The 14-port Thunderbolt 3 dock, released this week, provides 85W of power for charging, and includes one mini DisplayPort (mDP) connector, two Thunderbolt 3 ports, a gigabit Ethernet adapter, optical audio (S/PDIF) connector, and four Type-A (full size) USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports on the back of the dock for connecting monitors, disks, and other peripherals intended to live on your desk. SEE: macOS Mojave: A guide for IT leaders (Tech Pro Research) Luckily, the extensibility of Thunderbolt 3 via USB-C, and the practical engineering of Other World Computing (OWC)–a company with decades of experience in bridging the gap for Apple ecosystem adherents–has produced the OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock, which allows users to connect peripherals and power their MacBooks by plugging in just one cable. Since then, Ive’s minimalist influences have led to design decisions–most controversially, moving exclusively to USB-C on MacBooks–which have frustrated enterprise users who rely on a heterogenous array of ports, forcing people to live the #DongleLife. The deal, whcih runs through July 7, only works if you order from Satechi's website (not Amazon) and you apply the code MACMINISSD at checkout.Apple has always been ahead of the curve when it comes to deprecating legacy technologies, starting with the noteworthy absence of the head-turning Bondi Blue iMac G3 in 1998, under the direction of Sir Jonathan Ive. Lastly, Satechi is running a 15-percent off deal on the new Stand & Hub for Mac mini with SSD Enclosure, which drops the price to a more manageable $85. Like that previous model, the stand-and-hub combo sits flush underneath your M1 Mac mini, connects via a single USB-C connection, and adds a bunch of much-need ports, including a USB-C data port (5Gbps), three USB-A ports (5Gbps), both micro SD and SD card readers, and a headphone jack. Other than that, the new stand-and-hub is exactly the same as the previous stand-and-hub combo that Satechi announced in 2019 - which you can buy on Amazon for $80, which is $20 cheaper than the new model. The other reason that Satechi claims that its stand-and-hub combo is optimized for the M1 Mac mini is that comes in a silver finish, which is the exact same silver finish as the M1 Mac mini. This means you can more affordably add storage to your Mac mini - because M.2 SATA SSD storage is typically cheaper than buying an external hard drive - and you can hide it so it won't cluttering up your desk space. As its name gives away, the brand-new Stand & Hub for Mac mini with SSD Enclosure ($100) has a hidden enclosure for M.2 SATA SSD storage (which all recent Macs have). Satechi just announced a new stand-and-hub combo that's optimized for the M1 Mac mini, but it also has a neat trick.

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