I've used a variety of USB-C docking station solutions for my M1 MacBook Pro, and unfortunately, I have been having constant issues with them. The OWC Thunderbolt 3 docking station was one that I've had the fewest issues with, but they ultimately breakdown after a couple months of usage. One of main issues I get with docking stations is that they don't consistently stay connected to the internet via their ethernet port. The Mac will ultimately lose ethernet connection after going to sleep. The only solution seems to be restarting the MacBook while it is docked. Recently, I thought upgrading to a thunderbolt 4 dock like the ECHO 11 would resolve my issues and be the end all docking solutions. But it wasn't, and it seems to cause more issues than most docks I've used. Not only does it lose internet access, but sometimes the USB ports on the back will completely shut off and I have to power cycle the device.
So I'm asking the community here. What docks are you using now that works consistently? In this case, I needed a dock made for creatives; that would be able to support Hi-res video output and have an SD card reader port.
So I'm asking the community here. What docks are you using now that works consistently? In this case, I needed a dock made for creatives; that would be able to support Hi-res video output and have an SD card reader port.