Who's wrists? This is barely a lift.
I've used Hyper's products and they are some of the best quality dongles I've ever used.
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HYPER Debuts 15-Port Dock That Supports 3 4K Displays
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I've used Hyper's products and they are some of the best quality dongles I've ever used.
Even the marketing photo points out how weird the thing is, with the MBP bent over so you can see the third display.
Having it as a "dock" instead of a hub is just terribly inconvenient. There are a lot more options with a hub connected via a cable than a dock that is a fixed size and has to be mounted a certain way.
And, nice that it supports (3) 4K@60, but display port? That really limits the actual displays I can use. Just make them thunderbolt 4 output so we can use anything.
Having it as a "dock" instead of a hub is just terribly inconvenient. There are a lot more options with a hub connected via a cable than a dock that is a fixed size and has to be mounted a certain way.
And, nice that it supports (3) 4K@60, but display port? That really limits the actual displays I can use. Just make them thunderbolt 4 output so we can use anything.
Uh...the MacBook Pro is 120Hz. But I wouldn't expect any hub or dock to offer more than 60 per display.
Yeah this doesn't make any sense at all. The gimmick of a "dock" doesn't hold up anymore.
Not buying anything on that kickstarter. I purchased a nvme external drive in spring and then the owners had issues and i waited 6 months for delivery and they had some financial issues with indigogo and then I had to get refund. I prefer to wait till a product is out to purchase and reviewed.
That's not what I'm talking about. The new MacBook Pros themselves only output to 60 Hz. The screen itself is 120 Hz. If people here want to bash on the 60 Hz limitation, that's on Apple, not the company that makes this dock.
I was about to say.... I'm so fed up with the poor quality of most of the port replicators on the market. I've gone through at least 6 or 7 different makes and models with my 2019 Macbook Pro, trying to find something with the right combination of quality, enough useful ports, no need for special drivers to be installed, etc. Almost all of it disappoints.
CalDigit may be the company offering one of the better options on the market (and also hear good things about OWC's offerings -- though they do look suspiciously like a re-branded CalDigit product). Of course, they're also far more expensive than most others.
Many of the oddly-named Asian docking stations you find on Amazon for the Mac have RF interference issues, if nothing else, leading to your wireless mice stuttering and wireless keyboard missing characters when typing. (You can usually diagnose this by using a USB-C to USB-A type dongle, plugged directly into one of the Macbook ports, and attaching the USB transmitter for the wireless keyboard or mouse to the end of it. If it starts working fine, you know it's interference from the dock.) I bet some of them don't even test for this because they just assume everyone uses Apple's own bluetooth keyboards and mice?
I'll never buy another dongle or port replicator from "J5 Create". All of them I've used needed custom Ethernet drivers installed for the Mac to recognize the port on them -- and new releases of OS X always caused problems with them until they got around to releasing updated ones. Plus, any time you need to re-install the OS or you switch to using a different machine, you've got to remember to re-load the driver. Not worth the hassle.
THREE USB/C cables?! Maybe someone should tell these guys about Thunderbolt.
Right? Isn’t the primary selling point of these things is that you only have to plug in one cable?
I don’t understand not using Thunderbolt for a product like this.
It only outputs 4K at 60hz thought the 2.0 HDMI port, it'll still output 4k at 120hz through the thunderbolt ports.
Thats wrong, they can do 120Hz and even higher over DisplayPort.
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Just buy one of those Ultra-wides instead of this setup.Why would anyone want a dock physically matched to the MacBook with a clumsy heavy short cable?
I have a simple Thunderbolt dock that connects with a single cable that does everything, and it's stashed out of sight with all my cables running to it.
With this setup you end up with a massive mess of cables sitting on your desktop. And this image is nutty - WTF use case is this? Open the screen to use the keyboard and obscure a screen? Or no keyboard?
Bunch of dummies with 3D renders rushing to crowdfund their projects.
Bump the Ethernet to 10Gb, lose all the USB-A ports from 1998, add 4 Thunderbolt 4 ports instead of USB-C, drop DisplayPorts and go with all HDMI. Also lose the SD port as the MacBook already has one.
Avoid HYPER if you value the safety of your home.
Left my laptop charging in the living room last night and came back an hour later to an awful burning plastic smell. Picked up my 5-month old 100w Hyper Stackable Charger and it was burning hot to the touch.
The terrifying part was still charging the laptop somehow. I have no doubts this thing would have continued to fry itself until it started to melt.
Looking at the Kickstarter comments, it looks like I'm not alone in this experience. This one managed to burn a hole into the side of its chassis. The insult to injury is that they require users to pay for RMA shipping back to the company. Not that I would trust them ever again.
Please don't make the same mistake I did. I'm currently sitting here freezing cold with the windows open trying to get the smell out of my house.
Don't buy chargers from Hyper.
In fact, I'm going to make sure that my next charger is UL Certified.
Proof:
Left my laptop charging in the living room last night and came back an hour later to an awful burning plastic smell. Picked up my 5-month old 100w Hyper Stackable Charger and it was burning hot to the touch.
The terrifying part was still charging the laptop somehow. I have no doubts this thing would have continued to fry itself until it started to melt.
Looking at the Kickstarter comments, it looks like I'm not alone in this experience. This one managed to burn a hole into the side of its chassis. The insult to injury is that they require users to pay for RMA shipping back to the company. Not that I would trust them ever again.
Please don't make the same mistake I did. I'm currently sitting here freezing cold with the windows open trying to get the smell out of my house.
Don't buy chargers from Hyper.
In fact, I'm going to make sure that my next charger is UL Certified.
Proof:
I like the fact it uses more than one Thunderbolt port, so that one port handling both video and networking doesn't get saturated.
The Hyper brand, and the fact it's only 1GbE, gives me pause.
My ideal dock:
The Hyper brand, and the fact it's only 1GbE, gives me pause.
My ideal dock:
- RELIABLE RELIABLE RELIABLE: my ElGato Thunderbolt 3 dock cuts out often;
- dual TB port hookup as per above (for bandwidth & power needs that one TB3 port can't handle);
- wired networking faster than 1GbE Ethernet. (5GbE OK, would 10 GbE might run too hot?);
- supplies full 140 W quick-charge power thru the two thunderbolt ports;
- Can drive 2 4K monitors as fast as possible (120 Hz possible?)
- all the usual other ports - some USB-A, audio in/out (needed for legacy stuff, plus: Bluetooth stinks);
One wire to the back of the desk sounds like a great way to go. Do you have any suggestios?
It's time to just do everything over USB-C and Thunderbolt. Some monitors e.g. LG Ultrafine don't offer any other kind of port. DP and HDMI physical ports are legacy. The trouble with most docks is they don't provide enough USB-C and Thunderbolt ports.
To provide connectivity to 4 screens at full 4K at 60kHz, then it has to connect to all 4 USB-C ports, since each port provides the bandwidth to only one screen. Yeah, it's a clunky port, but that's how it has to be if you want this level of functionality in a dock.
Regardless, if you do want to connect to 4x 4K screens without the dock, you will still need a cable connected to each USB-C port, so in a way, this dock is actually neater, and lets you bring your MBP to this desktop setup and connect in a much cleaner and simpler way.
Meh. Get outta here with that newfangled stuff. If it can’t do Baudot code, what’s the point, really?Centronics. Parallel. Port. How hard can it be??
this is the cap for 4K, connect a normal HRF 2K 27'' say lg ultra gear monitor, and it will go beyond 60Hz I suspect