external USB 2.0 hub that’s on my Late 2009 iMac. I velcroed the hub to the far right top side of my USB Keyboard and the problems of the hub constantly moving and glitching out when I unplugged things stopped immediately.
Lon. Have you considered reviewing Hengedocks? it’s not portable like this product, however for those who need to connect multiple things, they seem to have a good solution.
Hey, what would you recommend for under $100 that has a SD readers with Usb 3.0 / HDMI / etc…?
Hey what was that read-write test? For the hard drive?
does it work for music production
the side which goes in can be magnetic so that it stays intach with the mac
Easy correction, magnets, if the side had some magnet the problem would not exist
So if you use dongles, even if not so good looking, you will have 4 times full speed (USB 3.0)…
Thanks for review and tips !!!
so USB – C hub with a pass through TB3 XD
it could fit magnetically, why didn’t they think of that
Yuk .. who wants Mac stuff or any thing Apple.
#appleproductsareoverrated
What happens when you move it one port down so it’s only plugged into one? Or plug it into a single USB C Macbook?
thunderbolt passthrough and usb type-c dock for 99 bucks? crazy!
Glad I looked at this review before purchasing. God damn this Thunderbolt 3 bullshit!
All I want to do is simultaneously:
-Charge the laptop
-Use a 4K screen at 60hz
-Plug in some USB devices.
Incredibly misleading image here on this amazon listing: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sanho-GN28B-GRAY-Hyper-Drive/dp/B01MUAEI7J/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1497354410&sr=1-1&keywords=thunderbolt+3+hyperdrive
They should add more strength to it instead of the 2 USB because they could easily snap off
Cheaply made piece of shit. This is a parody of the awful macbook design.
Backs it on Kickstarter and still has to pay for it. Shows the insanity of the capital for no shares model.
What battery life are you getting on your macbook pro? Is it consistent?
Well it’s another “fix” for Apple’s port stupidity. The OWC Dec should be more interesting when you get it.
According to 9to5mac youtube vid it supports 4k at 60hz. I am confused now. Can you affirm that it only supports 4k at 30hz?
i guess you could plug in thunderbolt extender cables if you didnt want this device to sit right next to the laptop.
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