

Look for hubs that offer passthrough charging, so you can charge your laptop even though you are using up one of the laptop’s USB-C ports for the hub itself. Card readers come at different speeds: UHS-I at 104Mbps, and UHS-II at 312Mbps although some are slower at 60Mbps. Other ports to look for include Gigabit Ethernet for faster wired Internet access (without the flakiness of Wi-Fi), and an SD or microSD card reader for adding inexpensive portable storage to your system. To fast-charge an iPhone, you need a minimum of 18W and USB-C, so look for extra USB-C slots, which are more capable than USB-A.

If your smartphone is compatible, you can charge your phone up to 80% in just 35 minutes.
