Generally, the larger, powered docks offer more features, but that may change.Ĭan a USB-C hub feel elegant? This one does.

If you want to add a pair of additional displays (especially 4K), or high-speed SSD drives, we’d recommend you look at our list of 10Gbps DisplayLink docks at the bottom of this page or 40Gbps Thunderbolt docking stations. Here’s the short answer: If you want to connect your laptop to a printer, an SD card or microSD card, mouse, keyboard, or legacy 1080p monitor, stick with a 10Gbps USB-C hub. It can all be a little confusing, so we’ve included an expanded FAQ and a buying guide at the bottom. More advanced features lie within the best Thunderbolt docks, which we’ve listed separately. USB-C ports can conceal even more capabilities, and one of the more recent innovations has been the emergence of DisplayLink docks, which use a special compression chip to push more data over the connection.

We’ve organized our USB-C recommendations this way: traditional USB-C hubs on top, followed by our picks for the best USB-C docking stations.

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