The Great Port Shortage 

There was once a time when even the most basic of laptops came with a bevvy of ports that could allow you to plug in just about everything, even outdated connection types that manufacturers included simply because they could. Even as laptops got smaller, these manufacturers continued the trend by offering the same ports with clever workarounds, like several laptops which included folding-out LAN ports for the best possible internet connection.  

Unfortunately, laptops – and many other devices, even desktop PC – have seen a huge reduction in the number of ports built into them. This has come at a terrible time as work from home, hybrid work and the rise in content creation have led people to have more devices than ever before.  

Why UGREEN Hubs Are the Solution

Now we could sit here and complain about it (and likely blame Apple, which made it trendy to remove ports), or we can do something about it. UGREEN has our back in this department as it’s offering South Africa a huge number of hubs that can turn a single free USB port into a plethora of options.  

UGREEN Hubs are all built with top-quality components for top-tier reliability as well as various protections against over-current, over-voltage, and short-circuits (depending on the model), so you have confidence slipping them into your existing setup, connected to your expensive electronics.  

Their hubs are also lightweight and made for travel to give those pesky laptops all their ports back, but they will also happily live in a permanent installation at home or at the office.  

The only question is: how many ports do you want?  

4-in-1 

If you only need four extra ports, UGREEN has several options for you. This hub gives you four USB 2.0 ports in a small, round package. With so many devices, especially those in offices, still running the older generations of USB, this hub is perfect. Despite using an older USB generation, you still get great speeds (up to 480Mbps) and a one-metre cable to connect it to a source.  

If you need four USB 3.0 ports, UGREEN has you covered, too. This specific hub has a unique orientation with three ports in the front and one on top, making maximal use of the space. Look forward to transfer speeds of up to 5Gbps and a half metre cable. 

For a supreme focus on travel, look no further than this example, which also offers four USB 3.0 ports (albeit in a straight four configuration), up to 5Gbps transfer speeds and a shortened 15-centimetre cable, making it quick and easy to set up and take down. The thinline body here slips into any bag and even a pocket when you’re on the go. 

5-in-1 

All of the 4-in-1 hubs discussed above have USB Type-A as the input connection wire. As we move to 5-in-1 and beyond, UGREEN switches to USB Type-C as the input instead. For those very unfortunate laptops which only have Type-C as their only connection port, these hubs have come to the rescue. The change in connection type also allows these hubs to offer power pass-through for connected devices which need the juice. 

The remainder of these products are also all wrapped in lovely aluminium alloy chassis that are strong, light, look amazing, and even act as heatsinks to keep their connections cool.  

The first of these gives you an HDMI port with 4K at 30Hz support, two USB 2.0 ports, one USB 3.0 port (with up to 5Gbps transfer speeds), and a USB Type-C port with 100W of power delivery, which is split by 95W for charging and 5W for the operation of the hub itself.  

Need more USB 3.0 ports? Simply upgrade to the next hub up, which gives you three USB Type-C ports in total.  

7-in-1 

If you thought five ports were a lot, UGREEN still has room to impress with the 7-in-1 Revodok Hub. Are you ready? Here’s everything that UGREEN packed into this tiny package:  

An HDMI port (4K @ 60Hz), an Ethernet port (up to 1000Mbps internet speeds), an SD card reader (up to 104MB/s transfer speeds), a TF card reader (up to 104MB/s transfer speeds), a USB Type-C port (100W of power delivery) and finally two USB 3.0 ports with up to 5Gbps transfer speeds.  

You may be thinking, “wow, that’s the limit of what you can fit into a USB hub that’s small enough to be pocketed”, but you’d be wrong.  

9-in-1 

Yep, that’s Nine ports inside of this special UGREEN Hub, which, like the rest of this list, is available in South Africa right now.  

• 3 × USB 3.0 | Transfer speeds up to 5Gbps, 

• 1 × HDMI | 4K@30Hz, 

• 1 × VGA | 1080P@60Hz, 

• 1 × RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet | Internet speeds up to 1000Mbps, 

• 1 × SD Card Slot | Transfer speeds up to 90MB/s, 

• 1 × TF Card Slot | Transfer speeds up to 90MB/s, 

• 1 × USB-C PD Charging Port | 100W power delivery.  

This hub not only has the most amount of ports, but also allows you to use them to their fullest. For example, the HDMI and VGA connections can be used at the same time, giving you more monitor access. Similarly, the DS and TF card slots can also be used simultaneously, so you can always access your data no matter where it is.  

Explore Ugreen Hubs, or contact your account manager today to learn more.