Throughout most of last week, Amazon had tons of great deals across nearly every line of product in honor of its big summer sale—Prime Day. If you forgot to mark it in your calendar and now feel like you missed out on one of the biggest opportunities of the season to save, fear not. Even though the sale has ended, there are still plenty of gadgets and gizmos still on sale following its conclusion.
For instance, we’ve got this Anker USB-C hub going for 23% off. Normally, this laptop adapter sells for $26, but the discount had brought it down to just $20 even. You’ll save a good $6 for a limited time.
Over the years, laptop manufacturers have put a lot of focus on developing sleek machines. And to achieve this, the computers have gotten thinner, and they’ve been abandoning once standard functions. Now you’ll be lucky if your laptop has more than just one USB port on it. That’s why in order to get the full functionality out of your laptop, you need to get something like one of these USB hubs that Anker has constructed.
7-in-1 USB Versatility
This Anker hub plugs into your laptop over USB-C and adds seven different ports. These include an HDMI port, two USB-A 3.0 ports, a USB-C data port, a USB-C power delivery port, as well as dual SD and TF card reader slots.
The HDMI allows you to extend onto an external display, be it a TV or monitor, and display in up to 4K resolution at a smooth 60Hz.
You can achieve super fast transfer speeds over either of the USB-A 3.0 ports or the USB-C data port. Each port can handle speeds of up to 5Gbps. That’s 10 times faster than the speeds provided with USB 2.0.
You can charger your devices like a phone, tablet, or pair of earbuds using the USB-C power delivery port. The port can also be used to the charge the laptop itself, supporting adapters up to 100W. You’ll be able to charge your laptop at up to 85W over the USB-C cable.
For photographers, videographers, or just anyone working with SD and TF cards, access ports are found on the back of the Anker hub. You can just plug and play to start managing your photos and other files you have saved on your cards.
The Anker hub is compatible with more than just Windows laptops and MacBooks. You can use this hub with gaming handhelds like the Steam Deck, Legion Go, and Asus ROG Ally as well as phones and tablets.