HYPER's 'DUO PRO' 7-in-2 USB-C Hub Debuts for New MacBook Pro Models

[ivan86]

It covers up ports, then sells them back to you.

Exactly this. Plus makes it all more clunky.

Basically it sells you 1/2 of the Ethernet jack and 1x USB-A for $50 and people are actually buying this.


"Hyper BS" or "BS PRO" is what this "dock" should really be called. No discussions. End of story.


And this GIF they added of a women taking the MacBook Pro somewhere with this attached... Really? ?

1st of April could not come soon enough.


p.s. HYPER, new product idea for you guys. Create a bag / sleeve that would fit MacBook Pro with this magical dongle of yours in it.

 

[kaz911]

And again I post a Hyper Warning:

Do not buy their products. I have 3 different Hyper products - none of them working as they should/advertised. And Hyper just stops responding to support requests when they realise their products are "broken" straight out of the factory.

I do not know why MacRumors keeps promoting the Hyper products.

Is it paid-for "advertising" in disguise and without a disclaimer?

 

[andrewsipes]

Do not close your MacBook with devices like this that have a lip. It will cause micro-fractures and stress that will ultimately crack your display.

 

[chucker23n1]

I do not know why MacRumors keeps promoting the Hyper products.

Is it pad for "advertising" in disguise and without a disclaimer?

The disclosure is right there.

 

[JamesInLA]

Why is it that so few of these have dual display outputs?

Does having dual HDMI out or dual DisplayPort out require additional on-dock processing or something?

Right? Seems like a lot of work to get an ethernet and USB-A port.

I get that the sell is you can leave everything plugged in on your desk and just click it into the laptop. But for that I want two display outputs and power that doesn't occupy one of the two USB-C ports. (Add a third or extend this to the Magsafe.)

 

[kaz911]

The disclosure is right there.

yes now it is - i'm quite certain it was not there when I posted.

But MR should not support such a "crap" brand without posting all the complaints that follow every time they post Hyper products.

Sadly it will make other people buy into the (IMHO) marginal functional products that Hyper makes.

To Hyper - feel free to wiggle your legal team at me - you know who I am. You have still not come up with solutions to any of the genuine hardware issues I have reported - despite me documenting to a T what is wrong with each of them.

 

[nt5672]

It is so sad that there is even a market for these!

 

[Macintosh TV]

Buy from kickstarter.

You aren't buying on Kickstarter. You're giving a donation. The project only has to attempt to fulfill. Over 80% of fully-funded Kickstarter projects are delivered late and a large percentage are never delivered at all.

Kickstarter is a donation and nothing more. Never look at it as buying the item. Never donation more than you can stand to lose, because you very well might.

 

[Macintosh TV]

yes now it is - i'm quite certain it was not there when I posted.

But MR should not support such a "crap" brand without posting all the complaints that follow every time they post Hyper products.

Sadly it will make other people buy into the (IMHO) marginal functional products that Hyper makes.

To Hyper - feel free to wiggle your legal team at me - you know who I am. You have still not come up with solutions to any of the genuine hardware issues I have reported - despite me documenting to a T what is wrong with each of them.

They're promoting it because they use Kickbooster, which gives them a commission on every person that buys into this. I also received the offer to promote this product, just as they did. Get like $6 for every person that buys into it.

They should have their commission disclosure on this one just as they do on other posts where they're promoting affiliate products. Kickbooster is an affiliate program and the FTC requires the same disclosures on all such promoted content where one is being financially compensated.

 

[likegadgets]

And again I post a Hyper Warning:

Do not buy their products. I have 3 different Hyper products - none of them working as they should/advertised. And Hyper just stops responding to support requests when they realise their products are "broken" straight out of the factory.

I do not know why MacRumors keeps promoting the Hyper products.

Is it paid-for "advertising" in disguise and without a disclaimer?

I could not agree more. Backing a previous Hyper campaigns soured me to Hyper, Indigogo and Kickstarter - never again. The Hyper products were defective, the advertising misleading, the crowd funding company washed their hands (in spite of hundreds of complaints) and Hyper said sorry. (Credit Card company disagreed with them). Buyer beware of Hyoer.

 

[Works4Me]

Have to admit, I'm done with Hyper as well. I've had three products of theirs - only one hasn't had to be warrantied. And of course, every time something is replaced, I have to send it back to them at my expense. I get that having to do that isn't unusual. But 2 out of 3 is too much for me. I won't buy another Hyper product!

 

[Dorfdad]

The new MBP already has HDMI on the other side, so this would mean you'd have 2.

If you're looking for a docking setup at the desktop, I'd go with a true dock, rather than these portable ones. With my setup I plug in a single USB-C cable and have power, dual displays, RAID, network, etc.

With this one shown, you'd need to open the laptop to plug it in each time. These are really portable ones, meant for the laptop bag when traveling, should you find the need to plug other things in when presenting or working remotely. At home or in the office, I'd go for a real dock.

What do you recommend for M1 max pro to drop in and use in the office with dual monitors?

 

[mrow]

If you have one the M1 Pro or Max MacBook Pros what exact is the point of this thing? The only ports you’re gaining that you don’t already have are the USB-A and Ethernet. I have four USB-A to C adapters in my laptop bag and each one is the size of about three pennies stacked on top of each other. I also have a USB to Ethernet adapter. It’s about the size of a USB thumb drive. It even has a “collapsed” port like this one to make it extra flat when not in use. Together they all cost me about $15.

 

[mrow]

Right? Seems like a lot of work to get an ethernet and USB-A port.

I get that the sell is you can leave everything plugged in on your desk and just click it into the laptop. But for that I want two display outputs and power that doesn't occupy one of the two USB-C ports. (Add a third or extend this to the Magsafe.)

If I’m going to use a multiport adapter so it’s easy to “dock” and “undock” at my desk I’m going to use one of those ones with a pigtail cable coming off of it so it’s just a small, single cable that needs to be plugged in. On the go small individual USB-A adapters and a USB Ethernet adapter are much more practical IMO. The USB-A adapters are so small and cheap these days that you can really just buy them in a multi-pack and leave one on each of your remaining USB-A devices.

 

[The_Martini_Cat]

If two heads are better than one, you’re definitely going to need two headphone jacks!??

 

[0924487]

The bandwidth of two Thunderbolt 4 ports is a bit higher.

Most docks and hubs don't use the Thunderbolt 3 protocol, let alone TB4, because they are very expensive to implement beyond a simple passthrough.

 

[0924487]

You aren't buying on Kickstarter. You're giving a donation. The project only has to attempt to fulfill. Over 80% of fully-funded Kickstarter projects are delivered late and a large percentage are never delivered at all.

Kickstarter is a donation and nothing more. Never look at it as buying the item. Never donation more than you can stand to lose, because you very well might.

It's the same with all investments I guess, even with yourself.

 

[mrow]

Most docks and hubs don't use the Thunderbolt 3 protocol, let alone TB4, because they are very expensive to implement beyond a simple passthrough.

It’s only a matter of time before that changes because the USB 4.0 spec includes Thunderbolt 4. Therefore, any devices that are USB4 certified will support Thunderbolt.

 

[amartinez1660]

The M1 Pro doesn't need 2 HDMI ports to run two displays. You already have more than 1 option. You can use the HDMI or the Thunderbolt connections. High quality, cables that go from HDMI to HDMI, HDMI to DisplayPort, Thunderbolt to DisplayPort etc, are already made. Or you can just daisy chain the displays themselves if they allow it.
This new "hub" they made is just a retooled older version. There are better options and better solutions out there.

Agreed. For any “desktop dock” situation this isn’t it… any remotely ok screen that supports thunderbolt allows for daisy chaining, charging and extra USBA ports at each screen “station” all through a single cable.

I still use decade old TB Displays but I have seen some not outrageously priced 27” Dell displays with all those features, albeit not 4K or 5K (but at least 2.5K and not that scam of a 1080p on a huge sized screen).

And for the on-the-go situation with a M1 Pro/Max I think I would rather have a single USBC to Ethernet cable… and that’s it I guess?

 

[ds2000]

I'd sooner the OWC dock or startech with my new 16" MBP thanks

 

[szw-mapple fan]

And again I post a Hyper Warning:

Do not buy their products. I have 3 different Hyper products - none of them working as they should/advertised. And Hyper just stops responding to support requests when they realise their products are "broken" straight out of the factory.

I do not know why MacRumors keeps promoting the Hyper products.

Is it paid-for "advertising" in disguise and without a disclaimer?

No, it is paid advertising with a disclaimer. At the bottom it says pretty clearly:

Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with HYPER. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running.

I agree with your analysis of their products. I and a few around me have their 100W charger. While mine still works, the failure rate on others' units are way too high for me to trust them at the crowd funding stage.

 

[szw-mapple fan]

Doesn’t seem like your getting a lot out of this, extra HDMI, and Ethernet is all your really getting. Unless you need two headphone jacks.

You don't even get two headphone jacks. The MacBook Pro's headphone jack is on the left side and this covers the high impedance jack and replaces it with a regular one. So in essence you gain an extra USBC port, a USB-A port, extra HDMI, MicroSD slot, and ethernet. I really don't know who this is for. If I was using this at home there are a lot of better docks and hubs with more ports for less.

 

[kaz911]

No, it is paid advertising with a disclaimer. At the bottom it says pretty clearly:


I agree with your analysis of their products. I and a few around me have their 100W charger. While mine still works, the failure rate on others' units are way too high for me to trust them at the crowd funding stage.

Watch out for the 100W charger. That is not safe for your devices.

It has blown 2 Raspberry Pi's for me. Apart from that when you charge something on USB-C like an iPad - and then have something charging on USB-A - once the USB A demand drops - the power supply actually shuts off all ports and restarts them again. So for some connected A devices - would drive the power supply into turning the USB-C on/off every 30 seconds. (With iPad "gong" every time power is reconnected)

So I have now. blocked the A ports - and only use it to power 1 device at the time. What a waste of power supply.

 

[svish]

Seems good. At $50 looks like a good buy.

 

[kingtj1971]

Why can't Apple just sell a decent docking station for its notebooks?? I mean - maybe not for an Air but any "Pro" notebook would be in the category of users wanting to attach external displays and other devices.

If you go back far enough in history, Apple *used* to do this.