USB-C hubs that I’ve used have been garbage. They’ve all crapped out after less than a year or so of use. The Dell USB-C docking stations I’ve had have been flawless. Not sure what the diff is as my Dell puck USB-C hub sucked (went through 2 of them in a year), but the docking stations are solid.

The one difference I see is that the docking stations are meant to be independently powered and I think it has its own fan. I’m sure the internals are different too, but I don’t know how. Curious if anyone knows more about the difference between the hardware/firmware on the hubs vs the stations.