This is a great product because it does what it's supposed to do. In my case, I had a late 2016 MacBook pro 15". That means I gave up all of my accessories connecting directly and now need adapters to go to Thunderbolt 3, aka USB-C. While the machine has the internals to drive two monitors, Apple and the manufacturers want you to buy new, very expensive, Thunderbolt monitors and frankly, I don't want to buy new monitors to meet Apple's version of an ideal setup. Instead, I have two Dell UltraSharp U2717D which do not support thunderbolt but are absolutely fantastic monitors. They want a HDMI or DP signal and don't seem to work properly with any of the docks available on the market. I tried everything and here's what I found (to save you a LOT of time and frustration):
1) The MBPro CAN drive two monitors from a single TB3 port, but you need a dock that has a TB3 pass-thru AND a HDMI port. You connect this device to the TB3 pass-thru, connect one monitor to this device's HDMI and one to the dock's HDMI. In this configuration, it works flawlessly - one single cord and two monitors plus peripherals. DP doesn't work - only HDMI.
2) If you don't want/have a dock, just score TWO of these units and two HDMI cables and you're all set - cheapie dual monitor setup.
The MBPro is a great machine with major flaws. If you're not trying to drop $8k on your kit, this little device with a dock or two of this device will allow the desktop space you need for much less than any other alternative.
NOTE: I use the Lenovo dock meant for the Yoga with USB-C. It is, in my experience, the best available. No matter what they promise, no Apple supplier's dock will do what you need if you have non-Thunderbolt monitors - NONE. The Lenovo dock plus this adapter is flawless.
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overpriced, but a "sure thing" in the dongle department
Does what it advertises. Not as full featured as i would hope, the inclusion of a micro USB slot for expanded storage options and cameras would have been a nice thought. overpriced, but at least it won't fry your computer like other USB C dongles have been said to do, and it it does, Apple won't have any excuse not to warranty your product. I've lost quite a bit of faith in Apple's willingness to acknowledge errors in their products, ranging from batteries to the structural integrity of their products, so that's some piece of mind right there
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Cliente de Amazon
Buena funcionalidad
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Amazon Customer
... daughter use it for her new computer and she like
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Dr. Nagendra Sardeshpande
One Star
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a-neko
某J社のゴミと比較して十分満足な出来
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Carlos Lira
Muy practico
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