Here’s the short answer: If you want to connect your laptop to a printer, an SD card or microSD card, mouse, keyboard, or legacy 1080p monitor, stick with a basic 10Gbps USB-C hub/dongle.

We’ve recommended the company’s older ChargeKey before, which supported a decent 60W charging speed and much slower USB 2.0 data transfers. The new 240W version is available now and costs the ...