6-Port Type-C Hub Board with Thunderbolt 3 and SD Card Slots

This is the hub for Thunderbolt 3 desks, and the spec numbers are the point: dual Type-C connectors in, dual Type-C out — USB-C1 carrying Thunderbolt 3 at 40 Gb with data, PD charging and video, and 5K video output in TH3 mode; USB-C2 carrying USB 3.1 Gen 1 data at 5 Gb. Beside them: a USB 3.0 AM port at 5 Gb, and both card readers — SD 3.0 and microSD 3.0 — built into the board.

Six ports is the count the listing leads with — two USB 3.0-class ports, two Type-C charging-class ports, and the two card slots — and it positions itself honestly as the perfect complement for Apple computers and all other Type-C devices. Easily accessing files from SD and microSD cards is the photographer’s routine: ingest, cull and back up without a card reader dongle. Colour choices run silver, space-grey, gold and rosy pink — matched to the laptops it sits beside rather than disguised.

Key features

• Dual Type-C input and output configuration
• USB-C1: Thunderbolt 3, 40 Gb, PD charging/video, 5K in TH3 mode
• USB-C2: USB 3.1 Gen 1 data at 5 Gb
• USB 3.0 AM port (5 Gb) plus SD 3.0 / microSD 3.0 slots
• Colours: silver, space-grey, gold, rosy pink

Specifications

An honest note on Thunderbolt: the 40 Gb and 5K capabilities require a Thunderbolt 3 host and TB3 cableing — on plain USB-C hosts the same board runs at the 5 Gb USB rates. Check the laptop’s port badge before expecting TH3 numbers.

Typical applications

• Thunderbolt 3 MacBook desks with 5K displays
• Photography stations living on card slots
• Colour-matched hub duty beside MacBook and MateBook

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