The rise of sleek, lightweight laptop computers such as Apple’s MacBook Air or Dell’s XPS 13 has been a boon for the backs of work-anywhere warriors, but it’s also put a premium on ports that can expand the versatility of these powerful machines.
Fewer built-in ports means some users need to add external hubs that connect not only to big external screens but also backup hard drives/SSDs, mouses or trackpads, drawing tablets, audio interfaces, better-quality webcams and microphones, and more. And that sends you into a morass of competing, confusing options from multiple manufacturers.
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