j5create USB-C to HDMI/USB Adapter with Power Delivery (JCA379)

I bought this “just in case.” Just in case i need an additional port of some sort & good thing that i did. At first i just wanted to connect my monitor to my laptop via a single USB-C where the GPU is located, but not before long my laptop was running out of usable ports. The J5 adapter remedied that issue easily. Monitor connected, as well as my controller, headphone amp, and whatever else I decide to connect to the J5. Sometimes less is more, but in this case, the more ports the merrier.

So far I used the adaptor so I can plug my phone in to charge . It’s not too big fits inside my case . Made with strong material and wire it won’t break easily .

Works great except power delivery is lacking. 28hrs to fully charge phone when direct to charger was about 1.5.

When I purchased my HP Laptop, my BestBuy salesman recommended this adapter because the model lacked the HDMI port. Unfortunately, I did not realize the adaptor lacked an Ethernet Jack, so I had to use Wi-Fi. I purchased the laptop so that I could give lectures requiring Powerpoint where a laptop had to connect through HDMI to a projector. Although I tested the laptop and this adapter with my home TV before I was to give my first lecture and it worked fine, I found that the adapter did not work with the HDMI cable at the classroom, so I had to borrow someone's laptop that had a built-in HDMI port. I really don't know if the issue was the HP laptop or this adaptor. Its other ports work fine.

Use this with my Dell xps 13 and my wife's MacBook. Pass through charging works great with both. Use the monitor as a hub. Sometimes have to unplug and replug the USB to get my computer to work with the cordless keyboard and mouse, and sometimes need to tweak the monitor resolution - otherwise it works pretty well. Neither of us needs a desktop often and this is a nice way to share a good monitor without taking up too much space. It's a little thing, but the USBc plugs into the back which is good (I've got another adapter by the same manufacturer that I keep in my backpack for travel that plugs into the front and it's cumbersome - this one is much better for a leave in place charger/adapter).