Review on UGREEN USB 3.0 Hub with 3 Ports, External Stereo Audio Adapter 2-in-1 – Headphone & Microphone 3.5mm, High Speed 5Gbps for Mac OS Windows Linux, iMac MacBook Mac Mini PCs Tablets by Nick Garrett

This article practically defines value for money. Connected to my ThinkPad, it gives me great sound *and* connectivity to my mouse, external hard drive, and phone. I haven't tried connecting a USB power adapter to it yet; I may do this at some point in the future if I need to run a CD drive, for example, but it certainly works fine with regular devices. A tiny white LED indicates that the device is working. All of this costs less than $20. The only thing I would change is to make the cable longer, but that's easily fixed with any USB 3.0 extension cable.