{"id":36038,"date":"2022-06-01T16:03:36","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T20:03:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=36038"},"modified":"2022-06-01T16:03:36","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T20:03:36","slug":"startech-thunderbolt-4-dock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/01\/startech-thunderbolt-4-dock\/","title":{"rendered":"StarTech Thunderbolt 4 Dock"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eclecticlight.co\/2022\/04\/30\/explainer-thunderbolt\/\">Howard Oakley<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/eclecticlight.co\/2022\/04\/30\/explainer-thunderbolt\/\">\n<p>Until relatively recently, one limitation with Thunderbolt was the absence of hubs which allowed the connection of multiple Thunderbolt devices to a single port on the Mac. Several models are now available, although they&rsquo;re considerably more expensive than USB hubs. Inevitably, these are constrained by the bandwidth available in the single Thunderbolt connection made to the Mac. Connect a couple of external displays and those will limit the performance of SSDs connected to the same hub.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/22\/05\/25\/startech-thunderbolt-4-dock-review-great-for-your-macbook-pro-workstation\">Wesley Hilliard<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/22\/05\/25\/startech-thunderbolt-4-dock-review-great-for-your-macbook-pro-workstation\">\n<p>This dock does come at a high price, and other products in the price range offer more port variety. However, we&rsquo;d argue that reliability is included in the high markup, and the StarTech Thunderbolt 4 Dock has proven to be reliable.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p>$439.99 for 4 Thunderbolt ports, 3 USB-A 3.2 Gen 2, 1 USB-A 2, Ethernet, SD card, and audio.<\/p>\n\n<p>Previously:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2022\/04\/18\/owc-ministack-stx\/\">OWC miniStack STX<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2022\/03\/22\/affordable-thunderbolt-4-cables\/\">Affordable Thunderbolt 4 Cables<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2022\/02\/24\/belkin-connect-pro-thunderbolt-4-dock\/\">Belkin CONNECT Pro Thunderbolt 4 Dock<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2022\/02\/09\/caldigit-ts4-thunderbolt-dock\/\">CalDigit TS4 Thunderbolt Dock<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Howard Oakley: Until relatively recently, one limitation with Thunderbolt was the absence of hubs which allowed the connection of multiple Thunderbolt devices to a single port on the Mac. Several models are now available, although they&rsquo;re considerably more expensive than USB hubs. 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