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A stand that sits under a Mac Mini M4 and adds ports plus an SSD enclosure — lifting the machine off the desk while putting the connections you use daily on the front instead of round the back. What it does: Raises the Mac Mini M4 with a matching aluminium stand Adds front-accessible ports Built-in SSD enclosure for expandable storage Where it fits in a school: a media or design workstation where a Mac Mini is the fixed machine and students plug in drives and cards constantly. Reaching behind the unit twenty times a day is the problem this solves. Check your model. This is sized for the M4 generation Mac Mini, which is a different shape from earlier models — for those, see the Stand and Hub for Mac Mini and Mac Studio. Purchase orders accepted on school accounts.

A stand that lifts a Mac Mini or Mac Studio off the desk and brings its ports round to the front. On a machine designed to be tucked away, the daily problem is reaching behind it — this solves that and adds airflow underneath. What it does: Aluminium stand matching the Mac finish Front-accessible USB ports and card reader Raises the unit for airflow Silver or space grey Where it fits: a media, design or music workstation where the Mac is fixed and students plug in drives and cards through the day. Check your model. This fits the Mac Mini and Mac Studio shape. The newer M4 Mac Mini is a different size — see the M4 Stand & Hub for that generation. Purchase orders accepted on school accounts.

A stand for iPad Pro and larger tablets with a hub built into the base — it holds the tablet at a working angle and adds the ports an iPad doesn't have. What it does: Aluminium stand holding an iPad Pro or similar tablet upright Built-in hub adding HDMI, USB and card reader Charges the tablet through the same connection Where it earns its place: an iPad being used as a working machine rather than a handheld one — senior media work, a front-desk terminal, or a teacher station where the tablet drives a display and takes a keyboard. Pairs with a Slim X1 or OntheGo keyboard for a full desktop setup on a tablet. Purchase orders accepted on school accounts.

A Thunderbolt 5 dock with a built-in SSD enclosure — the top of the Satechi range, and genuinely specialist equipment. Thunderbolt 5 carries far more bandwidth than USB-C, which matters when a workstation drives multiple high-resolution displays and moves large video files at the same time. What it does: Thunderbolt 5 connection to the host machine Built-in SSD enclosure for fast working storage Full desktop dock port selection Be clear about whether you need this. For a teacher laptop and a classroom display, a $100 USB-C multiport adapter does the job. Thunderbolt 5 earns its price in a video editing suite, a design lab or a media production room — and only on a machine that supports Thunderbolt in the first place. Check the laptop before ordering. Purchase orders accepted on school accounts — ask us for a quote on multiple units.

A desktop hub combining USB ports with SD and MicroSD card readers in one aluminium body. Designed to sit on a desk rather than hang off a laptop, which suits a fixed media workstation where cards come and go all day. What it does: USB 3.0 ports for peripherals and drives SD and MicroSD card readers built in Desktop form factor in aluminium Where it earns its place: media and film rooms, photography, drone programs and any class where footage comes off cards. Having the reader permanently on the desk beats hunting for a dongle. Purchase orders accepted on school accounts.

A pocket-sized enclosure that turns a bare NVMe SSD into a fast portable drive over USB-C. For media and IT work, this is how you get a fast working drive for a fraction of the price of a finished portable SSD. What it does: Takes an M.2 NVMe SSD (sold separately) Connects over USB-C Compact aluminium body Where it earns its place: video editing scratch drives, imaging and reimaging school laptops, and student media projects where a spinning USB stick is too slow. Also a way to reuse SSDs pulled from retired machines. Purchase orders accepted on school accounts.

USB4 cables carry data, video and up to 100W of power over a single lead — the specification that lets one cable drive a display and charge a laptop at the same time. Choose your length: 25cm — for connecting a hub or dock sitting beside the laptop 1.2m Pro — for reaching a display or a dock across a desk Where USB4 is worth paying for. Most classroom charging doesn't need it — a standard USB-C cable charges fine and costs a third as much. USB4 earns its price when the same cable has to carry high-resolution video or move large files, which means media rooms, design workstations and anywhere a dock drives an external monitor. Purchase orders accepted on school accounts.