HyperDrive 4K Dual HDMI USB C Hub M1 MacBook 10in1: Dual 4K HDMI, Gigabit Ethernet, USB-A, USB-C, USB-C 100W Power Delivery, MicroSD/SD, Headphone Jack for MacBook Pro/Air(M1), Windows PC, Chromebook

NOTE: I have only had this hub for a few weeks and reserve the right to update this review if my initial feedback (below) and enthusiasm for this device changes.Hyper (Sanho) offers A LOT of different hubs with different port/connection load outs and options such as USB-C, Thunderbolt, multiple monitors, external storage cards, Ethernet, passthrough USB-C charging, and, of course, USB-A. Up until recently, I had two of these hubs in my travel kit, a dual-port USB-C version that slides onto the laptop, and a single-port version on a short-tail cable. I needed both because neither of those hubs had ALL the ports I needed, and some of the ports were lower-spec'ed than I would prefer.This new version gives me everything I want and nothing I do not. Two HDMI ports, both 4K confirmed (but one is at a lower refresh rate when using both at the same time), two USB-A ports (both v3.2 Gen1 5Gbps), a USB-C port with 100W PD charging passthrough as well as a regular USB-C v3.2 Gen1 5Gbps port,, a gigabit ethernet port, an audio jack, and both SD and microSD slots for storage cards. All of that in a reasonable compact form factor with no additional power adapter required.This hub fits easily in my travel backpack (the HyperPack Pro, also worth a look) and keeps my laptop connected to all my devices when I am on the road. If you are looking for lots of connectivity but don't want to carry around a full-size Thunderbolt dock, this is the next best thing.

It's always a nuisance to unplug power, hub, mic, ethernet and external display even on the newest M1 MBPs. It's a laptop and it should be portable. One connection port... that is the dream... I have another USB-C dock that I tried for a few weeks that I really liked, but it got a little too warm and its fan was too loud for continuous use. This one looked like a better option.This is a very compact hub when compared to other full size docks. However, it's larger than simple USB-C hubs. There are enough ports to cover most all daily use cases.It comes in a flimsy paper box with a concise foldout instruction for installing its driver (that you'll likely not need) and... that's it. From the packaging, I would not have guessed it'd cost as much as it does.The main different in this device that other less expensive options offer is to have ethernet, a USB-C data port and two HDMI ports (one 4K@60Hz and second 4K@30Hz). I can't express how useful the USB-C data hub is. And, at this price point, 4K@60Hz is expected to just work.Setting up is fairly straight forward as there are no drivers that to install, but it does include one (built-in... shows up in desktop as an external drive). For Mac OS I didn't need to install anything for the displays to work. I double checked that I am running at 60 Hz in HDMI1.However, I could not get the Ethernet configurations to appear in System Preferences. I had to contact tech support.The strange thing is that, even though the hardwired network LAN port was not appearing as configurable, the laptop is clearly online. So the port does work. After tech support replied (within half a day), at first, it appeared to be a generic reply, but it did contain a link to an article that actually had the step-by-step configurations. In short, I manually added a USB 10-100-1000 LAN configuration and "Applied" and it all worked after a quick restart.Finally, temperature, does this hub get too warm? It gets warm and it does not have an internal fan as far as I can tell. I measured it to run continuously at around 115˚F on a cool day.I wish it had a longer USB cord or that it was detachable, because I found it to be a bit too awkward right next to my MBP. Using a USB-C high-bandwidth extension, I have have this hub sitting on my desk at a comfortable distance from the laptop and close enough for me to reach to add a microSD card without having to stand up.UPDATE:It has not been a full 5 months since I've been using this hub/dock and it is not completely unresponsive. I contact support, who were willing to, via ZenDesk ticket, send me instructions to do usual power cycling and other troubleshooting, but the device is, as I said, unresponsive.At this point, since it's an Amazon order, we can only do the manufacturer RMA process for a repair under warranty. This means I have to pay to ship the unit to Fremont, CA and wait for a repair/replacement.This has been an ok dock that I used almost every day. For something priced at this tier, I'd expect it to last at least a couple of years.Quite unfortunate... I would not recommend it...

I have used thunderbolt displays since Apple came out with their primary. With the M1 and the age, I migrated to new TB displays, but was grossly depressed when the M1 came out. I used a mac mini m1 for a while, which worked great, but ended up selling it due to needing the horsepower of the M1X.My company sent me a mbp 13 m1, and I needed two monitors, so I got this. It worked fantastic. There are some cavaets as I am driving high performance monitors 32"2K@60 hz, fantastic and holds up nearly perfect3K@60 hz, good performance on the 4K@60 port, on the other port there is a slight blur and there is a slight slower but it is not overly noticeable. At this configuration it burns 1/2 a performance core on the M14K@60 and 4K@30 ... you know the drill on 1/2 the frequency, but it works.This hub works well and if you don't get it, the key thing you have to remember is that you can't have USB3 on it. only USB2 as your need all the data channels to push the video. The USB2 uses the low power leads that are left over.As for opening the laptop with it plugged in, it will go to mirror mode as the GPU can't handle three displays effectively.What is great about this is it stores their application code on the hub so plug it in and it is instantly available with no searching of drivers.A good pairing if you want to limit the use to 1 port on your MBP, is to pair this with the Caldigit TS3plus. Why? you sling the USB3 and other goodies off of the hub, and plug this guy into the back for your video.Win-win.It is great if you are not a power user of the M1 mac in giving you the eye candy you need. It also works really really well with chromebooks (asus flip c436 e.g.) in fact I would say the performance is even better because chromeos has MST support.