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T'hain Esh Kelch

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I need more USB-C ports, and all I can find are hubs that also has DP, HDMI, Ethernet, SD-card port, you name it, which I have no use for. Does anyone make something that just expand the number of TB ports?

Bonus if it has an NVMe port.
 
I don’t think anyone is going to commit commercial suicide by bringing a product to market that ignores all the advantages of Thunderbolt and restricts the product to 2015 technologies.

TB3 and TB4 docks are restricted by design to only providing the USB bandwidth to support one 10Gbps USB 3.x port, hence the few ports on actual shipping docks.

TB5 is much better, on a TB5 Mac.



Connect additional TB hubs/docks to the downstream TB ports or USB-C devices until you have got the USB ports you need.
 
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Not clear if you are looking for USB connectivity or Thunderbolt connectivity specifically. The CalDigit Element 5 hub has 3x downstream TB5 ports.
Good point! I have a Mini M4 Pro, so I do have TB5 ports, but I will likely only need it for a high end SSD enclosure or two, and peripherals that don't require much bandwidth, so in principle I don't actually need the Thunderbolt support, and would only get it for the future proofing.

Could be I should just look at USB hubs then. But even those seem to be hard to find, if I want full 3.2 or 4 support, and several USB-C ports.
 
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