My first Thunderbolt 5 experience has been a massive bust
Thunderbolt 5. The cutting edge of I/O. All of it — monitors, a Thunderbolt 5 dock, and even a Thunderbolt 5 SSD — was perched on my desk. I was pleased, in the way only…
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Plugable Thunderbolt Docking Station with DisplayLink (TBT-6950PD) review
At a glance Pros 11 fast ports Up to four 4K at 60Hz displays 6K at 60Hz display 180W power supply Cons M1/M2 limited to three displays North America only Our Verdict DisplayLink software opens…
Wavlink Thunderbolt 4 Triple Display Docking Station review
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros 13 fast ports 2.5Gb Ethernet Two HDMI 2.1 30W USB-C port Affordable Cons Only two extended displays for Mac Upstream port at front Our Verdict While its triple-monitor potential…
What you need to know about Thunderbolt 5
Updated October 30, 2024: Apple has released its first Macs to support Thunderbolt 5. This article has been updated to reflect this developmet. In September of 2023, Intel announced Thunderbolt 5, a new update to…
The M4 MacBook Pro gets a great camera at last, Thunderbolt 5, more RAM
Apple on Wednesday completed its trifecta of M4 Mac releases by unveiling the new M4 MacBook Pro. The announcement comes after Apple revealed the newly designed Mac mini on Tuesday and the updated iMac on…
Pair your Mac with our favorite Thunderbolt 4 hub for a whopping 28% on Prime Day
This Prime Day, it’s time to get yourself one of these amazing 28 percent off the CalDigit Thunderbolt 4 Element Hub, now available for just $144, down from a $200 MSRP. This top-tier dock is…
This $200 7-in-1 Belkin Thunderbolt dock is just $69 for Prime Day
We love our laptops, but it’d be great if they had more ports. In the process of slimming down modern laptops, they’ve also lost a lot of their connectivity — but you can get ’em…
Best Thunderbolt dock, USB-C hub deals for October Prime Day 2024
Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days are a great opportunity to find the best deals on Thunderbolt docking stations and USB-C hubs, which are simply the best accessories to connect your laptop to legacy hardware, displays,…
It’s time for desktop PCs to finally embrace Thunderbolt
I hate to say it, but desktop PCs are behind the times. This may seem a little strange, but I haven’t used a desktop PC for years (decades?) until recently. Laptops, even an odd Chromebook…
OWC Gemini Thunderbolt 3 RAID enclosure review: Top performance, doubles as a hub
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Nearly 600MBps with HDDS, 900MBps with SSDs Hardware RAID Accepts 3.5-inch and 2.5-inch drives USB, HDMI, SD Card, and Ethernet ports Our Verdict Though a bit pricey for pure…