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Sad to see Anker on the list. I used to think of them as a pretty reliable electronics manufacturer in a sea of low quality chargers and hubs.

InTheArena 4y ago
I have their TB4 dock. It works well with a Intel mac. Not so well with a M1 mac. Might be a issue on the other end of the thunderbolt connector.
- spyspy 4y ago
  For what it's worth I have the Anker 777 I bought with my WFH budget and it's been fine with my M1. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0928W3XHD https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0928W3XHD
DHPersonal 4y ago
I didn’t realize that they were just another one of those rebranding companies. I thought people ripped off Anker, rather than the competition and Anker pulling from some other common source.
- cyral 4y ago
  FWIW I compared CE-Link and Anker's websites and at least the power bank and charging block sections didn't seem to be rebranded. Yes, they sell the same type of products, but the design (location of buttons, ports, etc) seems be different. I only took a quick look though so I could have missed more. They have been using "Apple" style packaging (nice "unboxing experience" kind of boxes) and include slogans like "americas favorite charging brand" (the broken english on their website doesn't reassure me) on recent products I've bought from them, so they are certainly trying to make a brand for themselves as being above the standard junk you can find on Amazon, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was rebranded.
microtonal 4y ago
They are not great. I had a USB-C adapter of theirs years ago. While the adapter itself worked pretty ok (besides only supporting 4k@30Hz), it was so badly shielded that it would reliably drop any Bluetooth or WiFi connection in its vicinity. I browsed through the Amazon reviews and it turned out that there were many people with the same issues (and also later USB-C adapters). I know that USB-C can cause interference on Bluetooth/WiFi bands, but this was never an issue with properly shielded adapters.
grapeskin 4y ago
I got a few Anker keyboards years back and they were the worst ones I've ever used. They failed for no reason after a few months. At that time, comments saying Anker was the best peripheral maker flooded the internet and made me feel like I was crazy.

InTheArena 4y ago

I have their TB4 dock. It works well with a Intel mac. Not so well with a M1 mac. Might be a issue on the other end of the thunderbolt connector.

spyspy 4y ago
For what it's worth I have the Anker 777 I bought with my WFH budget and it's been fine with my M1. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0928W3XHD https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0928W3XHD

DHPersonal 4y ago

I didn’t realize that they were just another one of those rebranding companies. I thought people ripped off Anker, rather than the competition and Anker pulling from some other common source.

cyral 4y ago
FWIW I compared CE-Link and Anker's websites and at least the power bank and charging block sections didn't seem to be rebranded. Yes, they sell the same type of products, but the design (location of buttons, ports, etc) seems be different. I only took a quick look though so I could have missed more. They have been using "Apple" style packaging (nice "unboxing experience" kind of boxes) and include slogans like "americas favorite charging brand" (the broken english on their website doesn't reassure me) on recent products I've bought from them, so they are certainly trying to make a brand for themselves as being above the standard junk you can find on Amazon, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was rebranded.

microtonal 4y ago

They are not great. I had a USB-C adapter of theirs years ago. While the adapter itself worked pretty ok (besides only supporting 4k@30Hz), it was so badly shielded that it would reliably drop any Bluetooth or WiFi connection in its vicinity. I browsed through the Amazon reviews and it turned out that there were many people with the same issues (and also later USB-C adapters). I know that USB-C can cause interference on Bluetooth/WiFi bands, but this was never an issue with properly shielded adapters.

grapeskin 4y ago

I got a few Anker keyboards years back and they were the worst ones I've ever used. They failed for no reason after a few months. At that time, comments saying Anker was the best peripheral maker flooded the internet and made me feel like I was crazy.