05-21-2023, 04:24 PM
I'm using our sponsor's Thunderbolt Dock with my M2 MBP. It's been great, but I have been having a few issues I'm trying to troubleshoot. I'm not certain it's the dock, but it is suspect.*
https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/owc-thunderbolt-dock
I had used OWC's TB2 dock for many years. Coincidentally, it died just as I was transitioning machines.
It's a long term investment, so I was willing to pay a premium and was considering all of OWC's options along with the Caldigit TS4. I almost bit the bullet and got the Caldigit because it is highly regarded and *slightly* more functional, but the OWC dock was half the price. I got it for the occasional sale price of $199 (right now it's $249 (less $20 directly from OWC). If I really need something different in a year or two, my wife or kids can surely use it.
*While I've been pleased with the dock, I've been experiencing some crashes and drive disconnects that could be the dock, could be Ventura, could be my UPS, a cable...or something else. I'm still trying to isolate it, but I can probably blame the dock on my ethernet connection disappearing frequently and then resuming when I plug and unplug the dock's TB4 cable. After doing some other testing, I'll probably be contacting OWC support in the near future.
https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/owc-thunderbolt-dock
I had used OWC's TB2 dock for many years. Coincidentally, it died just as I was transitioning machines.
It's a long term investment, so I was willing to pay a premium and was considering all of OWC's options along with the Caldigit TS4. I almost bit the bullet and got the Caldigit because it is highly regarded and *slightly* more functional, but the OWC dock was half the price. I got it for the occasional sale price of $199 (right now it's $249 (less $20 directly from OWC). If I really need something different in a year or two, my wife or kids can surely use it.
*While I've been pleased with the dock, I've been experiencing some crashes and drive disconnects that could be the dock, could be Ventura, could be my UPS, a cable...or something else. I'm still trying to isolate it, but I can probably blame the dock on my ethernet connection disappearing frequently and then resuming when I plug and unplug the dock's TB4 cable. After doing some other testing, I'll probably be contacting OWC support in the near future.