Picture of Macally USB-C to USB-A Hub with Ethernet Adapter. Customers who bought this item also bought. Of course, if all you want is something just serves as a hub for other thunderbolt connectors, it's redundant because thunderbolt can be daisy chained. Connect Thunderbolt and Thunderbolt 2 devices. I speculate they'll heavily advertise one (probably in the form of a Thunderbolt display) once they release Thunderbolt 3 with charging capabilities.

I'm actually surprised Apple hasn't released a proprietary one themselves, given how they've slimmed their models and slowly removed many of the connectors on their laptops. MacBook Multiport 480 GB SSD Speicher-Hub Thunderbolt 3 75 VB + Versand ab 4,50 48599 Nordrhein-Westfalen - Gronau (Westfalen) Beschreibung MINIX NEO SD4 USB-C Multiport 480 GB SSD Speicher-Hub für Apple MacBook Air/Pro HDMI 4K-60Hz Thunderbolt 3 USB 3. With Thunderbolt 3, this can also expand to:Įxplosion of external GPUs and other PCI-E x16 enclosures They are fantastic because you could theoretically plug-in your:Īnd other USB peripherals with one port on your computer. Hyper Thunderbolt 4 Power Hub review: Fast connectivity for demanding users If youre moving a lot of data around, you want more ports than the Mac tends to offer and they have to be fast. What makes thunderbolt hubs unique is their ability to accept input connections from various connection types. Thunderbolt 'hubs' in a sense work differently from USB hubs.

I only know of the Sonnet Echo 15 (which is still being developed) and the Belkin Express Dock USB-C If you're using a USB-C cable, such as the Apple Thunderbolt 3 (USBC) cable with your device, it will connect to your Mac without an adapter. Thunderbolt hubs do exist, and if they advertised how amazing it can be for consumers they would be far more popular, more companies would make them, and the price would perhaps drop (although I hear Intel licensing is a pain in the ass). The Apple Studio Display, Apple Pro Display XDR and LG UltraFine 5K Display use Thunderbolt 3.

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