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Does it fit your priorities?
Can I connect four USB-C data devices without charging through the hub?
Yes. The four sockets have documented 10 Gbps data capability. Leave the marked PD-input socket available for the fourth data device rather than occupying it with a charger.
Explore this need in the finder →Can I keep three USB-C data connections while using its up-to-85 W host charging route?
Yes. A suitable external charger occupies the marked PD input, leaving three direct data sockets. Belkin explicitly lists up to 85 W to the host.
Explore this need in the finder →Can a USB-C monitor use one of these sockets for native video?
No. The model-specific maker release says the hub does not support DisplayPort Alt Mode video output.
Explore this need in the finder →Four USB-C data connections, with one shared charging role
The AVC018btBK is useful when your computer already has USB-C but needs more USB-C data connections. Its four downstream sockets support the maker’s advertised 10 Gbps data capability and USB audio accessories. This is a focused data hub for devices such as compatible storage, a keyboard, a webcam or an audio interface, rather than a general display dock.
The deciding detail is visible on Belkin’s own port-face photograph: one of those four sockets is marked as the 100 W PD input. When a charger occupies it, three direct downstream data sockets remain. Compare the four-device data arrangement separately from the charging arrangement instead of counting four data devices and an extra fifth charging socket.
Choose the arrangement that matches your devices
For four USB-C data peripherals, use the four-socket data configuration without an external charger taking the marked input. The hub still needs the normal operating power provided through its host connection. That arrangement does not establish laptop charging through the hub.
If the laptop must charge through the accessory, connect an appropriate external supply to the marked PD input and plan around three remaining direct USB-C data connections. A requirement for four direct USB-C data devices and charging at the same time needs another documented port arrangement.
There is no monitor output
Belkin’s model-specific launch material explicitly excludes DisplayPort Alt Mode video output. The USB-C sockets therefore should not be selected for a USB-C monitor merely because its plug fits. USB data and USB audio support do not create a display connection.
The current product page also carries a broad instruction to check the device’s display capabilities. That generic sentence does not override the exact no-video statement for this hub. If an external screen is part of the job, choose an adapter whose actual video route is documented for your computer.
The 10 Gbps rating is not four independent host links
The maker advertises all four sockets as USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 data connections up to 10 Gbps. That is a useful interface requirement for compatible devices. It does not provide every busy drive with a separate full-speed connection back to the computer.
Consider the workload as well as the socket count. A keyboard and audio device do not create the same transfer demand as several storage devices copying files together. The advertised interface rate is not a measurement of your drives, files or simultaneous workload.
Power figures refer to different parts of the setup
Belkin explicitly describes up to 100 W input and up to 85 W to the host, allowing for the hub’s operating power. These are stated figures, rather than an output promise derived only by subtracting unrelated specifications. Actual charging still depends on a suitable supply, cable and laptop requirements.
The manufacturer also identifies a shared peripheral-output allowance of 14 W, with up to 7.5 W for one port in the stated computer-connected arrangement. Do not treat four physical sockets as four separate unrestricted charging supplies. Check the actual power requirements of the devices you intend to connect together.
A compact accessory with a clear boundary
The maker-authored release lists a 74 by 42 by 14 mm body, approximately 56 g in weight and a 22 cm tethered lead excluding its connectors. Check where the hub can rest and how bulky plugs fit alongside each other. The fixed lead is part of the travel arrangement, rather than a separately chosen long host cable.
Shortlist the AVC018btBK for a documented USB-C host, USB-C data peripherals and optional pass-through charging within the three-data-socket charging arrangement. Choose a different hub for USB-A devices, native display outputs, built-in cards or four direct USB-C data devices plus a separate charging input. Those differences determine usefulness more clearly than the four-port name alone.
Belkin’s exact product specifications and gallery and its model-specific launch release establish the roles and limits discussed here.
Key details at a glance
| USB-A downstream data ports | 0 |
|---|---|
| USB-C downstream data ports | 4 |
| HDMI outputs | 0 |
| Full-size DisplayPort outputs | 0 |
| USB-C video outputs | 0 |
| Full-size SD slots | 0 |
| microSD slots | 0 |
| Maximum stated power available to host | 85W |
| Maximum PD input | 100W |
| Detachable host cable | No |
| Included host-cable length | 8.66 in |
| Stated product weight | 56g |
| Host requirements | Tethered USB-C connection; the maker names Windows, Mac and Chrome OS, plus compatible MacBook and iPad hosts. |
| Screen arrangement | The exact launch release excludes DisplayPort Alt Mode output. The USB-C sockets do not provide native monitor video. |
| Power and charging | Up to 100 W input and 85 W host output are explicitly specified. A charger occupies one of the four downstream sockets, leaving three for direct data devices. The stated peripheral-output allowance is shared. |
| Data and device limits | Four USB-C data sockets are advertised up to 10 Gbps. One is also the marked PD input: the charging plan has three available data sockets, while the four-data-socket plan does not provide host charging. |
| Installation | The maker release lists a 74 × 42 × 14 mm body, 56 g and a tethered 22 cm lead excluding the connectors. This is a global USB accessory configuration without an established included mains supply. |
Use the exact model’s instructions for operating limits, supplied equipment and version differences.
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