Love my new iMac Retina but I need more USB 3 ports. OWC has a really nice hub but its $250!
My budget is up to $100.
Thanks!
My budget is up to $100.
Thanks!
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Need high quality USB 3/TB 2/HDMI Hub
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In that case, you're not going to get one at that price. Thunderbolt alone is an expensive interface thanks to Intel's pricing of it's chipsets.
I don't think you are going to find one at that price level, sorry. Maybe double that. If I were buying one, and I almost did recently, this was the one I had targeted:
CalDigit Thunderbolt Station 2 eSATA 6G, 4K, USB 3.0, HDMI and Ethernet Ports (TS2-US-60)
($185.99 on Amazon today)
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Totally forgot about Intel's ludicrous TB pricing. I guess I'll get the OWC hub.
Thanks guys!
There's a list of docks here:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1831181/
They are all relatively high quality, but the OWC is not the best performer, especially for the price.
The less $$ docks typically don't include the $30 TB cable.
If you are going to plug in an external audio amp, I think the Startech TB2 is the only one that won't give you an annoying audio pop on sleep and wake.
You can often find some of the older TB1 docks on sale less than $150 or so.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1831181/
They are all relatively high quality, but the OWC is not the best performer, especially for the price.
The less $$ docks typically don't include the $30 TB cable.
If you are going to plug in an external audio amp, I think the Startech TB2 is the only one that won't give you an annoying audio pop on sleep and wake.
You can often find some of the older TB1 docks on sale less than $150 or so.
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