It ’s refreshing to see Apple correcting some of the crime of Ives with its new MacBook Pros that ditch the Touch Bar but find an South Dakota card one-armed bandit and HDMI . But you could never have enough port , and Satechi ’s newUSB - C Hybrid Multiport Adapterhas tons of ‘ em with a side of superfluous storage too .
As esthetically pleasing as an ultra - thin laptop might be , a sleek design that can be slide into an inter - office postal service gasbag ( asSteve Jobs famously demonstratedwith the original MacBook Air atMacworld 2008 ) stops being so sparse and portable when you have to pair it with dongle and USB hubs to get a usable numeral of ports . The young MacBook Pro is another step ( back ) in the right focussing for Apple , but for years , users have suffered .
These hub can be found comparatively cheap now — around $ 20 — if all you ’re take care for is a few superfluous USB - coulomb port . But if you ’re willing to pass more , you’re able to get a hub with a surprising amount of functionality , and even moreso with Satechi ’s new $ 90 offering .
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The USB - C Hybrid Multiport Adapter expand a single USB - C port into a 4 K HDMI video port , a USB - C PD charging port , plus two USB - A 3.0 data point ports . On top of that , a removable cover reveals a expansion slot to stick in a SATA M.2 SSD thrust that promises speeds of up to 5 GBPS . So not only does the $ 90 hub deliver more embrasure and connectivity for older devices , but it ’s also an outside drive , with the level of storage being dependent on how much special John Cash you want to spend because Satechi does n’t let in an SSD . ( We ’ve seen 1 TB SATA M.2 SSD drives for as scurvy as $ 100 . )
The Satechi USB - C Hybrid Multiport Adapter isavailable now from the caller ’s online storeand can be put with either a Space Gray or Black stopping point .
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