{"id":36772,"date":"2022-08-15T17:03:48","date_gmt":"2022-08-15T21:03:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=36772"},"modified":"2022-08-15T17:03:48","modified_gmt":"2022-08-15T21:03:48","slug":"qgeem-and-hyper-thunderbolt-4-hubs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2022\/08\/15\/qgeem-and-hyper-thunderbolt-4-hubs\/","title":{"rendered":"QGeeM and Hyper Thunderbolt 4 Hubs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Amazon<\/a>:<\/p>\n

QGeeM Thunderbolt 4 Docking Station is committed to providing unparalleled simplicity, the highest performance and the most reliable connectivity. Achieve 40Gbps extremely fast data transmission, 60W fast charging, support for outputting 8K\/4k ultra-clear monitors, quickly improve your work quality and efficiency.<\/p>

The QGeeM 6-IN-1 Thunderbolt 4 mini Dock. it’s compatible with Thunderbolt 4, Thunderbolt 3, or USB Type C port supports “DisplayPort Alt Mode” and “Power Delivery”.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There are three downstream Thunderbolt 4 ports, plus one USB-C 3.1 Gen 2, and it can charge the computer with 60W of PD.<\/p>\n\n

Via Paul Haddad<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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$140 for a Thunderbolt 4 hub is the best price I’ve seen by a small margin. Worth a shot since these are all just Intel reference designs.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Juli Clover<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Accessory maker Hyper, known for its range of chargers, hubs, and battery packs, recently introduced the HyperDrive Thunderbolt 4 Power Hub<\/a>, which it says is the world’s first Goshen Ridge Thunderbolt 4 hub with an integrated power source.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This one is $179 for three downstream Thunderbolt ports, and it can charge the computer with 96W of PD.<\/p>\n\n

Do these Thunderbolt hubs work any better than USB ones for connecting storage devices? Since getting my M1 MacBook Pro, I’ve had problems with external hard drives sometimes not mounting unless they were connected before the Mac was powered on. (Restarting the Mac is not enough; I have to power it off, which means taking the MacBook Pro out of its dock in order to access the power button on its keyboard.)<\/p>\n

The problem occurs for hard drives connected via a USB hub—so far I’ve used hubs from Anker<\/a>, Rosonway<\/a>, and Apple<\/a>—but not with devices connected directly to the MacBook Pro. Unfortunately, two of my MacBook Pro’s ports are used to connect displays, which leaves only one as a reliable connector for external storage. I’d really like to have more built-in ports, even if they are only USB and not Thunderbolt, but this is enough of a pain that it would be worth getting a Thunderbolt hub—if it were more reliable.<\/p>\n\n

Previously:<\/p>\n