Thunderbolt 3 dock without video or a big PSU?

[InuNacho]

I need to add another TB3 dock to my 2018 Mini to drive some SSDs. All the docks I see out there are expensive ones with video out and big power supplies which does 0 help since my Mini is a desktop.
Anyone know a good TB3 dock without video and is nothing but a ton of ports?

I need to go Thunderbolt 3 as my Mini's 4 ports and extra from an existing Caldigit TS3 are full.

 

[barbu]

Hmm might be hard to find one without video since that is a “free” feature of TB. And I assume they all have power bricks since they are meant to charge laptops.
There’s no “unpowered usb hub” style equivalent that I know of.

 

[InuNacho]

Hmm might be hard to find one without video since that is a “free” feature of TB. And I assume they all have power bricks since they are meant to charge laptops.
There’s no “unpowered usb hub” style equivalent that I know of.

Yea, I realized that video is kind of a freebie of having Thunderbolt after I made the post.
Hmm oh well. I already have so many power bricks and wallwarts from my externals and hubs, the last thing I want to do is add an additional 65w power brick to my collection.

 

[macsound1]

Something like this? From the surface it looks like a TB hub but not sure if it's only USB C.
I feel like I was just having a conversation about how annoying USB C connectivity is on the surface.
Anyway, it's got the lightening bolts so I think that means it's TB 🤞.

OWC Thunderbolt Hub at MacSales.com

TB4HUB5PM OWC Thunderbolt Hub. Triple your Thunderbolt ports plus add USB to any Thunderbolt (USB-C) Mac or Thunderbolt 4 PC.

eshop.macsales.com

 

[InuNacho]

Something like this? From the surface it looks like a TB hub but not sure if it's only USB C.
I feel like I was just having a conversation about how annoying USB C connectivity is on the surface.
Anyway, it's got the lightening bolts so I think that means it's TB 🤞.

OWC Thunderbolt Hub at MacSales.com

TB4HUB5PM OWC Thunderbolt Hub. Triple your Thunderbolt ports plus add USB to any Thunderbolt (USB-C) Mac or Thunderbolt 4 PC.

eshop.macsales.com

Looks good, the price isn't that friendly but it'll do. I wouldn't need to do this if the two A ports were USB 3.2 but whatever.

 

[coolajami]

Caldigit element Hub as well, has mutliple USB-A and USB-C (thunderbolt) ports without any video port. A bit more expensive than the OWC hub

Thunderbolt 4 Element Hub

shop.caldigit.com