Super Sticky Thread for USB-C Docks, Cables and Accessories [MERGED]

[keksikuningas]

Does anyone else deal with coil whine on their Thunderbolt Hub? I have an older Belkin TB3 dock and it has noticeable coil whine (to the point where I unplug it from power after I finish my work)

I am thinking of getting a CalDigit TB4 dock from the apple store to replace it, even if the price stings a little since I've heard they use a different circuit board from a typical generic one that most docks use.

 

[splitpea]

I am thinking of getting a CalDigit TB4 dock from the apple store to replace it, even if the price stings a little since I've heard they use a different circuit board from a typical generic one that most docks use.

Do you strictly need a dock or can you get away with another hub? CalDigit’s TB4 hub is significantly less pricey than the dock. (I just bought one direct from CalDigit. Haven’t set it up yet, tho, so can’t comment on noise.)

 

[keksikuningas]

Do you strictly need a dock or can you get away with another hub? CalDigit’s TB4 hub is significantly less pricey than the dock. (I just bought one direct from CalDigit. Haven’t set it up yet, tho, so can’t comment on noise.)

I have one USB-C monitor (5120x1440@120hz) and an older LED Cinema Display using miniDP to DP adapter + ethernet + USB-A cable for the hub in the monitor + I ocassionally connect external storage using the USB 3.0 port on the front + 1G ethernet

 

[PaulD-UK]

@splitpea "Do you strictly need a dock or can you get away with another hub?"

A Thunderbolt 4/5 'hub' is just a Thunderbolt dock, with the ancillary ports for USB2/3.* (USB-A/C) and Ethernet etc mostly omitted.
So a hub just has the three downstream TB 4/5 ports, which of course carry DP video, and maybe just one USB 3.* port.

 

[splitpea]

This CalDigit TB4 hub has 3 downstream TB ports and four USB-A ports, fwiw. And since it's a hub instead of a dock, no ethernet, DisplayPort/MDP, or HDMI ports. But the TB ports can be used for DP signals plus data to/from the extra ports that are built into your monitor if it has a TB input.

 

[dannyyankou]

This arrived in the mail today-

https://www.ebay.com/itm/397821571438

Amazing deal at $90. Yes, it's the lightning version. But a black Magic Keyboard with Touch ID and Numeric Pad at that price is a steal. It says "Open Box", but it was actually brand new, sealed in the packaging.

 

[Giuanniello]

Any suggestion for a dock or whatever it is called to couple with both a Mini 2014 and a Studio (same form factor) to host a 2.5" SSD? I have a 1TB one which I'd like to use as a backup for the Studio and a few 500GB ones which I would use on the old Mini once it turns into a media server (will stream lossless music to a DAC and movies to an ATV4)?

Saw the OWC ones which are nice but too expensive to get here in Europe.

Thank you