Do you have any recommendation for the external hub?

[MacWorld78]

hi,

I hate the idea to pull down Mac mini every time to look for any USB or Thunderbolt ports that I could plug into...

what's your recommendation for the external hub?

My requirement is:

Maximum performance up to 40 Gbps data transfer.
Looking good as Mac mini 2018 Space Grey.

Just a few USB and few Thunderbolt.

 

[FreakinEurekan]

Well, you won't get a "few" Thunderbolt. Thunderbolt is not hub-able, you could get ONE pass-through though. If you just need USB, any USB 3.0 hub is fine. If you want "A" Thunderbolt, get a Thunderbolt dock - but they're pricey and duplicate a lot of ports that are built into the Mini, so you'd be better off just positioning it where you can get to the ports.

 

[MacWorld78]

Well, you won't get a "few" Thunderbolt. Thunderbolt is not hub-able, you could get ONE pass-through though. If you just need USB, any USB 3.0 hub is fine. If you want "A" Thunderbolt, get a Thunderbolt dock - but they're pricey and duplicate a lot of ports that are built into the Mini, so you'd be better off just positioning it where you can get to the ports.

Thanks for the information, I didn't really know about that Thunderbolt is not hub-able. Look like I'm stuck with this idea a USB 3.1 hub - I hope they are not too expensive like Thunderbolt!

Have you got any recommendation for the USB 3.1 data hub?

I'm just trying to find the fastest external SSD where I could run a VMware project.

 

[F-Train]

Have a look at the sticky threads in the Mac Accessories sub-forum: https://forums.macrumors.com/forums/mac-accessories.77/

 

[MacWorld78]

Have a look at the sticky threads in the Mac Accessories sub-forum: https://forums.macrumors.com/forums/mac-accessories.77/

Thank you for the link.

I think we're done from here!

 

[archer75]

I got an amazon basics hub. Connects to the USB-C ports on the mini. It's USB 3.1 and has 4 USB-A connectors. It was $15.99