If there’s one criticism we now have of the new M1 MacBooks, it’s that the ports are extraordinarily restricted—simply two USB-C ports and a headphone jack. But as we speak’s deal will assist. Amazon is selling an Anker USB-C hub built specifically for the MacBook for $36, 40 p.c off the MSRP and one of the best worth we’ve ever seen.
This hub plugs in completely to the USB-C ports on your laptop computer so that you received’t have any dangling components that may get snagged. And don’t fear about blocking these two USB-C ports—you’ll get them again (break up into one multi-function USB-C port and one USB-C information port) alongside with a slew of others: two USB-A, HDMI, SD card, and microSD card slots. All in a hub that’s as skinny as your MacBook.
If you’re always scrambling for dongles to plug in varied issues due to a scarcity of ports on your new MacBook, this hub might be a life-changer. So go seize one earlier than the value goes again up.
[Today’s deal: Anker USB C Hub for MacBook, PowerExpand Direct 7-in-2 USB-C Hub for $36]
Michael Simon has been protecting Apple for the reason that iPod was the iWalk. His obsession with know-how goes again to his first PC—the IBM Thinkpad with the lift-up keyboard for swapping out the drive. He’s nonetheless ready for that to come again in fashion tbh.