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Review on πŸ”Œ CharJenPro USB C Hub for MacBook Pro (M1) 16", 15", 13", 2020, 2019, 2018, MacBook Air 2020 (M1), 2019, 2018 - 100W Power, USB C Port, 2 USB 3.0, microSD, SD Card Reader - MacStick USBC Adapter by Rich Ferguson

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Much smaller than previous offerings

Overall, this Mac stick is (is that a word?) better than previous versions from CharJen and others. However, there is still a lot of room for improvement. This device has 2 USB-C ports (one Apple powered port), 2 USB-3 ports and 2 SD card ports (one Micro). I haven't tried using both SD ports at the same time. All in all, a rather modest proposal for an expansion device. Pros: Much less. Has an LED to indicate power supply. Stable connection when connecting additional elements. Previous devices lost connection and disconnected external drives when a new device was added to the flash drive. Although this is technically an improvement, But I don't think the minimum requirement and previous models are sufficient. Cons: 1. When used on the right side, it covers the audio port.2. CharJen says it should "click" when properly installed, but it doesn't. I have 2 models of this model and 3 others from other manufacturers, none of them click.3. Like all those Mac sticks (no matter who makes them), they're not expandable anyway. If you need to connect all your stuff in the office, there won't be enough connections. I have 3 printers, a scanner and several external hard drives. A total of 7 USB 3.4 ports are required. The stick will not provide enough power to run high powered devices unless you plug that device into a powered port. I have a WD 4TB wireless hard drive that only works with a power connection. So I have two bars, one on each side, one to power the Mac and one to connect the hard drive.5. The two USB-C ports are very close together, so only USB-C pigtails can be plugged in, USB-to-USB-C adapters cannot be placed next to each other. Even though the ports are close together, the distance between them isn't the same as on the Mac Book, making it impossible to flip an extra drive and expand it any further. The two USB-C ports are very close together, so only USB-C pigtails can be plugged in, USB-to-USB-C adapters cannot be placed next to each other. Even though the ports are close together, the distance between them isn't the same as on the Mac Book, making it impossible to flip an extra drive and expand it any further. The two USB-C ports are very close together, so only USB-C pigtails can be plugged in, USB-to-USB-C adapters cannot be placed next to each other. Even though the ports are close together, the distance between them isn't the same as on the Mac Book, making it impossible to flip an extra drive and expand it any further.

Pros
  • USB hubs
Cons
  • New competitors