Reddit mentions of Satechi Aluminum Type-C USB 3.0 3-in-1 Combo Hub Adapter - 3 USB 3.0 Ports and Micro/SD Card Reader - Compatible with 2018 MacBook Air, 2018 iPad Air, 2015/2016/2017 MacBook 12-Inch and more (Silver)

I have the new 2016 MBPro with TouchBar and bought the Satechi USB-C Hub and I love it. It gives you 3 USB ports, SD and MicroSD. It plugs directly into the Mac, small size, and fast speeds.

I show it plugging in at the end of my unboxing video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i13cETcxUD4

I have 2 options for the type of Macbook Pro that is best suited for you:

• 3.3GHz dual-core Intel Core i7 processor, Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz
  
  
• 16GB 2133MHz memory
  
  
• 512GB PCIe-based SSD
  
  
• Intel Iris Graphics 550
  
  
• Four Thunderbolt 3 ports
  
  
• Touch Bar and Touch ID
  
  However, if you do not care about having the Touch Bar, and since you are in IT, you might have a hard time using the function keys on the Touch Bar, then go for this build:
  
  
• 2.4GHz dual-core Intel Core i7 processor, Turbo Boost up to 3.4GHz
  
  
• 16GB 1866MHz memory
  
  
• 512GB PCIe-based SSD
  
  
• Intel Iris Graphics 540
  
  
• Two Thunderbolt 3 ports
  
  To solve your USB-A usage, here is a USB Hub that is a steal at $35, which contains 2 USB-A slots and a SD Card (if that might be helpful one day ;p) https://www.amazon.com/Satechi-Type-c-USB-3-0-Combo/dp/B015YRD8MA?th=1
  
  

I use the adapter, it's pricey but does the job well. No complaints from me. I explored other options like the Satechi adapter, which I also own. It's generally been a disappointing product. I feel it would have been trivial for them to include USB C for charging pass-through, and it has random disconnects. Satechi has promised me a replacement but that only solves the disconnect issue and not the missing charging port.

Edit: the Satechi hub doesn't have HDMI, I forgot about that.

Edit 2:
Good news. Satechi has updated their adapter to include USB C now. I'll have to purchase the updated one to see if it works out better for me. It was an ideal form factor but the missing USB C was a problem.

New:

http://www.amazon.com/Satechi-Type-C-MacBook-12-Inch-Charging/dp/B019PHF9UY/

Original:

http://www.amazon.com/Satechi®-Type-c-USB-3-0-Combo/dp/B015YRD8MA/

A Thunderbolt dock is your best bet, though if you're balking at $80 for the Ankers then I guess one's not on the cards.

I use in some cases more than one of the

Satechi,

Anker,

Anker,

Yet Another Anker,

Aukey

^^^And ^^^no, ^^^those ^^^aren't ^^^native ^^^C ^^^ports ^^^- ^^^you'd ^^^have ^^^to ^^^be ^^^an ^^^idiot ^^^to ^^^expect ^^^that ^^^for ^^^<$50




and they all suck to different degrees - the Ankers possibly being the worst though it's a fine line. The main problem is consistency in operation - e.g. even with a much higher-rated PSU feeding it, Power Delivery behaviour of peripherals connected to the ports can be unreliable. And that's on top of other USB stuff I plug in which either aren't recognised or drop off from time to time. This whole thing has made using a Macbook IRL a fucking nightmare and right now I'm really wishing I hadn't dumped all of my '15 MBP's when I switched over wholesale to the '16 MB/Ps.

Still waiting for OWC Thunderbolt dock to be released + reviewed then I'll order them for all my semi-stationary setups. Again though, it's a $300 proposition. The $200 Caldigit TS3 Lite is now shipping but I don't like it's limited scope of ports.