Under-Mini Hubs with HDD slots?

[InuNacho]

I'm trying to keep things relatively neat around my desk and keep my Mini cool at the same time.
Do those under-Mini hubs help at all?

I saw this one on Amazon and was intrigued by it and the design looks like it'd keep things cool.

USB-C Hub with Hard Drive Enclosure for Mac Mini M2 M1, Type C Docking Station with SATA SSD/HDD Slot, Dual USB 3.0/2.0 Port, TF/SD Card Readers, Compatible with Mac Mini 2018/2020

USB-C Hub with Hard Drive Enclosure for Mac Mini M2 M1, Type C Docking Station with SATA SSD/HDD Slot, Dual USB 3.0/2.0 Port, TF/SD Card Readers, Compatible with Mac Mini 2018/2020

www.amazon.com

Anyone have any personal experiences with under-Mini hubs?

 

[kodabear]

I just took delivery of the Satechi Hub for for the Mini that your can add a SSD drive to. I have no plans at the moment to add a SSD but wanted it for the accessibility of the USB ports and the SD card reader. I highly recommend the Satechi for the quality and their Customer support is excellent.

 

[adam9c1]

I heard rumors that some of these docks will not wake up the 2.5 hard disk / SSD from sleep and do a force disconnect.

 

[InuNacho]

I heard rumors that some of these docks will not wake up the 2.5 hard disk / SSD from sleep and do a force disconnect.

I've come to the conclusion that I'll never be able to sleep my Mini, so I don't. That is good information to know though.

 

[Mabsport]

I have been running this one

USB-C Hub with Hard Drive Enclosure, Hagibis Type-C Docking Station & Stand for Mac Mini M1 with SATA, USB 3.0, SD/TF Card Reader and USB 2.0 Ports for New MM M1 Laptop (Gray)

USB-C Hub with Hard Drive Enclosure, Hagibis Type-C Docking Station & Stand for Mac Mini M1 with SATA, USB 3.0, SD/TF Card Reader and USB 2.0 Ports for New MM M1 Laptop (Gray)

www.amazon.co.uk

Use a 2TB ssd and had zero issues at all. Lets you add a 2.5 drive but with out the hassle of another cable and case etc.