Docking Station - Thunderbolt 4

[SYS_64738]

Hello Forum,

nice meeting you all. Maybe some of you could help me in finding the right docking station.

I would need a Thunderbolt 4 docking station for my laptops with:

2 x Display 4K out (don’t care if USB-C, DP or HDMI)
3-4 x USB 3 Type A
2-3 x Thunderbolt 4 at least one with 100W PD
1 x 10 Gbit/s this is the most important one, I can find 1 or 2.5 Gbit/s with the other options without a problem…

I have been looking around the usual vendors but couldn’t find anything… No, I do not want another adapter on the docking station

[noenken]

OWC Thunderbolt Pro Dock. There was supposedly a version with a fan, the current one is fanless.

[SYS_64738]

Hi noenken,

thanks for the help… I SWEAR I have looked there… I didn’t see that one!!!

[wendell]

Owc is the best. much of what caldigit has is decent to good.

Much else on the market is terrible. There is a large large gulf between those two and Everything else.

[SYS_64738]

Thanks Wendell !!!

[MazeFrame]

@wendell

Much else on the market is terrible.

What do you mean, overheating and random disconnects are not intended features?

[noenken]

@MazeFrame

random disconnects

You mean the work-life-balancer feature?

And if you’re not putting your coffee on the heating plate, well that’s clearly a user error, right?

[gc71]

Another vote for OWC. I use this one;

https://www.amazon.com/OWC-Thunderbolt-Dock-Compatible-Equipped/dp/B097TVLB4F/

Its worked perfectly across multiple PC’s and Mac’s. Price is high, but its been incredibly reliable.

[diizzy]

I’ve had very good experience with Fujitsu’s docks on various laptops and they’re also MIJ (Made in Japan) both their TB3 and TB4 ones.