You’ll find faster variants of USB-C (called Thunderbolt 3 ... than maybe even the Plugable 9-in-1 reviewed above. If all you need from an adapter is the ability to connect a bunch of older ...

Apple’s older 12in MacBook features one 5Gbps Gen 1 USB-C port, while the later Intel MacBook Air (2018 and later) and MacBook Pro (from 2016) boast either two or four 40Gbps Thunderbolt 3 ports.

Thunderbolt 5 (on the PC) is here, but not quite ready for prime time. You can call it a laptop dock, a laptop docking station, a USB 4 dock, or a Thunderbolt dock; they’re basically the same ...