Expensive Piece of Junk If you'd like to spend 80 bucks on an accessory that will cause your external monitor to blink on and off all day long. Look no further!!! Since we don't have a new Mac here yet, we tested a bunch of docks and adapters with 13- and 15-inch HP Spectre x360 laptops. One of them, the Caldigit USB-C dock, did not work properly with our. This is the access If you'd like to spend 80 bucks on an accessory that will cause your external monitor to blink on and off all day long. Look no further!!! This is the accessory you've been dreaming of. I've tried different monitors. I've tried different HDMI cables. Nothing seems to help. This thing is incredibly frustrating to use. If you do decide to call support, expect to be on the phone for an hour only to be told 'try plugging it into another port' on your single port usb-c macbook. More (Read full review) • Written by Nicholas F from Seattle • Sep 20, 2016 1706 of 1823 people found this useful. WARNING - Bad Hardware This adaptor has severe compatibility issues with external hard drives that can result in LOSS OF DATA. Apple even lists a few drives (including their own Super This adaptor has severe compatibility issues with external hard drives that can result in LOSS OF DATA. Apple even lists a few drives (including their own SuperDrive, pre 2011) than don't work with this adaptor, but there are more that don't work - both for storage OR Time Machine (!). This is really bizarre since the other USB-C to USB-A adaptor WILL work, but since this adaptor doesn't supply power to your MacBook, it's not a long term solution. Arw viewer for mac free. In the instances where the Multiport adaptor DOES work with an external hard drive, it can experience drastically reduced speeds and randomly unmount the drive. The straight USB adaptor, with the same drive, does not show these issues. I can't believe Apple put this on the market without 1) more rigorous testing and 2) with this serious an issue. Having an external hard drive work with your laptop is a pretty important requirement. Terrible, terrible piece of equipment. I was an Apple employee and have worked with Macs for decades. This issue was diagnosed with a genius at an Apple Store after we went through several Multiport and regular USB adaptors, and then followed up with additional testing at home. Apple should be ashamed. More (Read full review) • Written by Michael U from Solana Beach • Nov 5, 2015 1334 of 1399 people found this useful. Waste of money and time! This hub does not read external drives! The laptops with only usb-c ports forces you to purchase dongles to run your external drives, leaving you beholden to d This hub does not read external drives! The laptops with only usb-c ports forces you to purchase dongles to run your external drives, leaving you beholden to dongles. When they don't work it means not being able to access all of your data. You need a high powered USB adapter if you need to access data. Don't waste your money! More (Read full review) • Written by saskia K from brooklyn • Jan 3, 2019 1 of 1 people found this useful. Overheating Used this device for the first time on my MacBook. I connected the power source and HDMI output to a TV monitor and within an hour or so the device became incre Used this device for the first time on my MacBook.
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