The Perfect Accessories For Your MacBook Air 🍎

As much as I love Apple and advocate for USB-C, the decision to remove certain ports from devices has been frustrating at best.
I’ve been a fan of ‪@satechi‬ products for a long time, they make some really premium products for devices with limited I/O options and they’re definitely my go-to for third party accessories.
Here’s a couple of my favourites! 🙌🏼

[@nial538]

might want to disclose its an ad...

[@ozkan576]

@@JDdaFilmerit doesnt matter if its genuinely good or not, *if* its an ad it has to be disclosed, but we dont rly know if its and ad or not ig

[@jasonfuller7073]

Get a life man.

[@imshubhajit]

There's a tag on the shorts (right above the page name mentioning it as an Ad). There's no need for extra mention whatsoever.

[@reginalddavaughn4583]

Why does it matter?

[@bernknox]

@@reginalddavaughn4583because if it’s an ad it may not be a genuine opinion

[@curlyhairdudeify]

Apple, "yeah, we are minimalists.... Buy the dongles, and battery packs."

[@thefynn]

the dongles you need depemd on your workflows, in my case with the mac book pro I rarely need a dongle at all, others will need it probably more, but why would you need a battery pack? The macook air lasts longer than basicly any other laptop

[@curlyhairdudeify]

@@thefynn That humpback whale battery pack/case that people put on their "sleek" iPhones... And workflow.... Yeah, I totally want a laptop with only a charging part... Nothing else.

[@magnus9316]

@@curlyhairdudeifywell their current iphones and laptops have a way longer battery life than the competition and their port selection has greatly improved on their laptops while other laptops have a worse selection than before.

[@tgvinfinite2607]

@@magnus9316 well its also worth noting that the port selection is only improved on the pro models, on which it is very good, but on the air and m2/m1 air its not very good

[@magnus9316]

@@tgvinfinite2607 did you look at the port selection of every other super thin laptop

[@aryantawte3438]

It’s so generous of Apple to keep accessory companies in business.

[@ajoanes1998]

Word that have never been uttered by anyone else EVER: “I love apple products but they work better with third party products” 😂

[@SamSung-ww3rp]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@SamSung-ww3rp]

At their price should need to buy anything else. Another cool aid drinker.

[@giggitygigs]

​@@SamSung-ww3rpwhat is the price?

[@SamSung-ww3rp]

@@giggitygigs 13-inch (M1 chip)From $999 13-inch (M2 chip)From $1099 New15-inch (M2 chip)From $1299

[@tgvinfinite2607]

@@SamSung-ww3rp not even a high price for a product like that

[@hemanhy]

Please dont create fake advertisements. Apple m2 air can only support 1 external monitor with this dock, so don’t advertise it having 2!

[@lorem4811]

DisplayLink disagree with you

[@i.c.wiener2750]

@@lorem4811 it's a workaround with a few disadvantages, not a complete fix of the situation.

[@lorem4811]

@@i.c.wiener2750 What disadvantages are you talking about? Apple forces users to buy a PRO version so all other ways are "workarounds".

[@呀咧呀咧]

@@lorem4811Uses CPU to compress / decompress input signal, no screen rotation support, and lower quality

[@呀咧呀咧]

@@lorem4811also no hdcp

[@sicaboy]

Caution, only one HDMI port will work on M2 MacBook Air as per apple’s spec.

[@len1018]

I was so mad when i found out haha

[@JeremiahJaxon]

It is the same with the M1 chip. You need a M1 pro, M1 max, M2 pro or M2 max to have two external displays.

[@latribu99]

@@ojciec-Pij0it doesn’t always work as advertised.

[@VinhNguyen-ls1ng]

thanks for rasing awareness. i almost lost my fuckin money if i didn't see this comment lol

[@SKI79]

i think you can use two when the macbook is in clamshell mode

[@miletadulovic577]

Macbook won't charge with 100W even if you plug it in 100W brick. Why? It limits how much power it can take to save the battery from overheating and dying. So yeah, use charger that it came with.

[@alfredkc]

Actually; the 14” MBP charges up to 100W, and 16” MBP charges up to 140W.

[@alfredkc]

But you are correct in that the M2 MBA in the video only charges up to 67W. However; not correct in the wider sense of MacBooks.

[@br0wnbear160]

But if you wanna charge Mac and smartphone and some other devices you need watts

[@aswinkumar1832]

honestly, u should go with the option of 67W bruick by apple for an additional 20 dollars. Most value for money imo

[@hawkeye566]

I personally use iPad 20w charger with my map 14" to save my battery degradation

[@Afterhours69]

All the Satechi products combined : “Your account has been debited with 600 euros”

[@doomfistXD]

just save up if you cant buy them and they are rally high quality imo

[@expploe]

yea cables and dongles worth 600 euros only a 100 euros more than my windows laptop with 8 gb of ram and 528 gb of strage plus it's upgradable

[@rishabhahuja3836]

Buy your own problems. Buy your own solutions.

[@KaneCarso]

There is no problems

[@lildeezn]

@@KaneCarsoHAHAHAHA

[@martinluk4223]

“I love apple products, but I think sometimes they work best with 3rd party accessories”, this said everything

[@mariochavez3834]

ikr?

[@unknownperson3691]

Says the person who tinkers with whatever OS they use as a full time job to make it fit their needs. At least be good if you want to do Apple bashing.

[@revenge977]

@@unknownperson3691 ok but thats software thing, we're talking hardware here. you dont have to pay to tinker OS

[@FacelessThinker]

Satechi is one of the best 3rd party accessories business in the world. I call it "Remora Fish Business", we don't need to be a Shark and compete Apple, but let's be one of their ecosystem as remora fish, that will be compatible with the shark. Make compatible products, how to be compatible with WFH (setup desk accessories), compatible with aesthetic hype (home decoration accessories), compatible with professional iPhone photography (Sandmarc accessories).

[@Omar-kl3xp]

Isn’t this an ad ?

[@turnerjames]

won't get 2x 4k monitors on that air 😬

[@owenspinks793]

it can

[@8xus_1]

You can

[@LukaszS1]

Can you plug in 2 external monitors using this extension on MacBook Air?

[@callum.mcdowell]

@@LukaszS1 no, you can only use one external monitor. the M2 MacBook Air only has two display channels. one for internal display and one for an external- the two above replies are incorrect.

[@NicleT]

@@callum.mcdowellexactly, and it's a well known M2 (not Pro, not Max) limitation.

[@linovallebuona]

1. The Laptop you are using (MacBook Air M2) supports only one external monitor 2. The 70 Watt Apple charger costs like 20€ extra

[@MaxPrusakov]

You can use more than 1 external monitor, but you need a hub with display link, it will be a bit more expansive than video's one

[@Zebra_Paw]

@@MaxPrusakov also image and accel are sh*t with displaylink

[@thatfloridian5719]

I highly agree I use anker products for my MacBook

[@tiagoney]

does this multimidea adaptar / hub allow us to expend the number of external monitors extending the display or just by mirrioring?

[@Tobtob1]

Good question, I hope this gets answered

[@len1018]

You can only connect one Monitor with the mac book air

[@thefynn]

MacBook air (all M1 and M2 Macs) only support 1 screen, no matter if mirrored or extende. You nedd a dock with dual link to use 2 screens.

[@npc5100]

Imagine if apple just added hdmi and 3 usb.

[@thefynn]

Well, 2 usb will be enough for most users the air is designed for, HDMi would be nice, but it's to big to fit into the case. Compare the Pro (with Hdmi) and the air, where would that gigantic plug go?

[@DarkstarDarth]

Sure that'll be an extra $1700. Lol

[@-GLaDOS-]

I have an Asus laptop (forgor model) thats has like 6 ports, 2 HDMI, 1 micro USB, 2 USB and 1 USB C, its a bit old being why It has only one USB C as It wasnt as common like now

[@pretty_bored]

@@-GLaDOS- my (slow af) 2023 laptop also only has one USB-C

[@NexoFire]

Does that hub actually expand monitors or its just a mirroring?

[@oleg-hx6im]

As far as I know MacBook air m2 supports only one monitor so probably the second one will be a mirror

[@omerfawadrauf7369]

To use multiple external monitors, look for a display link hub. They have external gpu that allow you to run another screen but on the cpu

[@henriitv]

„i love apple, but what i love more is an unannounced ad“

[@kushagrabhuwalka4402]

Can you tell me these portions with 4K HDMI ports? Can they other 165 hz in FHD?

[@VoidPaul97]

Or... You could just get the MacBook Pro 14" and buy a Ethernet Adapter, and an external SSD.

[@certifiedl6ner]

they have fans tho which sucks when recording audio

[@VoidPaul97]

@@certifiedl6ner Well, at least the fans avoid it from melting. (No slur intended, It just wouldn't suit my needs) also the fan on MBP is really silent, you would only notice if you're doing really heavy tasks.

[@certifiedl6ner]

@@VoidPaul97 They don't really get that hot they only run on like 30 watts. The MacBook Pro runs hotter that's why it needs the fans. But yeah you're right the Fans are silent and most people are fine with that so why not go with the better performance.

[@tgvinfinite2607]

its almost like the macbook pro 14 is more expensive

[@VoidPaul97]

@@tgvinfinite2607 The base model MBP 14" has really good specs. 12 Core CPU, 10 Core GPU, 16GB RAM (unified memory), and 512GB SSD. And it has a decent price for what you get.

[@Kurumi_6_10th]

apple is garbage, android best.

[@KaneCarso]

Laggy scammy android sheep spotted 😂

[@MediSpring]

I don't have all these accessories for my M1 MBA. I use it with an extern USB-C monitor at my office and at home. Charging, data transfer, video, etc... everything is possible via one cable. Printing and Scanning work via wifi. My iPhone 12 mini is my webcam via continuity cam. The AirPods Pro are responsible for the audio in- and output. So I cannot complain about dongles.. 🤷‍♂️

[@soulovelee_2433]

Isn't it so frustrating that that you need all these dongles and accessories when just 10 years ago all that what built in to any MacBook? So annoying

[@micrology3350]

Sponsored

[@Akagami753]

That doesn't mean that the product is bad

[@fxarts9755]

​@@Akagami753 says more about the youtuber than the product if he doesn't disclose this as sponsored. in which case it also says something about the company sponsoring it since both parties didn't make an effort about disclosing this as an ad (which is also illegal in many countries). doesn't mean its bad, does mean u cant trust either very well

[@callum.mcdowell]

@@Akagami753 not to mention the laptop in the video can only connect to one external monitor, yet this isn't mentioned

[@jewa3051]

Me with my broken HP laptop:

[@KaneCarso]

Sad 😬😬😬😬

[@gradexp]

Bro, I don't understand how you can love a MacBook in which updating RAM and ssd is like two such macbooks? Maybe you're making a video, maybe you're studying. Then this is your option. on the same iPhone, you can edit much more than on Android (system). The opposite happens immediately. Now, because of such advertising, I wanted a Mac.

[@KaneCarso]

Android phones are a joke. Laggy

[@miguelitosanchez1214]

Wait you can connect 2 monitors with the M2 Air?

[@Bunny-ho8bi]

Noo 😂

[@Elcompalui712]

@@Bunny-ho8bi why not

[@callum.mcdowell]

you can't

[@NicleT]

No you can't. This is a misleading pseudo add video.

[@luiscute13]

I use this adapter and yes, it enables you to get 2 external displays. It comes with Instantview app to make 2 external displays possible.

[@user-hd5uk9it7v]

Can we use these products with ipad?

[@nov1st]

The best laptops are the ones that don’t need dongles

[@curlyhairdudeify]

Yeah, I aint carrying all that sh*t.

[@jakenguyen1150]

Those are optional accessories tho. I only have it at home, on my stationary desk, when I need more than 1 monitor. I bring only my Mac everywhere just fine.

[@MarkTheCat]

Any windows based laptop is a thousand miles away from even being considered “the best laptop”

[@pretty_bored]

@@MarkTheCat that’s a bit over exaggerated… It’s just what you prefer (I prefer Mac, but for gaming, windows is basically the only option)

[@MarkTheCat]

@@pretty_bored for gaming - yes. but choosing laptop for gaming is the worst way to enjoy games, i think. it’s not even the concept of laptop gaming, it’s just sheer awful build quality of every single so called “gaming” laptop i’ve seen in my life. every vendor will always choose to use the cheapest most soft plastic, the worst screen in its class, and it’s always heavy, very hot and very loud. and don’t even get me started on preinstalled bloatware if it’s a windows based laptop.

[@TechnoSan09]

I always feel superior with my windows gaming laptop that has hdmi, type c (optional charging), ethernet with 2 usb along with high computation power to all those ppl struggling with those tiny children book carrying tons of dongles

[@KaneCarso]

Just buy an Apple silicon MacBook which is cheaper, faster, has full performance on battery/when unplugged & better than windows laptop. Go watch Max Tech Apple silicon MacBooks vs more expensive windows laptops comparison & then talk. Windows laptops are nowhere near Apple silicon MacBooks in performance, battery life & efficiency. While the Mac was unplugged vs plugged into the charger windows laptop. Also, Find me a Windows laptop that has 22 plus hours of battery life, has the performance of M3 Pro/Max chip, has full performance on battery, has a 4K 1,600 nits 120hz mini-LED 16-inch display, doesn't lose performance when unplugged, fans are always quiet, efficient processor, made of aluminum, has Ray Tracing, supports up to 128GB RAM with 8TB SSD, has loudspeakers with a great webcam, top-notch trackpad, have a biometric, top built quality display, has a thin premium design, has thin bezels & doesn’t need a separate power brick/charges with a USB-C. 😊😊

[@Siuyendiana]

Hi! Is there any USB-C Hub in Starlight color from Satechi? Thank you.

[@THEGREATESTHIMSELF]

So you buy ultra thin laptop just to carry around all those Accessories?!

[@boggie114]

You gotta be careful with those adaptors, last one fried the logic board of my macbook pro..twice.

[@MaximusTheChosenOne]

How did it fry it twice? Lol

[@boggie114]

@@MaximusTheChosenOne Clearly, I changed the motherboard once, then bought a new adaptor, then it fried the second motherboard as well.

[@pretty_bored]

@@MaximusTheChosenOne “lol”? You think it’s funny that someone’s MacBook Pro fried? Come on.

[@villan7h]

Caution: Alphabet (The Parent company of Google) is American, so it has to abide by FTC rules, which means your channels gonna get struck down for non disclosure

[@alanharper23]

Non disclosure of what? There’s an “includes paid promotion” tag on the Short if that’s what you mean.

[@bfdia51]

Uh the m2 air only supports 1 external display. So having 2 hdmi ports doesnt help.

[@_annjb_]

what macbook is that?

[@1337-g2g]

maybe its macbook air 13,6 M2 processor because color midnight

[@DeltaAirlines737]

I have the usb c hub and it matches the space gray MacBook air perfectly

[@NaemSurname]

макбук э

[@eddievalentin6678]

Is the MacBook Airs equivalent to iPhone SE phones or Mac minis?

[@paulegbo5613]

Amazon link? Can’t seem to find it

[@nileredsexperiment834]

Is the SATECHI Type-C PD charger compatible with PD charging supported Gaming Laptops?

[@cwdez]

How is your MacBook so dark?!

[@Zocrates]

The m2 MacBook Air won’t display multiple monitors, so those 2 hdmi are useless

[@Krishnashares]

No headphone jack on iphone, no HDMI and USB ports on mackbook air. Apple's policy is "Focus on making the product good looking, even if it means doing away with basic functionality."

[@justinpooters]

It has 2 HDMI Ports. Does it use something like displayport? Or is it just duplicating those screens?

[@Bedbreaker343]

The air 2 can’t support two monitors

[@Zebra_Paw]

Metal device + not grounded charger = ground leakage going through your body. Just slide your finger onto its metal body, you'll feel the voltage

[@RajyShalabi]

Yourvsound is like Ben Miriot

[@lenso010]

they could make insertable ssd into that multimedia adapter. I could be all in one solution.

[@SulphurS16]

I fucking hate the dongle era, i wish apple would give us at least 1 usb a port

[@916-22k]

My ugreen revodok 7 in 1 usb c hub is cheaper and much smaller, and it has your exact features, but with a 100W PD usb c and just one useless hdmi port instead of 2.

[@Jm7wtf]

I bought an accessory for MacBook Air… a gaming laptop!

[@livacreative]

Imagine you are bragging about your premium product's lack of basic connectivity features...😂😂😂

[@mohanasir1838]

iPad mini 6 iPad Air 5 iPad 10 generation who is the beast for pubg

[@honor9lite1337]

Okkkkk

[@MemiTwins]

before you said anything I knew you were sponsored

[@rajindersingh-ux8ks]

It’s so expensive maybe because they added 1 more extra port best cables design and very good quality

[@mwolfgr01]

COMPACT???? That thing is NOT compact.

[@theblamer]

I prefer UGREEN, but it okay Satechi

[@HG-Tv23]

Just letting you know the dongles of this brand are very very very expensive like 80€ and up!!!!

[@Jbotw23]

When your buying your MacBook you can upgrade to 70w for like $20

[@Rustamushko]

I'm waiting when Apple will exclude SSD to make Macbook more 'affordable' and provide it as an accessory.

[@hetwiki]

You can hate all you want but apple products beauty and quality is unmatched

[@antoniorengel8]

Satechi is such a good brand for apple products. A bit more expensive than other options in my opinion, but a really good brand.

[@Dogeforlife0]

You mean it adds the ports it should already have?

[@frankwong9486]

Wait now MacBook Air supports dual HDMI output with adapter ? Nvm that looks liks kind of displaylink thing

[@sund0ggy]

Only if M2 could extend to two displays… smh

[@Brahmn-qn3kp]

why r u so obsessed with SATECHI.....😅

[@DariaPonomarenkoArt]

Imagine buy expensive laptop, but you cannot use it fully without buying 100500 accessories.

[@KaneCarso]

Imagine being delusional 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@rahulmishra9971]

It's so damm fucking expensive

[@ValSolival]

This is USB-C not Thunderbolt adapter. With mac you will get only one HDMI output, and only USB 2 speeds and only 500 maps. Don't buy this for you mac. Buy proper Thunderbolt 4 dock instead if you need extra ports.

[@OlzhasAg]

Satechi is a shit, quality is worse than Ugreen or Wiwu, I’d better prefer them

[@NoOneTwoTrust]

I like Hyper brand they are better in my opinion especially when they colour match your MacBook as I have the midnight colour way and then they also have SD card compatibility up to 310mbs read and write UHS-II which is good when you use Photoshop or edit videos and 10GBs ports UAG Plyo MacBook Air 15.3" Case. Hyperdrive eco-smart 11 USB-C dock.

[@połpołowiec]

This double HDMI dongle is a super shit. I hade M1 Pro and after plugin it to macbook first screen looks like 10x loss JPEG compression and second one like 1000x loss JPEG compression. 3screens with M1Pro is a dream, maybe with official apple products.

[@thompsonjames918]

never buying Satechi again. Their products have a 2-3 year life span

[@ПОКАНЕПРИДУМАЛ-м2у]

Sorry man, but your advice is super bad. 100W charger is really stupid idea! Any Lithium battery die faster if you charge it fast! Any! So, better buy 10W and charge all night while you sleep! Actually I'm looking for 8W charger because I like to sleep 9-10 hours =)

[@cicigrace2208]

It should be "I love third-party accessories "😢

[@okfu]

Are you kidding me why should i buy this hub with more than 150$ when i have MacBook air ,MacBook air m2 does accept only one HDMI hahaha

[@rikikikikikiki]

Important: Your macbook cannot take more than 30 watt of power, having a 100 watt power brick may be useful for charging multiple devices at once (hence multiple type-c ports on satechi's brick), but this won't speed up macbook's charging times. Choose wisely and consult multiple sources.

[@bigfigpig776]

Anker is better

[@Frenchiee]

Which mac you using ?

[@SavageThor]

to bad the air only supposrts 1 monitor

[@anthonyfta]

"The best accessories for ur mac" = "The accessories that other brands put in their deivices but Apple dont in ur mac" xD

[@iPodGuru]

No prices disclosed and not disclosing it’s an ad is crazy

[@TheGadgetWarehouse-us]

We sell all kinds of apple devices New & pre-owned

[@ORV369]

Not to be an bootyhole but this is overkill for a MacBook Air lmao 😂😂😂😂😂 your just messing up your Mac if you want to run multiple things I’d suggest actually getting a worthy MacBook to connect 2 external monitors without your battery frying lmao

[@Ostathis]

apple products best used with 3rd party accesories??? Man what a fanboy... So you trying to convince us or you? One of the thing that makes apple hated the most is lack of compatibility with anythng outside the apple ecosystem.. cmon ok you want to "influence" but still..

[@DonnieToys]

And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent: (Acts 17:30) The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. (2 Peter 3:9) And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: (Hebrews 9:27)

[@GabrielCando79]

Es ridículo, así no se puede trabajar.. Un computador debe tener puertos... Imagina tener que armar todo eso siempre que quieres hacer algo.

[@Kothavale_sk]

First buy laptop Then buy accessories to run the laptop

[@IanFarydPhillips]

@JorgePowell does the multimedia adaptor allow split screen? ie Screen 1 & Screen 2 or just mirroring one screen?

[@lebah5minuteslate]

apple awesome

[@TheMightyKinkle]

Or just get a Windows PC and not need any of these

[@akibkamal1676]

Which apple watch your using??

[@AnupChauhan-d4k]

🙂⃤

[@zecruton3839]

Talk about minimalistic behaviour....

[@KowBoy_2K]

Buy Apple thinnest laptop, combine it with bulky modules. You forgot to mention the most important : buy 2 transport cases 😂 Seriously, the most important for a MacBook midnight is a cover or cloth to clean fingerprints...

[@DONQUIIIXOTE]

I thought satechi products looked premium but my two MacBook multi chargers have all died out, one failing within a year of buying. I wouldn’t buy anything from them lmao

[@frankkocher8159]

Please slow down and speak more clearly for us non Brit neophytes. Very interesting presentations. Thank you.

[@PedroHenrique-cf2mv]

Use a third-party charger and screw up your MacBook

[@NVIDIA_GeForce_RTX_8090]

Works best when used with accesories❌ Doesn’t work without accesories✅