Reddit reviews Anker 3-Port USB 3.0 HUB with 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet Converter (3 USB 3.0 Ports, A RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet Port, Support Windows XP, Vista, Win7/8 (32/64 bit), Mac OS 10.6 and Above, Linux) Black

https://www.amazon.com/Anker-Portable-Ethernet-Network-Notebooks/dp/B014ZOJX7W/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&qid=1504671338&sr=8-15&keywords=anker+usb+hub

Looks like this (not OP)

If you have a fast internet connection, gigabit ethernet is the way to go. I have a USB hub / ethernet adapter by Anker and it works really well. We have a gigabit internet connection at my office, and being plugged in gives me MUCH faster downloads than using wifi.

But you could also just get a USB Wifi adapter for about $10-15 too. Or both.

It's built on the Atom X5-Z8500 SoC. According to Intel, it should support 4k video at 60fps in h.264 encoding up to 250Mbps, or at 30fps in h.265 encoding. So in theory it should handle 4k video just fine, though the limiting factor will most likely be the HDMI output (can't find any info on if that's HDMI 2.0, which if it's not you'll be limited to 24fps 4k output due to bandwidth).

This should also be quite competent for Steam streaming, though you'll want to get a USB ethernet adapter as the on-board wifi won't cut it. Something like this plugged into the USB 3.0 connection will give you a place to plug in a controller wifi dongle (either for a 360 controller, an Xbox One controller since this is running Windows 10, or a Steam Controller) plus a gigabit-capable ethernet connection.

Pretty much the only real limitation is lack of SATA support, meaning onboard storage will be the slower eMMC. But onboard storage is mostly unimportant, since you just need enough room and speed to launch simple things like XBMC or Steam. Everything else should be streamed over a network.

tl;dr: Intel's current Atom X5/X7 SoC is a beast.

> One computer is connected wireless

Fix this.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B014ZOJX7W/

This hub
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B014ZOJX7W?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00

This OTG
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00N9S9Z0G?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00

I don't disagree with you, but what is the use case of carrying around the dock? I have the SP3 dock primarily so that I have a place to plug my SP3 into when I get home and not have to dig out all of the cables and string everything back together. I have it connected to a couple of 24" monitors and a hardwired network connection. If you are going to carry it around with you wouldn't you be better off with just a USB hub? I have one of these that I carry in my bag for day to day use.

http://www.amazon.com/Anker-Gigabit-Ethernet-Converter-Support/dp/B014ZOJX7W

I mean, this one only has 2, but it's neat: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B01JM7T56Q/ref=nav_timeline_asin?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

And this one: https://smile.amazon.com/Anker-Portable-Ethernet-Network-Notebooks/dp/B014ZOJX7W/ref=sr_1_16?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1502231117&sr=1-16&keywords=anker+usb+hub


They have hubs on Amazon that have a couple USB ports, an HDMI, and ethernet, but they start at around $60.

Like this Anker? Looks like a great idea. https://www.amazon.com/Anker-Portable-Ethernet-Network-Notebooks/dp/B014ZOJX7W

I use the microsoft Sculpt Comfort Mouse, bluetooth. No issues with it.

I used a Surface Pro 3 when they first came out. I now have a work-issued Surface Book and it works great! The dock is definitely the key. At my desk, I have the dock with 3 28" high res monitors and then use my Surface display as a 4th display. Be advised, you'll need a USB to HDMI or USB to DisplayPort adapter to drive a fourth display.

I also keep this Anker USB Ethernet Hub in my backpack for when I'm out and about. It solves all my USB/Ethernet needs.
https://www.amazon.com/Anker-Portable-Ethernet-Network-Notebooks/dp/B014ZOJX7W/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1542194662&sr=8-3&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=anker+usb+ethernet+hub&dpPl=1&dpID=41N7AqLCVXL&ref=plSrch

I also have a Surface Pro 4 for personal use.

EDIT: A pic of my desk setup. http://imgur.com/gallery/YDLWuG0

You'll probably need something like this.

USB to Ethernet Hub

I picked up this Anker 3-Port USB 3.0 Hub w/Gigabit Ethernet for my Chromebook. I use my Chromebook for IT classes, and it's great to run Gigabit Ethernet over USB 3.0 for remote connections, and super nice to have some extra ports. I've been impressed with the build quality, and have since purchased other Anker products. Really good prices and build quality.

So what's the advantage over something like this?

I can see Dell's solution supports one extra monitor (you can connect 2 monitors to the Blade as is), but I don't really know many people who need three screens.. It also has 2 more USB 2.0 ports, but, again, I don't know many people who need more than 6 ports (which you do get together with Anker's hub). Other than that, Anker's hub should do everything that TB3 dock does. Because it's a USB3.0 hub you can also still use the TB3 port for whatever.

Oh and of course it's like 12 times cheaper and much smaller in size (so you can take it anywhere). Kind of a no-brainer to me.

Sorry about that. I have the Anker USB 3.0 one.


https://www.amazon.com/Anker-Portable-Ethernet-Network-Notebooks/dp/B014ZOJX7W

I was using an Anker hub with PD that I had bought for a Chromebook. It ended up being annoying because the built in cable to connect to my 2019 MBP was too short. I have my MBP on a stand and it would hang awkwardly in the air. Here is a link to the old hub: https://www.amazon.com/Anker-Adapter-Delivery-Charging-Chromebook/dp/B07DD8BLJW

I had this laying around and decided to start using it again: https://www.amazon.com/Anker-Gigabit-Ethernet-Converter-Support/dp/B014ZOJX7W

Instead of using an adapter for the existing USB A to B cable I bought a new skinny cable instead: Cable Matters Type-C USB 3.1 Type B Cable (USB-C / USB C USB B 3.0 / Type-C USB 3.1 to USB B ) in Black 3.3 Feet https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00UXKTJE0

This setup gives me 3 high speed USB 3.0 ports and gigabit Ethernet. Plus it's small and easy to pack up. I like that the new Cable Matters cable is detachable (of course) and it's extremely thin. Kinda cool. :shrug:

Sketchable is mentioned a lot, and you may also trial Mischief and Leonardo to compare before you commit to buying one of them.

OneNote UWP and OneNote 2016 are both great. I recently installed Nebo to try - haven't gotten far, but seems interesting. Plumbago is another note taking / sketching option I've liked.

I travel with mine and don't need the Surface Dock, but do want extra USB ports and ethernet. The Anker USB/Ethernet extension is an option that gets recommended often. You may also want to grab a mini display port to HDMI cable, too. When I travel, I also take a work laptop and need an external mouse for it. I bought a Logitech MX Master and use the USB dongle on the laptop and connect to the SP4 with Bluetooth (or vice-versa if the SP4 battery gets low). It is a big mouse, though - if size matters, the Microsoft Arc Mouse Surface Edition is an obvious choice.

As for other applications, it depends on what you do. I have Wikipedia, Wolfram Alpha, Netflix, Spotify, Readit, GOG and Steam installed. I'm a developer, and have Atom, Git for Windows, and Bash on Ubuntu for Windows installed, too. And since I am also an amateur photographer, I have Lightroom and Photoshop CC.

I haven’t tested the Ethernet speed, but I just got this USB hub with Ethernet for my Surface Pro 3 and I really like it: USB hub with Ethernet I got it for a travel adapter to expand USB and use wired network at the office, it’s a great size for travel and the fully detachable USB connection cable is an extra bonus.

I have a super micro USB otg adapter, it plugs into micro USB and then you slide it into a USB male connector, turning it into a normal USB port basically here's the link

And I use a USB hub similar to this one, Ethernet and 3 ports, should handle keyboard and usb fine, higher powered accessories may need more power, but I've been fine using controllers, keyboards etc

Just reread your post I'm sorry I didn't realize what you meant, as for something for external drives, generally external drives will be external powered, if not it'll be powered through usb you will need a powered USB hub, no way around it, ones that are powered through usb use one is for data and another USB for power

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B014ZOJX7W/

When i was deciding this same question, i was advised to get the non-chroma core x and a separate usb 3.0 hub because the GPU data floods the ports with its information so if you had your keyboard and mouse connected to the same bus they would have a lot of input lag as your key presses try to fight through the onslaught of information from the GPU, whereas using the usb 3.0 hub uses a different section of the computer and doesnt have any input lag.

So if that is important to you, go with a separate hub with the non-chroma core-x

Edit: I bought the non-chroma core X with this hub.

I have tried a few of these. I like this one because it is compact. I also have this one when I need to free up USB ports.

I use this. rugged, flexible, no issues. Sometimes the extra cable is handy, if you don't need the slimfit.

Sorry, didn’t read your question correctly. But to answer your question, i think this is pretty close to what you’re looking for in terms of thunderbolt.

Edit: And this for USB

I've been using this one for a month with no issues to report.

http://www.amazon.com/Anker-Gigabit-Ethernet-Converter-Support/dp/B014ZOJX7W/

https://www.amazon.com/Anker-Portable-Ethernet-Network-Notebooks/dp/B014ZOJX7W/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1520803111&sr=8-3&keywords=anker+usb+ethernet&dpID=41zwSbv-k4L&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch

Would you happen to know anything about USB ethernet issues?

I have an Anker 3-port USB/Ethernet adapter that worked great before.. it's USB 3.0, shows as USB 3 under System Information, and I can plug devices into the hub and they work no problem

But as far as getting internet.. the OS says "cable not connected" even though there are link lights on

Any ideas off-hand?

edit: it's a Realtek chipset

double edit: 8153, not supported by Mieze's driver. This is the one right here https://www.amazon.com/Anker-Portable-Ethernet-Network-Notebooks/dp/B014ZOJX7W/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1550630432&sr=8-3&keywords=anker+usb+3+hub+ethernet no idea why it wouldn't work straight outta the box

triple edit: It works out of the box on my MBP running Mojave. Which btw, I don't think I mentioned... I did the upgrade to Mojave right after High Sierra was working.. it was smooth other than the network woes

final edit? maybe?: Got it. Thanks for being my rubber duck

I enabled "fix lan" in DSDT patching and then deleted the "Location" in network preferences and re-added the adapter. Been a long journey! Now to install the software I couldn't before and finally enjoy dark mode :)

Buy this - Has an extra 3 USB ports, too. Just note the Surface doesn't have a ton of USB port juice so don't go crazy...

https://smile.amazon.com/Anker-Portable-Gigabit-Ethernet-Network/dp/B014ZOJX7W/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1494737825&sr=8-5&keywords=usb+ethernet+adapter+anker

Thanks! Are these usb to Ethernet really reliable? What do you think about this one? I need extra USB ports

Anker 3-Port USB 3.0 HUB with 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet Converter (3 USB 3.0 Ports, A RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet Port, Support Windows XP, Vista, Win7/8 (32/64 bit), Mac OS 10.6 and above, Linux) Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B014ZOJX7W/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_frUJybE2CJRR1