10 accessories that’ll help you get more out of your MacBook
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They’re good laptops. But it’s not hard to see where you might run into some annoyances. Some might be specific to Apple, others might be more general. Either way, they’re a bummer, especially when you’ve paid through the nose to get your hands on one of these things.
So, to help, we’ve rounded up a few simple accessories that can add to your Mac-owning experience in small but useful ways. They may not be applicable to everyone, and they won’t change the MacBook line’s more fundamental issues, but they should help you get more out of the device that’s eaten up so much of your time and money.
A storage expansion card
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If your MacBook’s hurting for storage space, an expansion card like the Transcend JetDrive Lite might be the easiest way to add it. It’s neither as fast as an external SSD nor as flexible as a good thumb drive, but it’s eminently simple to use: You slide it into your Mac’s SD card slot, and it adds capacity that works in conjunction with your original SSD. If that works, be sure to grab the model designed for your particular machine.
Transcend JetDrive Lite 130 (128GB, 13-inch MacBook Air), $97.99
Transcend JetDrive Lite 330 (128GB, 13-inch MacBook Pro), $65.10
A portable hard drive
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Regardless of how much storage you’re consuming (on any computer), it’s always a good idea to keep that data backed up. The Seagate Backup Plus Slim is a compact, well-performing portable hard drive that’ll help you do that. We’ve recommended it before, but it still provides good value per dollar and comes with a helpful software suite for managing your files.
Seagate Backup Plus Slim (2TB), $69.99
A more convenient MacBook charger
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The Blockhead is a tiny adapter that allows a MacBook charger to sit flush against a wall outlet. We reviewed it last year, and found it to do what it sets out to do. (Though its prongs don’t fold up, and it doesn’t do anything about the flimsy cable attached to the whole thing.) It’s a niche device, but if your furniture arrangement doesn’t normally play nice with that awkward white brick (or its chunky charging cord), it should help.
Ten One Design Blockhead, $22.95
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