USB Hubs For Mac Explained: Save Your Money AND Your Time!

Taking a look at the best USB hubs for mac in 2023.
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My long-term review after using the 2023 Mac Mini with the M2 Pro as my daily machine after 5-6 months.

In this video, I've tried to compress my experience and research into something digestible to hopefully help you find a USB hub that works for you. This is really gear towards my own experience with Apple silicon having owned the M1 MacBook Air, M1 Mac Mini, M2 MacBook Pro, M2 Mac Mini and many more,.

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00:00 | Intro
01:44 | Budget-Tier USB Hubs
04:44 | Mid-Tier USB Hubs
06:45 | Display Caution
09:28 | Premium USB Hubs
12:06 | Wrapping Up

[bryans]

Thanks for the breakdown, as usual very informative. I purchased a Dockteck hub for my M2 MBA because it has HDMI (8K/30Hz), 4 USB 3.0 and, most importantly for my usage, the power passthrough that you mentioned since I also use it with my iPad Mini 6. It doesn't hurt that it was reasonably priced, has metal construction and a nice braided cable.

[TrickyRicky_]

The fact you’re the only person that comes up upon YouTube searching in 1 go. That’s fantastic. And on-top of that you proceed to keep these upto date yearly. Massive applause handsome gentleman.

[GodsRockstarMusic]

Earlier this year I purchased the CalDigit Thunderbolt 4 Element Hub for my Mac Studio. I saw some great Youtube reviews on the CalDigit; along with it being powered made this an easy purchase. I connect 5 drives (2 USB 3.0 & 3 Thunderbolt) to this hub and I will say that I have had zero issues since doing this.

[pauljakeman]

Awesome video Kyle, and thanks for being specific to macs.
With some things it’s still hard to find the proper specs for Mac accessories.
Great breakdowns

[Michaeljxy]

Thanks for the very comprehensive and logically clear instruction. I bought Caldigit TS4 half a year ago and haven't made full use of its power (like installing DisplayLink driver for my Mac Studio M1 Ultral for 5 displays). I have gone through lots of videos regarding USB hub and this is the most helpful one.

[adrianwiuk]

Nice review which covers all of the many bases! If you're just looking for something to attach a monitor, LAN, speakers and some other USB-A/C accesories to a MacBook via a single cable, I've found the Anker USB C Docking Station PowerExpand 9-in-1 a great option for the past few years. It's also in that middle range and can be picked up for around £100, so pretty good value for money.

[Erin-Thor]

I bought a new M1 MacBook Air and then a dongle to increase connectivity. A few months later the Mac wouldn’t boot up, took it to Apple and thought nothing of answering their questions. Apple returned the laptop in 20 minutes saying the cost of the repair would be more than the purchase price. I was shocked and they calmly explained that I had used a third party USB port device which had damaged the laptop, and that I needed to contact Anker, the adapter manufacturer for resolution. Anker denied the claim, and I have a $1, 199 doorstop. My point: DO NOT BE HONEST WITH APPLE AS THEY ARE LOOKING FOR ANY REASON POSSIBLE TO DENY WARRANTY CLAIMS. 20 minutes was enough time to read the ticket, blame the dongle and deny the claim.

[robertsanchez]

Quelle vidéo ! Insertions, animations, qualité de l’image, bravo pour ce travail immense !

[thepurpleufo]

Thank you for your amazing clarifications.

[demetrichen]

WE NEED A 2024!!! LIKE YA CONTENT VERY INFORMATIONAL AND HELPFUL!! THANKS

[abbycohenwl]

Just want to say THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH

[scaraco]

I love all of your videos. Beard is looking great, too :)

[ΜαθαίνωΕλληνικά]

Nice video, helpful to understand the price ranges.

[angelopepeskordos]

This is so helpful! Any notable additions to the list since you posted this? Thanks!!

[XRP_]

probably the best video ive seen. i currently working with a m1 macbook pro m1 13 inch 2020....i should probably going with the high tier for dual monitor support

[humbertooliveira]

Hi Kyle amazing your video I need to connect to my mac Book Air M1 2 external displays, what is your advice ?

[aimee]

Cheers for the video, certainly something to think about on my next purchase. Btw, how do you do those animations? Is that done in Adobe After Effects?

[dsuarez]

Thank you for the video
Can you give us a suggestion for a hub they can confidently handle a 4K capture card input, 1080p output over HDMI, inputs from rodecaster Duo, and hopefully power delivery

[JA_Everything]

Hey Kyle, great video. Question for you, which hub do you recommend for connecting my 16in MacBook ProM3 with two Apple Studio Display 27 in monitors?

[smokestack]

Very informative! VGA recommendation, please! Thank you