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what if I......want more than one usb port?

lotsofpulp 5y ago
I have never used these, but these came up in my searches: https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/owc-thunderbolt-hub https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/owc-thunderbolt-hub https://www.caldigit.com/thunderbolt-4-element-hub/ https://www.caldigit.com/thunderbolt-4-element-hub/
- secabeen 5y ago
  I have this one, it's inexpensive, and works well: https://www.amazon.com/Anker-Upgraded-Delivery-Pixelbook-A83460A2/dp/B07ZVKTP53/ https://www.amazon.com/Anker-Upgraded-Delivery-Pixelbook-A83...
- teawrecks 5y ago
  But toting around a dongle is exactly the problem we're trying to solve.
  - lotsofpulp 5y ago
    Oh, I was just answering how to add ports to a laptop with only one port.
pmontra 5y ago
Example: my external USB mic (much better than the internal one) and my USB disk for daily local backups, connected to two different ports this morning (and many other days.)
TYPE_FASTER 5y ago
I bought one of these: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07QXMNF1X/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07QXMNF1X/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b... One USB-C connection powers my laptop, connects to my monitor, as well as my wireless mouse and keyboard.
- andrepd 5y ago
  That's a lot of extra steps to just having the damn ports.
  - foxpurple 5y ago
    I’d argue it’s less steps than preordering the framework laptop, pulling it apart and swapping modules around. The average person can walk in to the apple store and walk out with a MacBook and usb c hub just fine.
    - BMFXX 5y ago
      Modules slide out, you don't need a screw driver or anything. It's all by hand. Hence the easy of use. So no pulling anything apart. Think of it almost as each one as a game boy cartridge.
  - checker 5y ago
    Sounds like it's actually fewer steps when connecting+disconnecting to stop+start work.
- ewzimm 5y ago
  I love the modular laptop concept, but not for ports. For those who don’t want them hanging, these are perfectly color matched, made of the same kind of aluminum as the Air, and sit flush. I prefer it to having extra bulk to the base laptop. https://www.amazon.com/Purgo-Adapter-MacBook-Thunderbolt-Readers/dp/B07PFNV82M https://www.amazon.com/Purgo-Adapter-MacBook-Thunderbolt-Rea...

I have never used these, but these came up in my searches: https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/owc-thunderbolt-hub https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/owc-thunderbolt-hub https://www.caldigit.com/thunderbolt-4-element-hub/ https://www.caldigit.com/thunderbolt-4-element-hub/

secabeen 5y ago
I have this one, it's inexpensive, and works well: https://www.amazon.com/Anker-Upgraded-Delivery-Pixelbook-A83460A2/dp/B07ZVKTP53/ https://www.amazon.com/Anker-Upgraded-Delivery-Pixelbook-A83...
teawrecks 5y ago
But toting around a dongle is exactly the problem we're trying to solve.
- lotsofpulp 5y ago
  Oh, I was just answering how to add ports to a laptop with only one port.

pmontra 5y ago

Example: my external USB mic (much better than the internal one) and my USB disk for daily local backups, connected to two different ports this morning (and many other days.)

TYPE_FASTER 5y ago

I bought one of these: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07QXMNF1X/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07QXMNF1X/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b... One USB-C connection powers my laptop, connects to my monitor, as well as my wireless mouse and keyboard.

andrepd 5y ago
That's a lot of extra steps to just having the damn ports.
- foxpurple 5y ago
  I’d argue it’s less steps than preordering the framework laptop, pulling it apart and swapping modules around. The average person can walk in to the apple store and walk out with a MacBook and usb c hub just fine.
  - BMFXX 5y ago
    Modules slide out, you don't need a screw driver or anything. It's all by hand. Hence the easy of use. So no pulling anything apart. Think of it almost as each one as a game boy cartridge.
- checker 5y ago
  Sounds like it's actually fewer steps when connecting+disconnecting to stop+start work.
ewzimm 5y ago
I love the modular laptop concept, but not for ports. For those who don’t want them hanging, these are perfectly color matched, made of the same kind of aluminum as the Air, and sit flush. I prefer it to having extra bulk to the base laptop. https://www.amazon.com/Purgo-Adapter-MacBook-Thunderbolt-Readers/dp/B07PFNV82M https://www.amazon.com/Purgo-Adapter-MacBook-Thunderbolt-Rea...