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what if I......want more than one usb port?

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I bought one of these: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07QXMNF1X/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b...

One USB-C connection powers my laptop, connects to my monitor, as well as my wireless mouse and keyboard.

That's a lot of extra steps to just having the damn ports.

I’d argue it’s less steps than preordering the framework laptop, pulling it apart and swapping modules around.

The average person can walk in to the apple store and walk out with a MacBook and usb c hub just fine.

Modules slide out, you don't need a screw driver or anything. It's all by hand. Hence the easy of use.

So no pulling anything apart. Think of it almost as each one as a game boy cartridge.

Sounds like it's actually fewer steps when connecting+disconnecting to stop+start work.

I love the modular laptop concept, but not for ports. For those who don’t want them hanging, these are perfectly color matched, made of the same kind of aluminum as the Air, and sit flush. I prefer it to having extra bulk to the base laptop.

https://www.amazon.com/Purgo-Adapter-MacBook-Thunderbolt-Rea...

Example: my external USB mic (much better than the internal one) and my USB disk for daily local backups, connected to two different ports this morning (and many other days.)

I have never used these, but these came up in my searches:

https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/owc-thunderbolt-hub

https://www.caldigit.com/thunderbolt-4-element-hub/

I have this one, it's inexpensive, and works well: https://www.amazon.com/Anker-Upgraded-Delivery-Pixelbook-A83...

But toting around a dongle is exactly the problem we're trying to solve.

Oh, I was just answering how to add ports to a laptop with only one port.

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