OWC's Thunderbolt Hub is the world's first dock that will give you more Thunderbolt 3 or 4 ports than it occupies on your MacBook Pro, but it's not for everybody. There are many docks on the market ...

The Satechi Thunderbolt Slim Hub doesn’t take up much room on your desk, but it packs in a trio of very high-speed USB-C/Thunderbolt ports, plus a USB-A port. The Thunderbolt 4 accessory is good ...

As I explained in my latest episode of Back to the Mac, the M1 Mac mini is my main desktop computer, but where necessary, I also use a 16-inch MacBook Pro in clamshell mode. In either case, I’ve found ...

★★★★★ You can never have too many high-speed data ports, and the HyperDrive Thunderbolt 4 Power Hub adds three more to your Mac or iPad Pro. Photo: Ed Hardy/Cult of Mac Thunderbolt hubs add super-fast ...

The $189 hub turns one laptop port into three, each supporting the new USB 4 and Thunderbolt 4 connection standards. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, ...

Sonnet's new Echo 5 Thunderbolt 4 hub provides not just more downstream Thunderbolt ports to modern Macs, but also a fast USB-A port for older peripherals. The Echo 5 hub features four Thunderbolt 4 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. This article is more than 3 years old. The Plugable ...

The HyperDrive is a compact USB-C hub that adds some much needed port-diversification to the 2016 MacBook Pro. While it may look similar to some already existing USB-C hubs out there, the HyperDrive ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Thunderbolt 4 docks are now much more widely available, meaning that it's much easier to get a high speed dock that works with your laptop.

When I purchased my 27" iMac last year, I thought I had hit the port jackpot. After all, I was coming from a 13" MacBook Air, which is relatively spartan in the input/output department. The 27" iMac ...

The HB-SIMC port hub functions as advertised, putting ports in a far handier location on front. The biggest issue is that it doesn’t passthrough Thunderbolt 3, which may limit it’s appeal for power ...

OWC has announced that its upcoming Thunderbolt Hub will be compatible with all Apple M1 and Intel Macs equipped with Thunderbolt 3 ports and running macOS Big Sur, offering users the ability to ...