If I was given the option of going down to only one external monitor or using this to get two monitors? I'd go down to one and use this as a coaster for my drink.
I have a late 2019 15-inch Macbook Pro, running macOS 12.4 Monterey, 2.6 GHz 6-Core Intel Core i7. Not the newest computer but it does GREAT for work (internet browsing, a few programs, and emails)
I was previously using 2 Apple USB-C AV Multiport Display adapters when I bought this. Each took up a port for my two 32" 4k monitors. I got this to try and reduce to only one port being used for both monitors for no other reason than to minimize and declutter my desk space.
I downloaded the latest driver/support software for this after realizing "Plugable" was not the same as "plug and play" where it just works after plugging it in (like all my other adapters) Not a big deal however, and that's my fault for not reading the full description for this and absent-mindedly thinking that was part of their shtick on that name choice. Hey-o!
Does it work? Yes. I got both monitors up and running in about 5 minutes.
Does it work *well*? NO. Not even remotely well.
SIGNIFICANTLY slower performance on both monitors (and the computer itself) than using two Apple adapters.
At one point I thought my internet had gone down or was going down because of how poor the experience was. I had to verify on my phone that it wasn't the internet going down. We're talking normal website and email usage; I'm not over here streaming movies or broadcasting on Twitch all day. The mouse chugged and skipped around the screens like it was 1995 all over again and all the display settings were the same and optimized.
It severely increased the battery drain:
Without plugged into the power source my MacBook usually goes several hours on normal use. With this plugged in? It went from full battery to completely dead in about 30-45 minutes and it was only actively being used for 15 min of that…the rest was idling while I did my morning routine in the house.
I had this sitting on my desk for a week before I finally switched over to using it and I had forgot how much I (over)paid for it. Returned immediately. Couldn't work a whole day with this. This may or may not be a good solution for PC people, but the price for this isn't even remotely worth what you get for it on a Mac.
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