I just want to add to the discussion. I have a Dodocool USB Type-C to 4 Ports USB3.0 Hub (model DC20) which is available from all the various Amazon sites (US, Germany, Italy, France). Here are the issues I am seeing.
- I can charge with the hub connected to the tablet using the power pass through port, but only if I connect the charge cable to the pass through port first and then connect to the tablet. If done in the reverse order, the tablet doesn’t recognize the charging process.
- You can use the hub while the charging indicator in Win10 is showing it as charging. However, the battery just drains a bit slower than just the hub with no power pass through.
- Even with nothing plugged into the hub, the battery drains, but not as fast as if there is a device attached.
- You cannot connect most usb 3.0 devices to the hub as the tablet won’t recognize it. I can connect some low end USB 3 flash drives, but nothing like an external (even powered) hard drive.
All in all, extremely frustrating and very disappointing. Funny thing is, I have still not found anything better than the Winbook tablets. They had USB 3.0 and a charge port. They make great car stereo’s (my main usage). Just hook up a hard drive and use the headphone out to your car stereo’s aux input. Voila, terabytes of music at your control. Also works well as a network media player for the kids playroom, kitchen and garage / shop.
I was hoping the Chuwi’s would be able to do the same thing as they do have a better screen. Alas, I now feel like I have a dud tablet for anything more than basic media consumption and simple games 🙁
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