{"id":31418,"date":"2021-01-22T16:30:50","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T21:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=31418"},"modified":"2022-06-10T16:17:22","modified_gmt":"2022-06-10T20:17:22","slug":"owc-thunderbolt-hub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/22\/owc-thunderbolt-hub\/","title":{"rendered":"OWC Thunderbolt 4 Hub"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/owc-thunderbolt-hub\">OWC<\/a> (via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dimka\/status\/1347114938356150273\">Dimka<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/macintouch.com\/post\/11295\/new-owc-thunderbolt-usb4-dock-hub\/\">MacInTouch<\/a>):<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/owc-thunderbolt-hub\"><p>For the first time ever, the OWC Thunderbolt Hub lets you consolidate and simplify the connectivity between all your devices with all the Thunderbolt ports you&rsquo;ve always wanted. The OWC Thunderbolt Hub&rsquo;s four Thunderbolt (USB-C) ports and one USB port massively expand your connection possibilities.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It ships in February for $149. There&rsquo;s also a $249 <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/owc-thunderbolt-dock\">OWC Thunderbolt Dock<\/a> that has more non-Thunderbolt ports. It seems like it&rsquo;s taking forever to get USB-C to where USB-A hubs are&mdash;and were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anandtech.com\/show\/114\">20+ years ago<\/a>&mdash;in terms of price or number of ports, but this is progress.<\/p>\n\n<p>Previously:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2019\/08\/19\/owc-thunderbolt-3-dock\/\">OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2019\/07\/16\/how-many-kinds-of-usb-c-to-usb-c-cables-are-there\/\">How Many Kinds of USB-C to USB-C Cables Are There?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2019\/01\/09\/elgato-thunderbolt-3-pro-dock\/\">Elgato Thunderbolt 3 Pro Dock<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2017\/10\/14\/the-impossible-dream-of-usb-c\/\">The Impossible Dream of USB-C<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/21\/caldigits-thunderbolt-station-2\/\">CalDigit&rsquo;s Thunderbolt Station 2<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p id=\"owc-thunderbolt-hub-update-2021-02-05\">Update (2021-02-05): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2021\/02\/03\/caldigit-element-hub-thunderbolt-4-dock\/\">Joe Rossignol<\/a> (also: <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2021\/02\/03\/caldigit-8-port-usb-c-thunderbolt-4-element-macbook-hub\/\">9to5Mac<\/a>):<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2021\/02\/03\/caldigit-element-hub-thunderbolt-4-dock\/\"><p>CalDigit today introduced a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caldigit.com\/thunderbolt-4-element-hub\/\">&ldquo;Element Hub&rdquo; dock<\/a>, equipped with four Thunderbolt 4 ports and four USB-A ports for connecting external displays, storage drives, and other peripherals to devices like a MacBook Pro or iPad Pro.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<p>See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macstories.net\/reviews\/the-m1-mac-mini-and-macbook-air-a-giant-leap-forward-for-all-mac-users\/\">John Voorhees<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p id=\"owc-thunderbolt-hub-update-2022-06-10\">Update (2022-06-10): <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/McCarron\/status\/1532794651287113729\">Patrick McCarron<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/McCarron\/status\/1532794651287113729\">\n<p>I got the new tiny \n@PoweredbyOWC\n Thunderbolt 4 hub, but has a huge flaw the front Thunderbolt cable falls out way too easily which is bad because it&rsquo;s on the front of the device.<\/p>\n<p>Their response: &ldquo;buy something else we sell to hold it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OWC (via Dimka, MacInTouch): For the first time ever, the OWC Thunderbolt Hub lets you consolidate and simplify the connectivity between all your devices with all the Thunderbolt ports you&rsquo;ve always wanted. The OWC Thunderbolt Hub&rsquo;s four Thunderbolt (USB-C) ports and one USB port massively expand your connection possibilities. It ships in February for $149. 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