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OWC Takes $120 Off Popular 14-Port Thunderbolt Dock During Its Spring Sale

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OWC kicked off a new Spring sale this week, offering solid discounts on a variety of USB-C docks, memory cards, external drives and enclosures, and Mac accessories. Some of these deals won't be applied until you add the items to your cart, at which time an automatic coupon will be applied to your order.

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There are a few notable deals in this sale, including $120 off the popular 14-Port Thunderbolt Dock for Mac, available for $159.99, which beats last month's deal on the dock by about $20. If you purchase a qualifying new or used Mac at the same time as this dock, you can get an additional $20 off the accessory at checkout.

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Real talk, this has been my favorite USB4 hub for years:

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Plugable Thunderbolt 4 Hub, Data, Video, and Power on All Ports - 40 Gbps, USB-C to 4K HDMI Adapter, Laptop Charging, Compatible with Mac, Windows, Thunderbolt 4, USB4, Thunderbolt 3, USB-C Devices

The Plugable Thunderbolt 4 and USB4 Hub with 60W Charging (TBT4-HUB3C), the ultimate Thunderbolt dock that offers a seamless and powerful connection experience for all your devices. This versatile docking station is designed to work flawlessly with Thunderbolt 4, USB4, Thunderbolt 3, and USB-C de...
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Model number TBT4-HUB3C. Bought it in 2021 for $190. Bought it for a family member last year for $110. 100% worth it every time. I have a single USB4 cable coming out the front, and an HDMI adapter plugged into my "2nd" monitor (SBS on a 32:9), and it has worked on my old iPad Pro (A12Z), new iPad Pro (M4), Macbook Air (M1), Mac Mini (M4), Steam Deck, and I even plug my iPhone into it to charge it to full when I get home.

If the TB4HUB5PM "OWC Thunderbolt Hub" MacRumors is linking here is based on a similar chipset (it has the same 60W host, 15W device wattage), it's a PEAK device. I kinda wanna pick one up 'cause it looks like the same device with an extra USB-A up front.
 
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My OWC 14 port Thunderbolt 4 dock failed at 2 months. It was replaced and then failed again at 25 months, a month out of warranty. Despite having a well-documented history of failures of this model, despite having paid full price for it, and despite my being an OWC customer since 1988, OWC refused to replace it. Between this and several failures of other OWC branded items (an expensive external RAID and several Aura and Mercury internal drives) I am losing faith with them as a company. My new CalDigit Thunderbolt 4 dock is is now on my desk and so far I love it (yes, substantially more expensive, but...)
 
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My OWC 14 port Thunderbolt 4 dock failed at 2 months. It was replaced and then failed again at 25 months, a month out of warranty. Despite having a well-documented history of failures of this model, despite having paid full price for it, and despite my being an OWC customer since 1988, OWC refused to replace it. Between this and several failures of other OWC branded items (an expensive external RAID and several Aura and Mercury internal drives) I am losing faith with them as a company. My new CalDigit Thunderbolt 4 dock is is now on my desk and so far I love it (yes, substantially more expensive, but...)
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Yeah, well, I purchased the OWC 11-Port Thunderbolt 4 Dock, and it failed port by port, and the CS was awful. I wasted so many hours with stupid workarounds and different tech people until they finally replaced it, but eight months later, it failed again. OWC is not the same company anymore. I heard they filed for bankruptcy, so I would be careful considering them for the long run.
 
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So, a Thunderbolt 3 dock for roughly $160 + tax, etc... I imagine the emerging TB5 docks are putting pressure on the TB4 docks (which are still pretty pricey), which then puts pressure on these dated TB3 docks...hence I picked up a CalDigit TS3+ for $90 off FaceBook Marketplace awhile back.

Speaking of which, depending on how much you value 'new' over 'used,' the used markets (e.g.: FB Marketplace, eBay, CraigsList), might be worth a look.
 
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I am ready for a Thunderbolt hub without any legacy ports -- USB-C, HDMI, card reader, and Ethernet, nothing else.
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Does such a product exist? I suspect the number of likeminded users is small. Just how many USB-C and HDMI ports do you want this hypothetical dock to have?

Richard.
 
I own one of these and it’s rock solid in its performance and reliability. OWC has a patch that enables this dock to power and utilize the Apple SuperDrive without having to be plugged into a USB port on a Mac.
 
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Real talk, this has been my favorite USB4 hub for years:

www.amazon.com

Plugable Thunderbolt 4 Hub, Data, Video, and Power on All Ports - 40 Gbps, USB-C to 4K HDMI Adapter, Laptop Charging, Compatible with Mac, Windows, Thunderbolt 4, USB4, Thunderbolt 3, USB-C Devices

The Plugable Thunderbolt 4 and USB4 Hub with 60W Charging (TBT4-HUB3C), the ultimate Thunderbolt dock that offers a seamless and powerful connection experience for all your devices. This versatile docking station is designed to work flawlessly with Thunderbolt 4, USB4, Thunderbolt 3, and USB-C de...
www.amazon.com

Model number TBT4-HUB3C. Bought it in 2021 for $190. Bought it for a family member last year for $110. 100% worth it every time. I have a single USB4 cable coming out the front, and an HDMI adapter plugged into my "2nd" monitor (SBS on a 32:9), and it has worked on my old iPad Pro (A12Z), new iPad Pro (M4), Macbook Air (M1), Mac Mini (M4), Steam Deck, and I even plug my iPhone into it to charge it to full when I get home.

If the TB4HUB5PM "OWC Thunderbolt Hub" MacRumors is linking here is based on a similar chipset (it has the same 60W host, 15W device wattage), it's a PEAK device. I kinda wanna pick one up 'cause it looks like the same device with an extra USB-A up front.
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Boy, talk about hijacking a thread to advertise a less competitive product with fewer features.
 
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Boy, talk about hijacking a thread to advertise a less competitive product with fewer features.
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Did you actually read? Literally the last thing I said:

"I kinda wanna pick one up 'cause it looks like the same device with an extra USB-A up front."

The same device with an extra USB-A for pretty much the same price is a boon. There's a reason my link didn't have a referral attached, e.g. it made for a good comparison point.
 
I have one of those docks, and it's great.

Oddly enough, I had a bad DP cable that caused the dock to power cycle occasionally when things were plugged in/unplugged. Took a while to figure that one out.

Since then it's been rock-solid. The cal digit docks are nice, but the ports are a bit too close together for my taste.
 
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I own one of these and it’s rock solid in its performance and reliability. OWC has a patch that enables this dock to power and utilize the Apple SuperDrive without having to be plugged into a USB port on a Mac.
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How do you get the patch? I have this very product at home but hardly use it considering my daily use case only requires me to have one external SSD connected at any given time.

With the patch you mentioned im more inclined to get this OWC TB 3 dock and out of the closet and plug it into my MacBook.
 
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How do you get the patch? I have this very product at home but hardly use it considering my daily use case only requires me to have one external SSD connected at any given time.

With the patch you mentioned im more inclined to get this OWC TB 3 dock and out of the closet and plug it into my MacBook.
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For anyone wondering, I read on the OWC site that the ejector app includes the patch and also superdrive support.
 
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How do you get the patch? I have this very product at home but hardly use it considering my daily use case only requires me to have one external SSD connected at any given time.

With the patch you mentioned im more inclined to get this OWC TB 3 dock and out of the closet and plug it into my MacBook.
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  • OWC Dock Ejector for Mac includes USB charge support driver. The driver enables use of the Apple SuperDrive, USB Keyboard, and iPad charging over USB powered ports. The driver is installed while installing OWC Dock Ejector.

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