![]() The PowerExpand Direct 7-in-2 USB C Hub for MacBook provides a Thunderbolt 3 USB-C port with 100W PD charging, a second USB-C port for data transfer, two USB-A ports, SD and microSD card readers, and an HDMI port in an attractive little device. Anker sent one out so I could see whether the gadget’s performance matched its looks. Anker offers those as well, but if you’re a Macbook Air or Pro owner, the company also makes a slimmer, sleeker model designed specifically for those models. Most such hubs are generic devices intended to work with a wide range of laptops. Realizing this, third-party companies like Anker have stepped in to fill the gap with multi-purpose hubs that give back the features that laptop makers have taken away. Even if you do have a spare USB-C port, you’ll often still need adapters and accessories to read an SD card, backup to a hard drive, connect a monitor or projector, and more.Ĭutting out ports and slots makes a laptop slightly thinner, but it also makes it less useful. Given you’ll often be using one of those ports for charging, that doesn’t leave much (or any) room for plugging in anything else. The 12″ Macbook only had a single USB-C port, for instance, while the latest Macbook Air and some Macbook Pro models have just two. ![]() ![]() Of all the companies that have removed expansion ports from their laptops in recent years, Apple has been the most ruthless about it.
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