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iMac (mid 2017)Is there a USB hub that can be plugged into the thunderbolt outlet?

iMac (mid 2017)Is there a USB hub that can be plugged into the thunderbolt outlet?

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Posted on Oct 28, 2021 2:45 PM

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Posted on Oct 28, 2021 3:29 PM

Yes. The Thunderbolt-3 ports also double as USB-C/USB 3.1 ports. You can use any generic USB-C hub, but I would suggest avoiding hubs that advertise pass-through laptop charging unless they come with their own power cable: the last one I used failed to provide device power when used as a bus-powered device for a desktop Mac.

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Oct 28, 2021 3:29 PM in response to tommui987

Yes. The Thunderbolt-3 ports also double as USB-C/USB 3.1 ports. You can use any generic USB-C hub, but I would suggest avoiding hubs that advertise pass-through laptop charging unless they come with their own power cable: the last one I used failed to provide device power when used as a bus-powered device for a desktop Mac.

iMac (mid 2017)Is there a USB hub that can be plugged into the thunderbolt outlet?

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