Now that iPhone 15 also uses USB-C – does anybody have a recommendation for a USB-C port expander?
My wife’s 2018 MacBook Air only has 2 USB-C ports and we’ll need 1 to be able to keep the laptop powered, one for her new iPhone, one for a backup solution for the pictures, and one extra potentially for something else in the future.
I haven’t been able to find a USB-C port expander/hub that will meet these requirements in terms of what I am looking for, so if other community members have a recommendation – that would be greatly appreciated.
@alpha754293 … you’ll need something that’ll do a minimum of 60 watts to charge the macbook and phone at the same time without issues or power loss to either.
the 1 or 2 powered usb hubs I’ve come across so far do a max of 36 watts total output power. Might I suggest a battery bank for the phone to get thru the day!
That’s a part of the challenge is that the phone also only has a single USB-C port, and therefore; unless the USB-C expansion adapter for the iPhone 15 Pro Max is out already, I don’t think that even a battery bank (for the phone) would help with this.
I think that this is going to lead to a proliferation of new, higher power, USB-C hubs with more ports because right now, those are REALLY difficult to come by.