Satechi Mac mini M4 Hub & Stand with NVMe SSD Enclosure, 2xUSB A 10Gbps, USB A Data Port, SD Card Reader for Mac mini M4, Mac mini M4 Pro - Silver

This hub is a great companion to the Mac mini M4 / M4 Pro. The build quality is great. The front facing USB-A ports and SD card reader slot are perfect complements to the USB-C ports available on the Mac mini itself.The SSD enclosure is easy to use and I was able to install a 2TB drive with no problem.The cutout for the power button is a nice touch. It was "hidden" in the initial announcement so it definitely caught the copycatters off guard.While I gave this a 5-star rating, there is still room for improvement.1) While this takes up a Thunderbolt 4 port in the back (or Thunderbolt 5 for M4 Pro), the connection is just USB 3.2. This limits the enclosed SSD to a lower speed than dedicated Thunderbolt 4 enclosures.2) And because it takes up a Thunderbolt 4/5 port in the back, having an additional USB-C port (or better yet, Thunderbolt port) in the back would be perfect.Sure, upgrading the connection from USB-3.2 to Thunderbolt 4 would make this more expensive. Perhaps a future pro version of the hub?

As a Windows user for 30+ years, I had only used a Mac recently to consume content and not to create anything or store any files on it. I bought this and a 2TB SSD, along with a Mac Mini M4/ 512. Although it was a bit of a challenge to make the new storage available to PCs on my Windows network, it is working well now, and I couldn't be happier with the product. It looks like it was designed by Apple and the ability to install an SSD in minutes is great. I also appreciate all of the additional inputs. Very well designed and I will certainly look at other Satechi products in the future.

The hub is mostly great. The reason for 4, and not 5, stars is this. The USB-A ports cannot be used for charging. If this isn't an issue, then by all means, buy it.

The product looks great with my Mac Mini M4 Pro. The NVM.e hard drive performance seems excellent so far. Ventilation and cooling seems solid. USB ports all work as expected. Time will tell on durability and quality.

It wasn't sold in Japan yet, so I ordered it here. The product was very good. The power switch was easy to use. It was the best. It arrived 2-3 days earlier than

Nice. Great quality and improves input accessibility.

Lots of plug options but this hub needs to be powered. All power comes out of the MAC Mini. If you have an internal HD mounted in the SATECHI and plug another HD in, it will function intermittently as the MAC is unable to power more than one or two USB devices. Dumb for a hub that has loads of USB ports. Great design otherwise. I ordered a powered hub for my SSDs.

I had tried a different hub for my new Mac Mini M4, but it fell short because it just had too many ports all driven by the power available thru a single Mac Tunderbolt4 port. What I like about this hub is that it does not duplicate anything that the Mac Mini M4 already has. The SSD is fast enough, the HDMI port supports my 2650x1440 Dell Monitor and you can add a second monitor thru one of the other 2 Thunderbolt4 ports in the rear of the case. All in all a pretty great product.