No, that is just a mini dock without host charging. If you want a certified Thunderbolt charging dock or a charging dock, you will need to pay a lot.
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Which USB 3.0 Hub? [MERGED]
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I think this is what I need - but it's not available in Ger yet.. https://satechi.net/products/usb-c-multimedia-adapter-m1?variant=39679041437784&?sscid=c1k5_9294bNo, that is just a mini dock without host charging. If you want a certified Thunderbolt charging dock or a charging dock, you will need to pay a lot.
That's not a Thunderbolt dock.
I think this is the first time I've seen a USB Display device that is not DisplayLink.
https://www.siliconmotion.com/product/Graphics-Display-SoCs.html
https://www.siliconmotion.com/downloads/index.html
I wonder how they compare?
The product page says one HDMI port can do 4K60 and the other can do 4K30. It doesn't say which one is DisplayPort and which one is SiliconMotion. I suppose it doesn't matter - they're both crippled compared to Thunderbolt. 4K60 from DisplayPort would only work for HBR3 displays since this adapter probably doesn't have an MST Hub to convert HBR3 x2 to HBR2 x4. 4K60 from DisplayLink or SiliconMotion requires compression done by the CPU.
Hi guys,
you can‘t imagine how much I miss the the one less thunderbolt/usbc port on my m1 max macbook.
At home I have Caldigit TS3 Plus Dock.
What I‘m searching for is a usb hub that offers only usb a and c connections, so no need for hdmi, sd and ethernet port as I already have a mobile hub for that.
I‘m travelling a lot and need plenty of usb a and c connections. What can you recommend?
you can‘t imagine how much I miss the the one less thunderbolt/usbc port on my m1 max macbook.
At home I have Caldigit TS3 Plus Dock.
What I‘m searching for is a usb hub that offers only usb a and c connections, so no need for hdmi, sd and ethernet port as I already have a mobile hub for that.
I‘m travelling a lot and need plenty of usb a and c connections. What can you recommend?
Depends… If you have power while you travel I’d recommend waiting for this one:
HyperDrive Thunderbolt 4 Power Hub with Integrated GaN Power Source
Designed for the most advanced video editors, designers and creatives, the Thunderbolt™ 4 Power Hub is the World’s first Thunderbolt 4 hub with an integrated GaN power source. By integrating the latest GaN technology, we’ve eliminated a large power brick and replaced it with a slim AC cord for...
It was touted as one of the CES 2022 highlights but isn’t out yet, only has USB-C/TB4 and I don’t know if it can also work passively (without Power or what the power cord looks like.
I’d recommend a USB-C to A cable or adapter for the few A-Devices still out there.
An alternative could be one similar to this one:
This should give you all you need, provided you can work with 5 Gbit/s for USB-A devices and don’t need Video capabilities via the hub.
Thank you for this. The hub will be mainly used at home with power.Depends… If you have power while you travel I’d recommend waiting for this one:
HyperDrive Thunderbolt 4 Power Hub with Integrated GaN Power Source
Designed for the most advanced video editors, designers and creatives, the Thunderbolt™ 4 Power Hub is the World’s first Thunderbolt 4 hub with an integrated GaN power source. By integrating the latest GaN technology, we’ve eliminated a large power brick and replaced it with a slim AC cord for...www.hypershop.com
It was touted as one of the CES 2022 highlights but isn’t out yet, only has USB-C/TB4 and I don’t know if it can also work passively (without Power or what the power cord looks like.
I’d recommend a USB-C to A cable or adapter for the few A-Devices still out there.
An alternative could be one similar to this one:
This should give you all you need, provided you can work with 5 Gbit/s for USB-A devices and don’t need Video capabilities via the hub.
The EZQuest is exactly what I was searching for. Attach all USB stuff to that one hub and connect only cable to my Mac.
Are those reliable and do not damage my usb connected devices in any case? Can this happen?
Thank you! The EZQ hub was exactly what I needed for my mbp 14". Sad that it's not possible to also power a display through this, but you can't have it all I guess. For traveling and being ready to hook up all kinds of USB devices to the macbook this is perfect though, as I always find it has ONE usb C port too little.Depends… If you have power while you travel I’d recommend waiting for this one:
HyperDrive Thunderbolt 4 Power Hub with Integrated GaN Power Source
Designed for the most advanced video editors, designers and creatives, the Thunderbolt™ 4 Power Hub is the World’s first Thunderbolt 4 hub with an integrated GaN power source. By integrating the latest GaN technology, we’ve eliminated a large power brick and replaced it with a slim AC cord for...
It was touted as one of the CES 2022 highlights but isn’t out yet, only has USB-C/TB4 and I don’t know if it can also work passively (without Power or what the power cord looks like.
I’d recommend a USB-C to A cable or adapter for the few A-Devices still out there.
An alternative could be one similar to this one:
This should give you all you need, provided you can work with 5 Gbit/s for USB-A devices and don’t need Video capabilities via the hub.
I have a power/USB/ethernet hub built into my computer desk's keyboard drawer. I'm looking to replace it with a USB-C hub instead of a USB-A.
Does anyone know where I can purchase one of these? I don't even know the brand name, but the furniture came from Haverty's. Google searches have been non-productive to say the least. I reached out to Haverty's and they were pretty unhelpful.
Does anyone know where I can purchase one of these? I don't even know the brand name, but the furniture came from Haverty's. Google searches have been non-productive to say the least. I reached out to Haverty's and they were pretty unhelpful.
I am looking for a really simple hub to turn one of my Mac Studio's USB-A ports into 4-6 USB-A ports.
Can I go with pretty much any 20$ hub from Amazon or are there quality differences I should be aware of?
Can I go with pretty much any 20$ hub from Amazon or are there quality differences I should be aware of?
Same question. Would you be willing to report back on how well the hub you choose works? I've found over the years that USB hubs can be very finicky. For example, some of my current peripherals will only work when connected directly to my iMac Pro—they don't work when connected to a hub, even if it's powered.
I wanted to report back after having used the EZQ hub for a bit. It has been a true gamechanger vor me on the road with all its USB C ports! Their support also has been super responsive when I had an issue with a hdd drawing too much power- they told me I had to sacrifice one of the usb c ports for pass through charging - then everything worked pretty well. They also told me that they‘re looking into developing another version with more ports.
Which of their hubs do you have? I see a bunch on their website.I wanted to report back after having used the EZQ hub for a bit. It has been a true gamechanger vor me on the road with all its USB C ports! Their support also has been super responsive when I had an issue with a hdd drawing too much power- they told me I had to sacrifice one of the usb c ports for pass through charging - then everything worked pretty well. They also told me that they‘re looking into developing another version with more ports.
This one: USB-C Gen 2 Hub Adapter 7-Ports Honestly I could use EVEN MORE usb C ports. Gimme 6 USB C and two USB A ports
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So you plug additional power source to that passthrough port?I wanted to report back after having used the EZQ hub for a bit. It has been a true gamechanger vor me on the road with all its USB C ports! Their support also has been super responsive when I had an issue with a hdd drawing too much power- they told me I had to sacrifice one of the usb c ports for pass through charging - then everything worked pretty well. They also told me that they‘re looking into developing another version with more ports.
EZQ does not seem to have 10Gbps hubs?
True it’s only 5GBPs, but that’s ok for me. Right I power the MacBook through the hub, which was at first a bit counterintuitive but Support told me I had to and now it works.
USB-A is easier to work with. There are adapters to connect USB-A hubs to USB-C hosts but not USB-C hubs to USB-A hosts (at least not ones that follow the USB spec).
But if a hub is bus powered (not powered by an external power supply), then USB-C is better because it can provide more power than USB-A.
Is there an easy way to buy some sort of USB-C/Thunderbolt dock to allow for more than 2 external displays to an M1 Mac mini? I have a 1080P monitor plugged in via HDMI and then a 4K LG monitor plugged in via DP to Thunderbolt/USB-C adapter. I would very much like to keep these 2 monitors, but also buy that new Mac Studio display.
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
Not really.
Limitation comes from GPU.
And of course, with desktop mac, you can't swap in the better GPU.
Because the you would buy less often a new mac.
I'll bet you will buy a new mini when it is released. And Apple likes you to do so.
With intel macs there was a solution: eGPU.
You can kludge an usb based solution:
How to connect two or more external displays to an Apple Silicon M1 Mac
Get around Apple's annoying M1/M2/M3 Mac single-display limitation via software and adapters
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M1 Macs Able to Run Up to Six External Displays Using DisplayLink
It is possible to run up to six external displays from the M1 Mac mini, and five external displays from the M1 MacBook Air and MacBook Pro, with the...
www.macrumors.com
There is lag and bad 3d acceleration and I'm not sure if they work with current OS...
I’d recommend a tb hub for more reliable connections.
I have the caldigit’s hub. OWC is good too.
I have the caldigit’s hub. OWC is good too.
Thank you for sharing this. I bookmarked the links and bought an adapter to prepare.Not really.
Limitation comes from GPU.
And of course, with desktop mac, you can't swap in the better GPU.
Because the you would buy less often a new mac.
I'll bet you will buy a new mini when it is released. And Apple likes you to do so.
With intel macs there was a solution: eGPU.
You can kludge an usb based solution:
How to connect two or more external displays to an Apple Silicon M1 Mac
Get around Apple's annoying M1/M2/M3 Mac single-display limitation via software and adaptersM1 Macs Able to Run Up to Six External Displays Using DisplayLink
It is possible to run up to six external displays from the M1 Mac mini, and five external displays from the M1 MacBook Air and MacBook Pro, with the...
There is lag and bad 3d acceleration and I'm not sure if they work with current OS...
Just ordered myself a Mac Studio Display -- not expected until late June, so I have some time.
My worst alternative is to buy a Mac Studio, but I don't know if I really want to do that as I just bought my Mac Mini last year.
If mini can do all you need nicely, you are wasting money on macStudio. You don't need that 8x - 16x computing power with über expensive RAM, etc. Although, the price of RAM is half what I just paid for mbp...
I'm interested to see if there will be working 3rd party storage for macStudio. If there will be and they work fine (not bricked by every second update to OS), I might consider...