Satechi’s new hub brings back HDMI, USB-A and other missing ports to your Mac and iPad Pro

Accessory maker Satechi announced a novel USB-C hub sold solely inwards choose Apple Stores.

It features a USB-A port for connecting your legacy devices at USB 3.0 speeds (up to v Gbps), an integrated USB-C port for charging alongside the USB Power Delivery protocol support, a couplet of SD as well as microSD carte readers (UHS-I) for transferring your DSLR photos, videos as well as drone clips, as well as an HDMI port for video output at upward to 4K resolution as well as a refresh charge per unit of measurement of xxx Hz.

The accessory costs $70 a pop.

The Satechi Aluminum USB-C Multiport Pro Adapter, equally they’re calling it, basically brings dorsum all of the legacy ports that Apple has removed from its notebooks over the years. And the best affair virtually it is that all of the hub’s ports are taking wages of but a unmarried USB-C port on your MacBook, connecting to your figurer via an integrated USB-C cable.

Satechi’s hub features a 15cm integrated USB-C cable for connecting to a host device.

“The novel hub is configured specifically for Mac as well as iOS devices as well as gives users the mightiness to expand ports as well as maximize productivity inwards ane simple, user friendly solution,” Satechi noted inwards a press release. And because USB is an manufacture standard, you lot tin purpose this USB-C hub without whatever additional software or driver back upward across many devices, ranging from Mac as well as Windows PCs to USB-C-enabled mobile devices similar iPad Pro as well as Android smartphones.

Here’s a promotional video yesteryear Satechi.

Check out the cardinal highlights:

• USB-C mightiness delivery


• High-resolution HDMI video output upward to 4K at 30Hz


• USB 3.0 supporting transfer speeds upward to v Gbps (640 Mbps)


• Dual carte reader slots for micro as well as SD carte access, upward to 104 Mbps


• Plug as well as play pattern for unproblematic installation—no drivers required

Considering that the upcoming iOS thirteen as well as iPadOS software includes a vastly improved Files app that tin forthwith deal external storage devices, this is the perfect hub for anyone looking to import materials from their retentiveness cards, digital cameras as well as other devices into their iPad.

Aside from the aluminum enclosure inwards infinite grayness that matches your overall Apple aesthetics, this hub is really compact as well as lightweight alongside a elevation of 0.43 inches (1.1 cm), a width of 1.33 inches (3.4 cm) as well as a weight of just 2.29 oz (65 grams).

By comparison, Apple’s USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter too costs $70 but it lacks integrated retentiveness carte readers establish on Saetchi’s novel gizmo. Apple’s Lightning to USB iii Camera Adapter, a $39 value, too lacks SD as well as microSD carte readers as well as neither Apple adapter has HDMI output. All told, this is a company USB-C hub from Satechi.

You tin croak your Satechi Aluminum USB-C Multiport Pro Adapter exclusively from Apple.com.

Satechi offers a attain of USB-C hubs, adapters as well as to a greater extent than as well as therefore live on certain to check out their website.

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