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Advise needed: TB / USB C Dock

fallingrock0

fallingrock0

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I recently upgraded to a new Macbook Pro that has 4 thunderbolt / USB C connections. I am looking for a good docking station that supports ...
  • Two HDMI monitors
  • Gigabit ethernet
  • Power delivery
  • USB 3 connections (USB A at minimum, USB C would be good too).
  • Have a single connection to the computer
  • Support both MacOS and Ubuntu Linux (on a different computer)
Any suggestions?

Thanks!

david
 
Caldigit TS3 plus can do 2 (or even 3 ) monitors but only one on HDMI.
It's pricey but is likely to do everything you want.
Mine arrives tomorrow 🙂
 
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Quackers said:
Interesting, thanks.
Fortunately for me any Windows or Linux installations are likely (hopefully) to be in VM's.
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My work gave me a HP EliteBook with Ubuntu and it has a TB port, so I figured it would be convenient to be able to just swap that with my Macbook when I wanted more screen real estate.
 
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fallingrock0 said:
My work gave me a HP EliteBook with Ubuntu and it has a TB port, so I figured it would be convenient to be able to just swap that with my Macbook when I wanted more screen real estate.
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Understood. I'm not sure how successful you'll be looking for a dock that supports all 3 OS types.
But good luck! 🙂
 
Quackers said:
Understood. I'm not sure how successful you'll be looking for a dock that supports all 3 OS types.
But good luck! 🙂
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Heh, I don't need Windows support. Just MacOS & Linux.

Oddly enough, someone told me that a Dell D6000 dock supports both. Gotta dig into that.
 
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Do you need “native” displays or is DisplayLink ok? There are DL drivers for Ubunutu but as these are essentially USB monitors performance may not be quite as good as a native solution
 
Look at the Dell WD19TB dock. The only one I don't know about is the Linux support. But it checks all the other boxes and I use one daily with my Mac with no issues.
 
Hi @rex450se
Are you using the Dell WD19TB with your M1 MBP? Is if fully compatible?
I'm actually torn between getting this TB dock or going with a "validated" USB C hub like the Caldigit Dock, Kingston Nucleum or even the Apple AV adapter.
Thanks!
 
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