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Bought this hub last time it was advertised on sale.
Trash.
I’m not sure why it’s so hard to make a quality dock. Most are terrible.
Trash.
I’m not sure why it’s so hard to make a quality dock. Most are terrible.
Check out the Apple Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter. It will allow you to connect your storage to your newer Mac.Till today I don't understand, why Thunderbolt 1 and Thunderbolt 2 devices aren't connectible anymore with modern macOS Laptops or Macs with USB-C and Thunderbolt 3/4
I've got PromisePegasus (1 and 2) Raid Level 5 storages – useless – to throw away?
Anybody who know solution?
“The Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter lets you connect Thunderbolt and Thunderbolt 2 devices — such as external hard drives and Thunderbolt docks — to any of the Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) / USB 4 ports on your Mac.”
Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter
Effortlessly connect your Mac to a Thunderbolt 2 device with the Apple Thunderbolt 3 Adapter. Buy now at apple.com
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I want Thunderbolt 4.
And I want that device to work with PCs too. I have TB4 on two of my desktops, one via an Asus card, and another via the motherboard connector on the backplane. I think. In any event, if I plug the dock into a TB4 port, I want to know it's going to work, whether it's a Windows machine or a Mac.
Yes, I'm a glutton. I want it all and I want it all now. Now if only that SR-71 in my avatar could only have Thunderbolt 4.
And I want that device to work with PCs too. I have TB4 on two of my desktops, one via an Asus card, and another via the motherboard connector on the backplane. I think. In any event, if I plug the dock into a TB4 port, I want to know it's going to work, whether it's a Windows machine or a Mac.
Yes, I'm a glutton. I want it all and I want it all now. Now if only that SR-71 in my avatar could only have Thunderbolt 4.
Agreed. I removed the usage of their docks recently. Kept getting disconnects from them. Seemed to be an overheating issue because it always happens when its hot to the touch.
Just the opposite for me. OWC is my goto source for docks, hubs, and external storage. Never have had an issue with any of their products I use. I bought the 14 port Thunderbolt dock when it was discounted to $99. Plug and play. It even supports the Apple SuperDrive DVD drive. I don’t need to plug it in directly to an available port on my M1 Studio Max.
Yeah they used to be THE BEST place to go for Mac upgrades back in the PowerPC days. They hung on well in the Intel era with storage and RAM upgrade kits. It seems like they're increasingly turning into a garage sale site, which I don't mean in a necessarily mean/nasty way. I love looking through weird niche computer stuff, even if I'm a bit sad that it isn't what it used to be. Still a great place to sometimes find stuff for my retro hardware repairs.
Look at what happened to the NewerTech brand... used to sell awesome PPC processor upgrade kits, cards, high capacity PBG4 and iBook batteries, all sorts of useful stuff. Now they're basically selling phone cases and replacement batteries for older intel computers.
Plenty of Apple authorized resellers have gone under, too, over the last decade-ish.
Remember all the ads from Mac vendors in MacWorld and MacAddict? 🥲
I have bought tons of stuff from OWC over the years, including one of these docks (mine seems to be fine so far).
Yeah, I did, too. Still have one of their eSATA + USB3 4-bay HDD drive enclosure that has been running mostly non-stop for something like 8-9 years.
Using Surface TB4 dock on M1 MBP. No issues so far. I tried to avoid paying up for a solid dock, but its not worth the headaches.
I use a Thunderbolt 4 dock from UGreen. So far, so good. I was looking for a dock with TB/USB ports only. I don't care for DP, HDMI or SD. This dock has 4x TB4, 3x USB-A 3.2 10Gbps, 1x RJ45 1Gbps. Fits my needs.
Edit - I turned on my work computer this morning (with the dock attached to it), and it failed. 🙃
Check out the Apple Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter. It will allow you to connect your storage to your newer Mac.
“The Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter lets you connect Thunderbolt and Thunderbolt 2 devices — such as external hard drives and Thunderbolt docks — to any of the Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) / USB 4 ports on your Mac.”
Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter
Effortlessly connect your Mac to a Thunderbolt 2 device with the Apple Thunderbolt 3 Adapter. Buy now at apple.comwww.apple.com
Thanks for your friendly hint.
This adapter allows to connect some harddisk Thunderbolt 2 but not PromisePegasus 2 – I tried several times with different newer Macs/MBA/MBP without positive result.