Satechi's OntheGo line again. The travel sub-brand started with a fold-flat 3-in-1 charger, and the OntheGo 7-in-1 Multiport Adapter applies the same packing logic to ports: a magnetic, hockey-puck USB-C hub that hangs HDMI, two USB-A jacks, SD and microSD readers, gigabit Ethernet, and pass-through power off an iPhone, iPad, or MacBook.
The puck measures 2.55 inches across, weighs 68 grams, and stows its short coiled host cable around its own body. Magnets grip a MagSafe iPhone directly; everything else gets the bundled 3M adhesive ring.
Key specs
| Video | HDMI 2.0, 4K at 60Hz |
| Data | 2x USB-A at 5Gbps, SD and microSD UHS-I |
| Power | USB-C PD, 100W in and 80W out, charge only |
| Network | Gigabit Ethernet |
The reviews run warmer than the spec sheet reads. Macworld handed it an Editors' Choice nod alongside Simon Jary's caveat that "none of the ports are pro-level top end but they are capable enough for most users." Cult of Mac's Ed Hardy ran it off an iPhone 17 and scored it 4 out of 5: 4K/60 playback held on an external monitor, and the USB-A ports moved a gigabyte in three and a half seconds. The hub fed 32W back to the phone through the same cable while everything ran.
What works
- Magnets held through Hardy's loaded test, with HDMI, a charger, a thumb drive, and an SD card all attached
- The coiled cable stays on the body, so nothing packs separately
- The adhesive ring extends mounting to laptop lids and other non-magnetic gear
What to know
- The USB-C port is charge-only passthrough, per Cult of Mac
- Card readers run UHS-I, rated 104MB/s; Hardy's SD test saw 22MB/s
- Ethernet is gigabit where rivals run 2.5Gb, per Macworld
The bigger story is that this category exists at all. USB-C made the iPhone a regular citizen of the port world, and accessories now treat it as the computer it has quietly become. iPhoners who leave the laptop home can drive a 4K display, wired internet, and a camera card from one puck.
