Just as importantly, I need one or two of them much nearer to my keyboard to plug in my iPhone, thumb drives and such.Įarth to Barrett: You’re on your own to find front-facing ports.įortunately, the easy solution is to buy a little USB 3.0 hub/card reader combo that can sit elegantly within fingers’ reach.Īfter doing a little research, I found five companies making devices to address this need: And while I’m kvetching… I want more than four USB 3.0 ports. Message to Apple designers: I don’t like struggling to reach to the back of my new iMac to access the SD card reader slot for my camera card and USB 3.0 ports for my various devices. I think it’s time to get ahead of the problem… Does anyone else feel that having to stretch behind your iMac to reach the card reader is something of a drag? The same goes when you’re trying to connect a USB flash drive.
