CalDigitUSB-C 10Gb/s SOHO Dock - Up to 4K 60Hz, HDMI 2.0b, DisplayPort 1.4, 10Gb/s USB A & USB C, UHS-II microSD and SD Card Readers, Bus Power and Passthrough Charging, Steam Deck Compatible

The greatest selling point of this hub is that the primary connector isn't soldered to the hub, which means if the time comes the connecting cable breaks, you can always swap it out.Not having an ethernet port is a bit of a loss, though I find an ethernet to usb/c dongle works similarly with competitive gaming-level results.Also works great with a steam deck. I did notice that sometimes, the hdmi port wants to be plugged after the steam deck and the external power has been plugged into the hub before it starts working. Not a dealbreaker since it doesn't affect transfer speeds. The displayport never had this issue for me though.Item feels solid, the all-metal housing feels great to hold and very clearly dissipates heat well during usage. Despite getting warm, it never got painfully hot, even after 12 straight hours of use.I'd recommend it for people who want a hub with two good ports for display outputs, and the assurance of a long-term replaceable main cable for their USB hub. As someone who uses their steam Deck daily, this has been an absolute godsend. Can definitely recommend it. If I had to be nitpicky about it, I'd say the lack of an RJ45 port feels weird, but again, it's not a big deal.

This USB-C hub isn't up to the speed or connectivity standards of thunderbolt docks (which Caldigit also makes and I love my TS4 dock as well), but for the price, this thing is an awesome addition if you need either a travel dock or an additional connectivity option and don't require Thunderbolt capabilities. I'm using this for a very niche purpose, but it's absolutely perfect for it. I have an at-home vocal booth for VoiceOver work. My MacBook is outside the vocal booth to keep noise inside as low as possible, but my audio equipment is inside of course. I also have a small monitor, mouse and keyboard set up inside the vocal booth to control my computer for recording. This means a bunch of cables running under the door out to the computer. The Caldigit SOHO dock solved that issue and turned it into just one USB-C host cable running under the door to the computer and it has exactly the I/O I needed to connect to my audio interface, mouse & keyboard, and monitor. Audio does not require super high bandwidth (USB 2.0 is enough for recording a few tracks simultaneously at 24 bit 48kHz), so this dock has plenty of speed to support my use case. I also absolutely needed a detachable host cable so I could substitute a longer one, something many other dock manufacturers ignore. Well done, Caldigit!

This was expensive for what I got, but it's really difficult to find a reputable brand that matches my required criteria. Some of my criteria were having a detachable USB-C host cable, fairly high wattage Power Delivery (PD) pass-through charging, and having some 10 Gbps (10 Gb/s) USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports.I wish the dock came with one each additional USB-A and USB-C data ports.My trouble was that when I used it for the first time real-world use (I bought this many months ago but only tested it to see if it worked), I wanted to charge my Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra while having an HDMI cable connected to my 4K LG TV. The display worked fine other than the very top and bottom was chopped off. This wasn't much trouble with the tablet in Samsung DEX mode, but in non-DEX mode, the status bar wasn't visible at all, although I could still pull the notification shade down with my Bluetooth mouse.The trouble was in charging through the dock. I'm using an Anker 736 100W PD 3.0 charger, and I know that although the tablet handles up to 45W charging, a Samsung branded charger is required to handle that high wattage, but I knew that the standard PD 3.0 would still charge the tablet at about 35 watts, if I remember correctly.Using CalDigit's included ~1-foot cable between the Host connection on the dock and the tablet, and trying two different cables (one Anker and one JSAUX) between the Anker charger and the dock while displaying to the TV, the tablet was charging some, but still overall losing power faster than it was charging.Once I eliminated the CalDigit USB-C cable out of the equation, it charged perfectly fine. In this case, I tested with the "JSAUX USB C to USB C 3.1 Gen 2 10Gbps 100W Cable [3.3ft/1M], 4K@60Hz Monitor Video Cable Thunderbolt 3 Compatible with MacBook Pro, MacBook, MacBook Air, iPad Pro, Pixel and More Type-C Devices-Blue" between the dock Host connection and the tablet, and a "Anker Powerline+ II USB C Cable, USB C to USB C (6ft, 60W) USB-IF Certified Cable, Type C Charging Cable, Fast Charge for MacBook Air, iPad Pro, iPad Air 4, Galaxy, Pixel, and More(Red)" between the Anker 736 charger and the hub's USB-C power input.So I'll keep CalDigit's included USB-C cable, but only for USB 3.2 / Gen 2 / 10 Gbps data transfers, not for charging. I may contact the company directly, as it's odd that the cable doesn't even handle 35W when the dock is rated for 100W.

I was looking for a USB-C hub/dock for my new iPad Pro (M4). I use Photoshop and Final Cut Pro which can take a lot of storage if you have a bunch of assets - and I do. SO I wanted to connect a high-speed SSD and still have power to the iPad. I also import images, videos and audio clips so the ports for USB-A, SD and Micro-SD Cards is very useful. The only drawback to this dock is the cord that connects to the iPad. It constantly gets in the way of rotating the screen. The usefulness and speed more than makes up for this "handicap." Highly recommended.