Monoprice USB-C Female to USB-A Male, 3.1 Gen 2 Adapter
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Will this adapter pass video through from the USB-A to the USB-C into DVI/HDMI/VGA?
New User U
on Jul 2, 2019
BEST ANSWER: In my experience, no. I am using it with a 2015 Mac Book Air and the Consul Series: Premium & Compact Aluminum USB-C Adapter from Monoprice. All of the other ports work for me.
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- Fred R on Jul 2, 2019
- Purchased on Apr 18, 2019
BEST ANSWER: In my experience, no. I am using it with a 2015 Mac Book Air and the Consul Series: Premium & Compact Aluminum USB-C Adapter from Monoprice. All of the other ports work for me.
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- Fred R on Jul 2, 2019
- Purchased on Apr 18, 2019
No, USB-A has no built-in support for video, and this is merely a Male USB-A Female USB-C adapter - no other electronics involved.
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- Kevin E on Jul 3, 2019
- Purchased on Apr 3, 2019
From my experience I wasn't able to get video to work with my Dell dock.
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- Satvir M on Jul 2, 2019
- Purchased on Dec 30, 2018
Thanks! I haven't been able to find any adapter like this that will pass video through. I think it is a limitation of all adapters like this.
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- New User U on Jul 3, 2019
It didn't work for me. I bought a dock instead with the proper ports.
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- David B on Jul 2, 2019
- Purchased on Apr 3, 2019
Don't see why not.
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- James F on Jul 2, 2019
- Purchased on Jan 7, 2019
That was my thinking, until I couldn't get the video to work on one of my USB-C Multiport Adapters with HDMI. Then I found that it explicitly says that Video is not passed through. And when I checked other similar adapters, they all said the same thing, no Video pass through capability. I don't think any adapters of this type do. Sigh...
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- New User U on Jul 3, 2019
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Will this work with a USB Ethernet adapter? (e.g. Product # 34185)
A shopper
on Jan 2, 2020

Monoprice USB-C Female to USB-A Male, 3.1 Gen 2 Adapter

Monoprice Consul Series USB-C Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
BEST ANSWER: Yes, it will work just fine. Although I would recommend buying USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
Product # 11195 instead of the 2 units. Much cheaper and less prone to disconnecting
Product # 11195 instead of the 2 units. Much cheaper and less prone to disconnecting
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- Jerome D on Jan 3, 2020

Monoprice USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
BEST ANSWER: Yes, it will work just fine. Although I would recommend buying USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
Product # 11195 instead of the 2 units. Much cheaper and less prone to disconnecting
Product # 11195 instead of the 2 units. Much cheaper and less prone to disconnecting
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- Jerome D on Jan 3, 2020

Monoprice USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
I have never tried with that adapter. But I did find that if you use just one USB-A, it will only transfer data and not video.
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- John B on Jan 3, 2020
- Purchased on Feb 15, 2019
I believe that will work but why not just get an Ethernet adapter with a USB A connector?
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- George C on Jan 2, 2020
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Will this work with a 2018 ipad pro 11"?
Eric C
on Dec 27, 2018
BEST ANSWER: Thank you for your question.
This item would not have any lightning connections so it would not connect to an iPad.
This item would not have any lightning connections so it would not connect to an iPad.
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- Tyler C Staff on Aug 14, 2019
BEST ANSWER: Thank you for your question.
This item would not have any lightning connections so it would not connect to an iPad.
This item would not have any lightning connections so it would not connect to an iPad.
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- Tyler C Staff on Aug 14, 2019
It won't connect to the iPad Pro directly, but if you are looking to connect it to your computer with a USB-A port, it would work. A better solution would probably be a USB-A to USB-C cable (like product 24287)
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- Rob P on Feb 1, 2021
- Purchased on Jun 18, 2020
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Will Monoprice USB-C Female to USB-A Male, 3.1 Gen 2 Adapter adapt Wavlink USB 3.1 GEN 1 docking station cable to my Dell XPS 8700 (windows 10) computer?
A shopper
on Jan 15, 2019
BEST ANSWER: Thank you for your question.
So long as both devices have the proper ports this will connect and pass the signal.
So long as both devices have the proper ports this will connect and pass the signal.
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- Tyler C Staff on Aug 15, 2019
BEST ANSWER: Thank you for your question.
So long as both devices have the proper ports this will connect and pass the signal.
So long as both devices have the proper ports this will connect and pass the signal.
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- Tyler C Staff on Aug 15, 2019
It will adapter the USB ports, but will not pass any video signal (HDMI).
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- Rob P on Feb 1, 2021
- Purchased on Jun 18, 2020
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Will this work with USB-C earbuds? To attach them to a computer without USB-C connector?
john j
on Jan 20, 2019
BEST ANSWER: Yes. It is perfect for adapting usb-c devices to computers that have usb-a, but no usb-c.
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- James F on Jan 20, 2019
- Purchased on Jan 7, 2019
BEST ANSWER: Yes. It is perfect for adapting usb-c devices to computers that have usb-a, but no usb-c.
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- James F on Jan 20, 2019
- Purchased on Jan 7, 2019
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I have a few power related questions:
If this adapter is plugged into a normal usb 3 port, can my device, through the adapter, draw the normal 900 mA of current?
If the adapter is plugged into a normal usb 2 port, will my device, through the adapter, see it's connection as usb 2, so it knows to draw less power (500 mA is the max for normal usb 2)?
And lastly, if I plug this into a dedicated usb charging port (USB Dedicated Charging Port), is this device capable of passing through the extra power that those ports can supply? Because that would be nice for charging my phone if I get one that uses the USB C current capabilities.
Thank you!
If this adapter is plugged into a normal usb 3 port, can my device, through the adapter, draw the normal 900 mA of current?
If the adapter is plugged into a normal usb 2 port, will my device, through the adapter, see it's connection as usb 2, so it knows to draw less power (500 mA is the max for normal usb 2)?
And lastly, if I plug this into a dedicated usb charging port (USB Dedicated Charging Port), is this device capable of passing through the extra power that those ports can supply? Because that would be nice for charging my phone if I get one that uses the USB C current capabilities.
Thank you!
A shopper
on Dec 12, 2019
BEST ANSWER: Regarding "if I plug this into a dedicated usb charging port (USB Dedicated Charging Port), is this device capable of passing through the extra power that those ports can supply? Because that would be nice for charging my phone if I get one that uses the USB C current capabilities."
A USB-A charger normally runs 5V, and its power capacity (W) is limited by the charger's max current, whether 6W if the charger can manage 1.2A, or maybe 10W if the charger can pump out 2A. Few phones and even cables can manage that much current, so their power is limited, and thus their battery filling speed (fewer W means fewer percent per hour).
To deliver more W and fill your battery faster, many USB-A chargers and many phones licensed Qualcomm's QuickCharge protocol. That lets the charger and the phone negotiate higher V so they can deliver more W without increasing the A.
There are some alternatives to QC, but that was common among Android phones in the US that had a USB-B Micro port for charging and data.
USB-C defined a new charging method called Power Delivery (PD) that more-or-less unifies the voltage negotiation process.
During USB-C's infancy and the transitional period from USB-A to USB-C, a very few chargers and a very few devices implemented QC over USB-C, without PD.
But if you have a modern phone with a USB-C charging port, it's very very unlikely to support both QC and PD.
If you plug your USB-C phone (through an adapter like this, or through a converter cable) into a USB-A charger, you'll almost certainly find yourself charging at the USB standard 5V with no QC negotiations to increase the V.
A USB-A charger normally runs 5V, and its power capacity (W) is limited by the charger's max current, whether 6W if the charger can manage 1.2A, or maybe 10W if the charger can pump out 2A. Few phones and even cables can manage that much current, so their power is limited, and thus their battery filling speed (fewer W means fewer percent per hour).
To deliver more W and fill your battery faster, many USB-A chargers and many phones licensed Qualcomm's QuickCharge protocol. That lets the charger and the phone negotiate higher V so they can deliver more W without increasing the A.
There are some alternatives to QC, but that was common among Android phones in the US that had a USB-B Micro port for charging and data.
USB-C defined a new charging method called Power Delivery (PD) that more-or-less unifies the voltage negotiation process.
During USB-C's infancy and the transitional period from USB-A to USB-C, a very few chargers and a very few devices implemented QC over USB-C, without PD.
But if you have a modern phone with a USB-C charging port, it's very very unlikely to support both QC and PD.
If you plug your USB-C phone (through an adapter like this, or through a converter cable) into a USB-A charger, you'll almost certainly find yourself charging at the USB standard 5V with no QC negotiations to increase the V.
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- Bob S on Mar 1, 2021

Monoprice Essentials USB Type-C to USB Type-A 2.0 Cable - 480Mbps, 3A, 26AWG, Black, 4m (13.1ft)
BEST ANSWER: Regarding "if I plug this into a dedicated usb charging port (USB Dedicated Charging Port), is this device capable of passing through the extra power that those ports can supply? Because that would be nice for charging my phone if I get one that uses the USB C current capabilities."
A USB-A charger normally runs 5V, and its power capacity (W) is limited by the charger's max current, whether 6W if the charger can manage 1.2A, or maybe 10W if the charger can pump out 2A. Few phones and even cables can manage that much current, so their power is limited, and thus their battery filling speed (fewer W means fewer percent per hour).
To deliver more W and fill your battery faster, many USB-A chargers and many phones licensed Qualcomm's QuickCharge protocol. That lets the charger and the phone negotiate higher V so they can deliver more W without increasing the A.
There are some alternatives to QC, but that was common among Android phones in the US that had a USB-B Micro port for charging and data.
USB-C defined a new charging method called Power Delivery (PD) that more-or-less unifies the voltage negotiation process.
During USB-C's infancy and the transitional period from USB-A to USB-C, a very few chargers and a very few devices implemented QC over USB-C, without PD.
But if you have a modern phone with a USB-C charging port, it's very very unlikely to support both QC and PD.
If you plug your USB-C phone (through an adapter like this, or through a converter cable) into a USB-A charger, you'll almost certainly find yourself charging at the USB standard 5V with no QC negotiations to increase the V.
A USB-A charger normally runs 5V, and its power capacity (W) is limited by the charger's max current, whether 6W if the charger can manage 1.2A, or maybe 10W if the charger can pump out 2A. Few phones and even cables can manage that much current, so their power is limited, and thus their battery filling speed (fewer W means fewer percent per hour).
To deliver more W and fill your battery faster, many USB-A chargers and many phones licensed Qualcomm's QuickCharge protocol. That lets the charger and the phone negotiate higher V so they can deliver more W without increasing the A.
There are some alternatives to QC, but that was common among Android phones in the US that had a USB-B Micro port for charging and data.
USB-C defined a new charging method called Power Delivery (PD) that more-or-less unifies the voltage negotiation process.
During USB-C's infancy and the transitional period from USB-A to USB-C, a very few chargers and a very few devices implemented QC over USB-C, without PD.
But if you have a modern phone with a USB-C charging port, it's very very unlikely to support both QC and PD.
If you plug your USB-C phone (through an adapter like this, or through a converter cable) into a USB-A charger, you'll almost certainly find yourself charging at the USB standard 5V with no QC negotiations to increase the V.
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- Bob S on Mar 1, 2021

Monoprice Essentials USB Type-C to USB Type-A 2.0 Cable - 480Mbps, 3A, 26AWG, Black, 4m (13.1ft)
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Rated 5 out of 5
Small and convenient
Works like it should. Inexpensive too.

Small and thin. Works great for my USB wall outlets
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Rated 5 out of 5
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Rated 5 out of 5
Great, simple product
Why isn't this adaptor more popular. Simple easy to use. Useful product as so many are going away from the USB connections now.
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Rated 1 out of 5
Not delivered
Hello. Unfortunately, the order was never delivered.
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Rated 5 out of 5
Works great!
Works great to add an additional USB-C port where I only had USB-A before (like a front-panel USB port).
I do wish it was slightly smaller, but all the smaller ones only seem to be USB 2.0, which is not what I want.
I do wish it was slightly smaller, but all the smaller ones only seem to be USB 2.0, which is not what I want.
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Rated 5 out of 5
Great Price and Quality!
Exactly what I needed! MONOPRICE HAD IT! Great quality and price! Check it out!
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Rated 5 out of 5
Works as expected. Allows my USB C cord to insert into a USB A port. I haven't been able to test speeds yet
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Rated 4 out of 5
Would buy again.
Works as described with no issues. Would have been 5 stars if it was a little cheaper.
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Rated 2 out of 5
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