But if you want an SD card reader, just buy a hub with one included. Both are excellent.)įolks who wish Apple added an SD card reader to its latest laptop might include a separate dongle on a list of best MacBook Pro accessories. (If you need Mac backup software, choose between Carbon Copy Cloner and SuperDuper. They’re also on sale much of the time, which helps. The universally popular choice is Samsung’s T5 series, which are small, affordable (as SSDs go), and reliable. It should be at least as big as the SSD in your MacBook Pro, and for speed, silence and small size, you might prefer an external SSD. Unless you’re already set up with Time Machine, or some other local backup, you’re going to need a backup drive.

Backup drive Samsung’s T5 backup drives are a great choice. This is another Wirecutter pick, but I have owned one for quite some time now and I recommend it. Unusually, it also works as a USB hub, so you can use it to connect to SSD drives and other devices while powering them. The ZMI PowerPack 20000 can put out 40 watts via USB-C, as well as charging other gadgets via USB-A. Thanks to USB-C, it’s possible to buy a battery power pack that can charge a notebook computer. It’s listed as a “desktop” charger, but it’s still more portable than a standard MacBook Pro charger plus sundry phone and gadget chargers carried together. That’s enough to power the large MacBook Pro, and up to four other devices via USB-A ports.

The most suitable charger seems to be the Nekteck 5-Port 111W USB Wall Charger, which puts out 87 watts through the USB-C port.

I’ve never needed such a charger before, so I will defer to Wirecutter on this. For that, you want at least 60 watts, and preferably 80 watts or more. The charger that comes with your MacBook Pro is fine, but what about a more portable version? Or a charger that can juice several other devices at the same time? For my iPad, I use the Anker 5-port USB-C charger, which offers one 30-watt USB-C port, but that’s not really enough to charge the MacBook.

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