where are the cheap USB c hubs?

[Jason Davies]

Hi everyone,

I have an M1 Mac mini which has two USB C ports. I'm using both but would quite like to get one or two more as gradually things arrive with USB-C cables more and more. So - a hub seems in order.

I can't find one anywhere that isn't hundreds, including a video out, SD card and so on, and has Thunderbolt 3 or 4 included. Everything outputs to the old USB size (USB A, I think) - even the expensive ones that seem to have USB C mainly output to USB A. I don't actually need all that. I'm thinking iPhone cable (lightning to USB C), iPad (USB c to USB C), maybe an external hard drive. I don't really care much about whether it ramps it down to USB 2 speeds tbh.

Has anyone come across such a thing? I've looked at so many my eyes hurt, they're all USB-A centred... or do I buy a whole load of adaptors so I can add them to the drawer with all the others in a few years?

Cheers,

Jason

[Paul R Owen]

I seem to remember reading that USB C is ideally suited to being daisy chained for connecting further devices (monitors should be last in the chain). Therefore the system doesn't lend itself to a hub with multiple USB C connections unless you throw lots on money at it.

Perhaps someone else can confirm this.

For my MacMini (Intel) I have a hub with 14 outputs including three USB C outputs (from Megamac.com, the UK agent for Other World Computing) but it cost around £300.

Paul Owen

[Tony Crooks]

How about this? 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sitecom-CN-385-USB-C-Female-Ports/dp/B07YN54Q33/ref=mp_s_a_1_10?crid=323VMG5LUHXNE&keywords=usb-c+hub&qid=1640340910&sprefix=usb-c+hubs%2Caps%2C126&sr=8-10

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[Jason Davies]

ah, that sounds plausible! Thanks for the tip. I feel like if I'm going to do this, I should get as many C ports as I can (and most have one or two).

So I guess we are now hoping that more devices (eg external drives) have another port to daisy chain them but I guess then we're up against the fact they are so ofter power sources rather than data, and a disk enclosure that can handle many watts is going to be a lot more complex than a USB A enclosure...

cheers,
J

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Cheers,

Jason

[Jason P. Davies]

Hi Tony

I missed that one! Thanks, well spotted. One of the reviewers is hilariously obsessed with the fact that these things are so hard to find (and for anyone who is in a similar situation, do note the problems with video)

Thanks,

-Jason
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