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Satechi updates two of its best-selling accessories - and they're on sale now
Satechi Stand & Hub for Mac mini and Mac Studio.
Premium hardware accessory maker Satechi is using CES 2024 to unveil upgraded versions of two of its best-selling devices for power users.
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First up is the Stand & Hub for Mac mini and Mac Studio. The hub, which has been engineered to feel like a natural extension of the Mac mini and Mac Studio, now features an NVMe SSD enclosure supporting both NVMe and M.2 SATA SSDs. This allows Mac mini and Mac Studio to quickly and easily add more high-speed storage to their systems.
If you're looking for a simple way to add additional storage that can be used for Time Machine backups, this is it.
The Stand & Hub for Mac mini and Mac Studio also features USB-C 3.1 and USBA 3.1 ports, supporting transfer speeds up to 10Gbps.
There are also SD and microSD card slots to satisfy the needs of the photographer, videographer, and drone pilot.
Satechi Thunderbolt 4 Slim Hub Pro.
Next up, the Thunderbolt 4 Slim Hub gets a "Pro" upgrade in the form of a beefier 150W GaN built-in power supply, which is capable of outputting up to 96W of power to the host device -- an increase of 60% compared to its predecessor.
Built from aerospace-grade aluminum, the Thunderbolt 4 Slim Hub Pro uses Thunderbolt 4 technology and features three Thunderbolt 4 ports supporting up to 40Gbps transfer speeds and can support two 4K displays or one 8K display. It can also push up to 15W of power to connected peripherals, and allows the user to daisy-chain up to six devices
Note that the Thunderbolt 4 Slim Hub Pro is fully backward compatible with Thunderbolt 3 and USB devices.
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The Satechi Stand and Hub for Mac mini and Mac Studio and the Thunderbolt 4 Slim Hub Pro are available immediately on Satechi's website for $100 and $200, respectively. If you're quick, you can use coupon code CES20 to get 20% off.