OWCThunderbolt 4 Avec fil Noir, Gris

A great desktop connector for MacBook Pros. Connects screen, keyboard, about 50 different USB gadgets (via hubs) plus network, external drives, everything else, at high speed.Never had any disconnects or other upsets, works extremely reliably.

The OWC Thunderbolt 4 dock was a great buy. With limited ports on the M1 Mac Mini, a dock is essential for me.The dock has lots of connection options and is easy to set up.Having not used Thunderbolt 3/4 before, the only issue for me was figuring out that the Thunderbolt / USB 4 output on the Mac needs to be plugged into the front of the OWC dock (see photo) - that makes it a little less neat and means access for other devices is around the back, but not a major problem for me.Apart from that, it works very well and connections to Time Machine, Scanner, etc. work smoothly and very fast.

You should have this gadget, works like a charm on PC and Mac.

This item arrived fast and I was excited to add this to my existing OWC - Thunderbolt 3 Dock.When I connected the unit, the brand light flashed several times and I thought nothing of it. I connected my 2x Mac Studio to 2 of the thunderbolt slots, connected one thunderbolt slot to my existing Thunderbolt 3 Dock, turned on the unit and nothing!The displays did not come on.I then connected a USB keyboard to one of the USB slots, but the keyboard would not function.I tried many combinations and nothing.The OWC brand light stated on but was not a colour blue as my Thunderbolt 3 Dock.I tried all the slots individually and nothing.I then disconnected all slots and plugged back my existing Thunderbolt 3 Dock that I have had from 2021. This is where the pain started. The Thunderbolt 3 Dock was now Toast. Not a single slot works now.It appears the OWC Thunderbolt 4 Dock 1 in 1, 4K, USB-C, Grey 100W PD PC/MAC has toasted my Thunderbolt 3 Dock.To say I am disappointed is an understatement. My Thunderbolt 3 Dock that I have had from 2021 cost me £349.99. So it is out of warranty.I now need to buy not just one but two Thunderbolt docks!No, I would not recommend this unit to anyone.

This dock comes with a slew of different ports and if you’re not too demanding, you might be happy with it. However, with my 2 4K displays (connected via 8K-capable cables) the video has always occasionally dropped out and the dock flips from one of my displays to the other…and the support team at OWC were absolutely no use…so I lived with it. Then more recently, the Ethernet doesn’t reconnect after my MacBook has been sleeping…again, if you’re using WiFi, you won’t care, but if you want a hardwired Ethernet connection, I would recommend avoiding this dock. I won’t buy another one.