But just what is USB-C Well, its a connector, but not all USB-C connectors are the same.

And in fact, not even everything that looks like a USB-C connector is a USB-C connector.

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Its around the size of a Lightning connector, only it has a hole in the middle.

And the plug itself is also symmetrical, so you never try to shove it in upside-down.

Or it might work a bit, but you might not get all the functions available if it were hooked up to a Thunderbolt 3 port.

Oh, and you probably wont be able to tell the different between a USB-C and a Thunderbolt 3 cable.

USB-C supports a lot more power than a Lightning cable up to 100 watts.

Previously, the iPad could power connected accessories via Lightning, but more likely than not youd get a warning that the accessory was drawing too much power.

Anything that has a cable or plug that slips into the Lightning port is now dead to you, although perhaps you can find a new cable for it.

Just like USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 shared a connector, USB-C specs can differ for the same plug.

The iPad Pro uses the latest USB 3.1 gen 2, which can transfer data at up to 10 Gbps.

Compare that to the USB 3.0 used in Lightning, with a maximum of 5 Gbps.

You can also only connect one accessory at a time, because the iPad Pro only has one USB-C port.

These are readily available thanks to the lack of ports on the MacBook.

A hub will let you connect any number of accessories to your iPad.

And thanks to that fast USB 3.1 gen 2 connection, there will be plenty of bandwidth for all.

Or take a look at our other, even bigger guide to the best USB-C accessories for Macs and iOS devices.

But in order to power the iPad Pro at the same time, the hub should allow pass-through power.

The hub will then pass that power on to the iPad, as well as (possibly) powering all those accessories.

Theoretically this should be the case, but with Apple and iPad, you never know until you try.

A hub could be connected to power, an audio interface and speakers, musical instruments, an external display, a USB keyboard and also provide an SD card reader.

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