One or two USB-C 3.2 Gen2 ports are all that's required - can then plug in a hub or dock. eg: https://us.ugreen.com/collections/usb-hub?sort_by=price-desc...

Can also plug in a power bank. https://us.ugreen.com/collections/power-bank?sort_by=price-d...

The advantage is that if the machine breaks or is upgraded, the dock and pb can be retained. Would also distribute the price.

The dock and pb can also be kept away to lower heat to avoid a fan in the housing, ideally.

Better hardware should end up leading to better software - its main problem right now.

This 10-in-1 dock even has an SSD enclosure for $80 https://us.ugreen.com/products/ugreen-10-in-1-usb-c-hub-ssd (no affiliation) (no drivers required)

I'd have another dock/power/screen combo for traveling and portable use.