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gimmesomemo

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(Sorry if this has been answered!)

Looking for a hub for my 11" pro - must have at least 1 oldschool USB, headphone, and usb-c passthrough, hdmi seems to be on everything but I'm not fussed about it.
So from my understanding - the hyperdrive *looks* great, but has plenty of reported issues + expensive. Leads me to the Satechi.

Only concern before ordering it is does it fit well on the logitech keyboard folio. I primarily use the logitech and switch to the pippeto origami for light tablet surfing/reading etc..

Is anyone here using them together? I think any kind of wobble/not sitting flush and risk of damaging the ipad port from not sitting securely would put me off from using it altogether.

There is obviously more cable attached hubs to chose from, but I can imagine it is just annoying having one hang from the side, especially as they all seem to have quite short cables.
Any other recommendations/advice welcome. Cheers
 
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I agree with you regarding the issue of potentially damaging the port with these accessories. I have an AudioQuest Dragonfly Red USB-A amp/DAC that I use a large Apple USB-C dongle with. It really makes using headphones with this set-up a pain for mobile use.
 
I wouldn't mind the idea of a dongle type one with a removable/replaceable connection cable, but they all seem so short, and I also don't like the idea of trusting a bending cable connection like that not crap out eventually... if that makes sense!
Unfortunately it seems hubs with a headphone jack are in the minority. I know I could quite easily have a separate headphone solution, but I'm looking for an all in one solution.

Edit - Anyone know of a long cable, or 'replaceable connection cable' dongle which fits these specs?
 
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