28 Must-Have Laptop Accessories Guaranteed to Improve Your Workflow

According to BestProducts' audio expert, Stefan Vazharov, the Beats Studio Buds are the best wireless earbuds money can buy right now, thanks to their cool design, superb comfort, quality sound, and noise cancellation. Not to mention, they offer a solid 8 hours of listening time.

Our only complaint about the Studio Buds is that their rechargeable case isn't able to recharge wirelessly. Regardless, these water-resistant earbuds are comfortable and pair to your laptop in seconds.

Read More: Our Full Review on the Beats Studio Buds

This inexpensive felt case bundle includes a nice-looking sleeve for your 13- or 16-inch laptop and a smaller zippered pouch for your accessories. The former offers a snug fit to protect your laptop, and the latter is the perfect size for carrying your laptop's power brick, along with a few other cables or dongles. There's even enough room to stow a wireless mouse or portable battery. 

The TopMate C5 is a powerful but highly affordable laptop cooling pad that has reached prices as little as just $20 when it's on sale. For just about the price of a pizza, you get five fans, dual USB ports, and five adjustable height settings to achieve the perfect viewing angle and typing experience.

This laptop accessory is even equipped with a small LCD screen at its base that displays its various fan speeds. You can press buttons on its front side to adjust how fast the fans spin, and select which specific fans run at a particular time.

If you want to get some work done on the couch or in bed, this lap desk helps reduce burns and discomfort from your hot laptop battery. It looks and feels premium, and it's 21 inches wide, which is plenty long enough to accommodate both your laptop and a mouse. There's even a convenient slot to stow your smartphone.

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One of the most important laptop accessories you could possibly purchase is a portable, solid-state drive to back up your files.

This one is just half an inch thick, and it's small enough to fit in a laptop bag or sleeve. It has quick read and write times, up to a 2 TB storage capacity (which is significantly larger than most laptop drives), and it works with Windows and Mac laptops. It's backed by a 3-year warranty.

If you're looking for something a little more rugged, consider the water-resistant SanDisk Extreme Pro.

The Logitech C920 offers the best combination of form, function, and features for a fair price. It's a midrange webcam by Logitech that makes video calls in Full HD resolution. The C920 offers crisp video quality, speedy autofocus, and accurate white-balance correction.

It's a good pick for remote workers, or for those who record video blogs and webcasts, since it delivers crystal-clear 1080p footage and has a built-in stereo microphone.

The mStand by Rain Design is the best laptop stand around. Crafted from aluminum, the accessory features a neat cable organizer and a design that facilitates better airflow around your laptop. You can store your wireless keyboard and mouse (or another laptop) at the stand's base, too.

Our tests found the mStand to not only be a premium-looking offering, but also a strong and stable performer that's definitely worth making room for on your desk. It's a favorite of Business Insider and iMore.

The stand comes in gray, silver, and gold to conveniently match your laptop. It's also available with a 360-degree swivel base for a small up-charge.

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This flash drive by SanDisk has a reversible USB Type-C connector on one end and a traditional USB connector on the other, which makes it compatible with practically any computer, tablet, or smartphone available today. 

It's also a top performer for its price range, and delivers data-read speeds of up to 150 MB/s. 

If you need to transfer photos or files from your camera to your laptop, a card reader is one of those laptop accessories you'll have to pick up at some point. This one from Vanja is one of the best and most portable options you can buy.

It's the only card reader that conveniently has a USB-C and USB 2.0 port for using it with devices both new and old, along with a slot for both SD and MicroSD cards. Best of all, it only costs around 15 bucks.

More: Our Full Breakdown on All of the Best Card Readers

This ingenious stand sticks to the bottom of your laptop. It'll help improve your posture and make typing a better, more ergonomic experience. 

The MOFT stand, which is compatible with 13-, 15-, and 16-inch laptops, lets users pick from three different heights to type from. It supports up to 18 pounds, so don’t hold back from typing with all your might!

It's practically impossible to find a stylish, yet functional laptop backpack, but the Kroser laptop backpack solves this dilemma. Its large opening allows you to find whatever you're looking for easily. 

The backpack can be carried by either its leather hand straps or its traditional backpack straps. It offers plenty of space and compartments to keep all of your other laptop accessories organized.

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Keep all of your gear together in one convenient place with the Peak Design Tech Pouch. It's a stylish and exceptionally made accessory that's a must-have for frequent travelers. It has enough pockets and compartments for small gadgets, charging cables, memory cards, and any other laptop accessories you might own.

Peak Design has crafted the exterior of the Tech Pouch using recycled nylon with a weatherproof finish. Plus, you have two colors options to pick from: black and sage green.

The Everyday Backpack by Peak Design has premium craftsmanship that'll perfectly complement any laptop. It's tough and incredibly stylish — yet, it's capable of fitting a 15-inch laptop, a tablet, two DSLR bodies with lenses, and any other essential tech.

The interior storage of the backpack has a customizable layout, ensuring that you can arrange it to your liking to hold all of your other laptop accessories. There are four colors and two sizes to choose from.

The stylish looks and superb ergonomics of the Peak Design Everyday Backpack have earned it praise from The Verge and Digital Photography Review as well.

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Your laptop's webcam definitely comes in handy for video calls, but it likely doesn't have a shutter to protect your privacy when you're not using it.

This affordable solution comes with two webcam covers that are small, unobtrusive, and easy to install. These laptop accessories open and shut, so you can still use your laptop's built-in camera for the occasional video call. 

If you're in search of a portable, comfortable, and convenient wireless mouse that you can easily toss in your laptop bag, consider this option from Logitech. It’s the perfect mouse for working on-the-go because of its compact design and versatility.

The gadget can pair with and seamlessly switch between two computers. Its battery can impressively last for months between charges, and it utilizes a USB-C connector for charging.

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This multiport USB-C hub by Twelve South is a must-have for laptops that lack essential ports. The accessory has three USB-A ports, a USB-C connector for passthrough charging, an HDMI input, and a gigabit ethernet port for faster internet speeds. The sleek gadget also features both a microSD and full SD card reader.

What makes it stand out from other USB-C hubs is that it has a removable cable that's over 3 feet long — most other hubs' cables are affixed to them, so they get bent or frayed over time. The longer cord also allows you to store the hub away from your laptop under your desk or tucked in a corner, which helps keep your desk tidier. 

The K380 by Logitech is our favorite budget-friendly wireless keyboard. The compact accessory is a true powerhouse that can connect with up to three devices — whether they run Mac OS X, Android, iOS, Windows, or Chrome.

The K380 keyboard is comfortable, sturdy, and portable. Its unique design also gives it a cool flair. We especially like that it can last for up to 2 years before its AAA battery needs a replacement (yup, you read that right). Pick from four colors: rose, white, dark gray, and blue.

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This tiny adapter allows you to connect your older USB-A laptop accessories to the latest PCs and MacBooks — think flash drives, web cams, and hard drives. We suggest that you order an extra one just in case! It comes in silver, gold, and space gray to match your machine perfectly.

This portable battery is one of the few laptop accessories that's capable of recharging a 15-inch laptop and other high-powered devices at full speed. 

Its 27,000 mAh capacity is also the largest that the TSA approves for travel. To put that figure into perspective, it can extend a 15-inch Macbook Pro's battery life for 8 hours or charge your iPhone XS seven times. Now, that's a lot of juice! This battery even has an AC outlet and flashlight on board as a bonus.

If you need a backup pair of wired earbuds or want ones that have amazing audio quality for phone calls, you won't be disappointed. The Verge's headphone expert, Vlad Savov, even went as far as saying that these $15 earphones have "no right to sound as good as they do." The earbuds come in black, blue, purple, and orange.

Whoosh! is a powerful non-toxic screen cleaner that’ll keep the display of every gadget you own spotless. In fact, it’s so good, it’s the exact cleaning agent Apple uses in its stores. The odorless liquid is safe for all screens, while three antimicrobial microfiber cloths help to ensure that you make the most of every spray. The screen cleaner is available in a trio of bottle sizes.

More: WHOOSH! Works Surprisingly Well At Cleaning Even the Dirtiest of Screens

The Incase Slim Sleeve case is crafted from a high-tech material called Woolenex, which offers a lightweight but durable texture that's also resistant to abrasions and the elements. The case will protect your laptop without adding any unnecessary bulk. You can order a variant for 16-inch laptops, as well.

This Belkin wall charger has a duo of USB-C ports, so it’s more versatile than the standard laptop charger you’re used to using. And with a maximum power output of 68 watts, it’s probably faster, too. To put that in perspective, it can charge a 16-inch MacBook Pro up to 50% in just an hour, or your iPhone to 50% in 30 minutes. 

The built-in speakers on your laptop most likely sound quiet, muddy, and weak, which is why you need the UE Boom to step up your speaker game. It pairs to your laptop via Bluetooth, and it has an impressive 15-hour battery life. 

It's waterproof and can handle a coffee spill or two. To create an even fuller stereo sound, you can pair multiple UE speakers.

If you want to fast charge your laptop on the go, we recommend this car charger. It’s one of the few that features a 45-watt USB-C Power Delivery (PD) charging port. 

PD charging ensures that you get the fastest charging speeds possible for power-hungry devices like laptops and tablets. Additionally, there's a standard 11-watt USB-A port for recharging your smartphone and other gadgets.

Although there are much more thrilling laptop accessories to buy than a USB-C cable, this one from Nekteck is one of the best options you can buy for your laptop. It supports both fast charging and the transferring of data at max speeds.

The cable is sturdy and comes in sizes of up to 6 feet long. It's reliable, supports speeds up to 40 Gbps, and has been validated and deemed safe by the USB Implementers Forum.

If you ever want to hook your laptop up to a TV or external monitor, this cable is an absolute must-have. A Wirecutter favorite, it's an absolute lifesaver for hotel TVs that don't have Netflix. 

Uni's cable is braided to prevent fraying, and we like that it comes in lengths spanning 3 and 15 feet to cater to any user's needs. 

If you're looking to connect your new laptop to a monitor or HDTV, we recommend this small dongle from Plugable. It's more affordable than Apple's $69 adapter, and it gets the job done effectively. The adapter supports resolutions of up to 4K, works with multi-monitor setups, and even comes with a 12-month warranty.

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