Ubiquiti launched its first USB-C to Ethernet adaptor in April and it offered a very easy way to get 10GbE connectivity on a compatible USB-C device, such as a Mac or Windows PC. However, the pricing was a little high, at £162 in the UK or $169 in the US.

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To address this and offer some other options, the company has launched a much smaller device that is capable of 5GbE over Ethernet and it also quite a bit cheaper too. The new adaptor comes in at £45.60 in the UK or $49 in the US.

Much like the 10GbE version and a Cloud Key G2, the design is all aluminium with black plastic end caps. On one end is the 5GbE ethernet port, which is also capable of 1GbE, but no word yet if it works with 2.5GbE or 100MbE. On the other end is a standard USB-C port for connecting to a Mac, Windows or Linux PC.

In the box is an included USB-C to USB-C cable.

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