Hyper USB Type-C 5-in-1 Hub w Pass Through Charging for 12" MacBook, Chromebook - Silver

Functionally, it seems to do what it is advertised to do. It gets pretty warm when plugged in, even if the card is not in use. It doesn't fit all that well if your macbook is in a shell case. I didn't buy it to charge through, and there are 4 ports, so I haven't tried that. I plan to buy a short male to female USB-C extension to use with it to get past the issues with the case; it might also stay warmer if it's away from the macs vents (I do video processing so my mac fan runs steadily).

I got this for a new MacBook Pro, late 2016. It's not a perfect package size; there's a gap between the bottom of the adapter and the surface the laptop is sitting on. But I was able to read several SD cards; which was the primary reason for buying this.

Bought on 8/5/18 and was working pretty good until today. Plugged in the hub to my 12" MacBook and....nothing. The light didn't come on at all. Plugged in my thumb drive and Mac OS wouldn't even detect it. I thought something was wrong with my MacBook until I plugged in a different USB-C > USB-A Dongle. Worked immediately. I had been suspect of this thing from the get-go. Mostly because of how flimsy this thing is when plugged into the single USB-C port on the side of my tiny MacBook. It flops around freely and should only be used on a hard surface where it can rest. It seemed to slow down the charging of my MacBook if left plugged in and I used the pass-through charging feature. I'll be contacting the manufacturer for a refund.

The product does what it's meant for. I used it throughout the first day and it worked just fine, but the second day it broke. I guess it's partly my fault because I dropped it on the floor from waist-height. But let's be realistic, you're gonna drop it sometime or another. It depends on the angle it falls on because I dropped this on it's port's side which split open when it hit the open. Needless to say I could no longer put it into my computer's port. I tried to take pliers and DIY my way out of it but that didn't work. I can force it into my laptop but it doesn't work and is very finicky when it does work. The new version of this for the MacBook Pro is a revised design where the port (USB-C) is made from a single extrusion, meaning that if it falls, it won't split open and cause the issue I faced. If you're looking at this for a MacBook Pro 2016, take their full version meant for it. It has more features and you won't face the same problem as me.

Works as advertised, but it should have been obvious that the connection isn't great considering the one small port it's connected too. It's sags if not on a desktop and that can cause disconnection. It also gets extremely hot. Everything works, but not all that satisfactorily.