StarTech.com USB-C to Ethernet Adapter with USB-A Dongle, 10/100/1000Mbps, USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapter, 6in/15cm Attached Cable, USB GbE Adapter

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For £25.99 ex-VAT, this StarTech USB‑C to Ethernet adapter is one of those “quietly useful” purchases. If you need reliable wired networking on a laptop/ultrabook that’s dropped the RJ45 port, it does the job without making you commit to a full dock. In real office life, that usually means fewer Wi‑Fi dropouts on calls, steadier transfers for file work, and fewer headaches when a site’s Wi‑Fi is… let’s say “optimistic.” StarTech adapters also tend to behave well across Windows/macOS and generally avoid the driver drama you sometimes see with cheaper no-name options.

That said, don’t buy it thinking it’s a portable docking station—it’s not meant to be a hub. It’s a single-function adapter, so if you’re expecting extra ports, power delivery, or “one cable to rule them all,” you’ll be disappointed. Also, if you’re in a heavier network environment (VLANs, managed switches, lots of docking/un-docking with strict IT policies), you’ll want to sanity-check compatibility with your specific OS/image—but for normal business networking, this is good value and hard to justify not having in a bag.