Externally powered future proof dock

[maxmaut]

Hello, I desperately need a great all-in-one dock for my M2 Pro MBP. Current setup:

Direct connections:
Studio Display into MBP, LG Monitor Into MBP, SSD into MBP.

Other connections:
Two dongles go into studio display, one for mechanical keyboard, one for watch charger, one for headphone charger. They are all mostly USB-A so need a dongle.

Audio Interface into studio display – this is usb-powered SSL2 interface, and it causes issues. When mac goes to sleep, it turns this conenction off, because it 'draws too much power'. However SSL2 has no external on-off switch so I need to re-plug the USB five times a day and it is infuriating.

LG monitor also serves as a hub, I have my 5hz usb-a receiver for the mxmaster mouse attached to it as other ports or dongles create huge latency issues for whatever reason.

I also need to attach 2 external SSDs, preferably with hardware on-off on each, so I do not have to unplug them in the OS every time I need to take the mac away from the table. I jsut need the SSDs infrequently available, and again re-plugging them is a pain.

Is there some high quality future proof doc that will be good for at least few years tha will serve this purpose?

 

[Bigwaff]

I desperately need a great all-in-one dock for my M2 Pro MBP.

CalDigit TS4

Thunderbolt 4 Dock | TS4 | CalDigit – CalDigit

www.caldigit.com

 

[maxmaut]

CalDigit TS4

Thunderbolt 4 Dock | TS4 | CalDigit – CalDigit

www.caldigit.com

Thanks. That price, hot damn.

 

[iStorm]

Thanks. That price, hot damn.

The TS4 is what came to my mind too. I got mine for $320 during Amazon Prime Day in July, which is the lowest I've seen it. Not sure if they'll do the same for October Prime Day or not, but I see it's $360 right now. It has normally been $399. There's Black Friday coming up soon as well.

CalDigit also has a 'Thunderbolt 4 Pro Dock', which is only sold in the Apple Store. It's supposedly the same thing as the TS4, but silver instead of space gray. This one has always been $330.

CalDigit Thunderbolt 4 Pro Dock

The CalDigit Thunderbolt 4 Pro Dock will connect to your Mac’s Thunderbolt 4, or Thunderbolt 3 port to provide 18 ports of connectivity via a single Thunderbolt cable. Buy online now at apple.com.

www.apple.com