Space Pirate
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Atlanta
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Just saw a mention of this new breakout box. What's your favorite flavor? Whycome??
https://www.macrumors.com/2022/02/08...dock-for-macs/ ... |
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Lord of the Rant.
Formerly turtle2472 Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Upstate South Carolina
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I have the TB 3 box from them and love it. I use it as my daily system with a 2016 MBP. (Hard to believe my MBP is so old!). I just have one cord plugged into the MBP and everything else plugged into the dock. My keyboard, trackpad and two monitors being the primary things. I also have other peripherals like external amp for speakers and such too.
The stability is awesome and the ability to charge/maintain the MBP while using it like a desktop is great. Louis L'Amour, “To make democracy work, we must be a nation of participants, not simply observers. One who does not vote has no right to complain.” Visit our archived Minecraft world! | Maybe someday I'll proof read, until then deal with it. |
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Veteran Member
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Toronto
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I don't have a TB dock, but the other day I was thinking about the weird way these things are marketed.
Usually, you show a product in action to convince a user to buy it. We're all Mac gear heads, and since I'm currently researching new desk setups for my upcoming iMac Pro, I'm very open to seeing how an 12 or 18 port TB Dock would rock my MacWorld. But these guys tend to show these things sitting on a lonely-looking desk connected to a two-screen setup. I don't need an 18-port dock to have a two-screen setup. If photos don't work, draw me a diagram of what cool tech I can possibly hook up to this $400 device you are trying to sell me. Maybe it's just one of those "if you have to ask you don't really need it" scenarios. |
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Space Pirate
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Atlanta
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I don't have a physical workspace to land at right now, so for me these rigs are purely theoretical. However, I do have secret fantasies of plugging in a single cable and being connected to an entire system. I live vicariously through y'all.
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Veteran Member
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Toronto
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That will come when the Mac Mini is repackaged in the size of an iPhone and we just carry our Mac in our pocket around from place to place plugging it into dumb terminal stations like a modern-day PowerBook Duo.
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Lord of the Rant.
Formerly turtle2472 Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Upstate South Carolina
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Louis L'Amour, “To make democracy work, we must be a nation of participants, not simply observers. One who does not vote has no right to complain.” Visit our archived Minecraft world! | Maybe someday I'll proof read, until then deal with it. |
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New Member
Join Date: Jan 2022
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The CalDigit, Thunderbolt 4 is really good. Unfortunately, they exaggerated the price a bit. $359.95 is a bit too much for me.
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Veteran Member
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Toronto
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Belkin has joined in on the fun.
One question about these Thunderbolt docks: Are they backwards compatible? I mean, can I plug in my Thunderbolt 2 Mac and it works (slower, of course) or do I need a TB4 Mac to use a TB4 dock? |
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Rocket Surgeon
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: The Canadark
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I use the Caldigit Mini Dock: https://www.caldigit.com/mini-dock/. It's compact but does everything I need into do. (USBA for a mic, two monitors, Ethernet)
In use: https://imgur.com/a/OArfvgS My one criticism would be that it has no power pass-through, so I do have to plug in power to the other side of the laptop. |
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