Few questions - flight stick, controller dongle, elite controller

[CaptainRAVE]

Putting together my list for Santa

1. The Xbox elite controller core - is the core lacking features, it’s a fair bit cheaper?

2. Do we still need a dongle these days? I think my MB has Bluetooth?

3. Thrustmaster Hotas One as a casual flight sim player, is it decent?

4. If I get a USB 3 data hub and plug it into the PC, can I use it to plug devices directly into?

Anything else Santa should be getting me to improve my gaming experience?

Thanks