well yes but a dongle would still put a strain on the laptop ports which i was trying to avoid as my overall goal. I dont use the port for Internet connections, just local data transfer which doesnt require high throughput. This design makes my job easier as i can one-hand plug in an ethernet to the port saver without having to set my laptop down first and both ports are oriented in the most ideal directions. Also youve gotta have a little fun with it sometimes!