Anker 553 USB-C Docking Station (KVM Switch, A83K8)
Here is a closer look at Anker 553 USB-C Docking Station (KVM Switch, A83K8).
About
Designed for the common hybrid-office gap of a USB-C laptop paired against a desktop gaming tower whose motherboard/GPU lacks video-capable USB-C — Anker deliberately splits its two inputs asymmetrically: the laptop port pulls video, peripheral data, and returns 85W of charging over one cable, while the PC port relies on a conventional HDMI cable for video plus a data-only USB-C connection, sidestepping any need for desktop Alt Mode. Official specs cap it at 4K@60Hz, but community testing reports a generous internal tolerance passing G-Sync and HDR metadata through to ultra-wide monitors, sustaining 175Hz peaks on asymmetric refresh rates.
- HDMI version
- 2.0
- DisplayPort version
- 1.4
- DP Alt Mode
- Yes
- Power Delivery in
- 85W
- Max resolution
- 3840x2160@60Hz
Ports: 1× USB-C (ascendente, laptop), 1× USB-C (datos de PC2), 1× HDMI (entrada, PC2), 1× USB-C 3.1 Gen1, 2× USB-A 3.1 Gen1, 2× USB-A 2.0, 1× HDMI (salida) and 1× Audio 3.5mm
Confirmed with
- Notebook (generic)
A detailed community review of this exact model with an M1 MacBook Pro and a G-Sync gaming PC found real-world tolerance well beyond the official 4K@60Hz spec, successfully passing G-Sync and HDR metadata to an ultra-wide monitor and sustaining 175Hz asymmetric refresh peaks.