I'm looking into purchasing a TS4 and curious if all the issues have been ironed out? I'm looking at plugging in two Dell monitors and am a bit concerned with the wake from sleep issues I've read about - is that still ongoing? I'll be plugging in either Macbook Air M1 for single monitor and MacBook Pro M3 Pro for dual.
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Caldigit TS4 Dock
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After the firmware update a year or so ago, I have had 0 issues with mine. I use it with a Pro Display XDR and a 4k/144hz LG monitor, and it always wakes up from sleep just fine. Best dock I have ever owned, it's just solid, works and gets out of my way. I have M2 Max MBP fwiw.
No issues at all, I run with two Dell 27" 4K displays on an M1 with no wake from sleep issues. I had to install the firmware update, but I've had this dock for more than a year now, doubt new units shipping today would need to do that.
Anyone tested the new M3 Macbook Air with the dock? Can we use the second external screen with the dock?
Edit: It works
Edit: It works
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Does anybody know what the difference is between the TS4 and the "CalDigit Thunderbolt 4 Pro Dock" that Apple is selling for a pretty substantial price difference?
I went through the specs and they otherwise look identical. Apple used to sell the TS4, in fact I purchased mine there.
CalDigit Thunderbolt 4 Pro Dock
The CalDigit Thunderbolt 4 Pro Dock will connect to your Mac’s Thunderbolt 4, or Thunderbolt 3 port to provide 18 ports of connectivity via a single Thunderbolt cable. Buy online now at apple.com.
www.apple.com
I went through the specs and they otherwise look identical. Apple used to sell the TS4, in fact I purchased mine there.
The Thunderbolt 4 Pro Dock is apparently colour matched to the Mac Studio.Does anybody know what the difference is between the TS4 and the "CalDigit Thunderbolt 4 Pro Dock" that Apple is selling for a pretty substantial price difference?
CalDigit Thunderbolt 4 Pro Dock
The CalDigit Thunderbolt 4 Pro Dock will connect to your Mac’s Thunderbolt 4, or Thunderbolt 3 port to provide 18 ports of connectivity via a single Thunderbolt cable. Buy online now at apple.com.www.apple.com
I went through the specs and they otherwise look identical. Apple used to sell the TS4, in fact I purchased mine there.
Not sure, but assuming it does indeed have the same specs like you say, I suspect this is a custom model for Apple setups, at a lower price point. But that's just a guess.
Well I was still in the return period for my TS4, so I went to the Apple Store and swapped it out for the Thunderbolt 4 Pro Dock plus $70 refund.
Other than it being silver, I can't tell a difference. The functionality seems identical. It does have a newer firmware revision, for what that's worth. The CalDigit Docking Station Utility does not work with this device since it can't find a hub. I'm sure that will be fixed with a newer version of the application.
My advice, buy the Thunderbolt 4 Pro Dock and save some money.
Sounds like the Super Drive driver doesn't work with this dock either, but they're working on updates for both. This leads me to believe that internals are different too...possibly different chipsets; not just a different color and new firmware.
It also seems odd to me that this model is cheaper than the TS4. Typically, "exclusive" things made for Apple cost the same or more...not less.
Btw, the TS4 is currently $320 on Amazon for Prime Day if anyone following this thread is thinking about getting this dock.
Based on what? Just because they might make two different updaters for the two products? If so, that alone would really tell us anything. Rebadged products will have different identifiers in their firmwares, and sometimes this means a different updater, while at other times it means a single updater which recognizes each firmware independently and updates accordingly.
My Caldigit TS4 may have just stopped working. I was out of town for the weekend. Came home and two of my displays (and the other TS4-connected peripherals) were non-responsive. Plugged them directly into my Mac and they're fully functional.
I've pulled out the TS4 for now and as soon as I've got time I'll have to start troubleshooting. I don't know yet if it's the unit itself, the external power brick or the TB4 cable that ran from the Mac to the TS4.
Kind of a bummer as the TS4 was my Mac's (14" MBP M3 Max) ethernet interface as well. Wifi 6E is functioning as a replacement for now, but hopefully I can resurrect my TS4. It's long out of warranty, so coughing up for a new one will be my only good solution if I can't get it going again. At least the two SSDs attached to the TS4 when it failed don't seem to have been corrupted.
I've pulled out the TS4 for now and as soon as I've got time I'll have to start troubleshooting. I don't know yet if it's the unit itself, the external power brick or the TB4 cable that ran from the Mac to the TS4.
Kind of a bummer as the TS4 was my Mac's (14" MBP M3 Max) ethernet interface as well. Wifi 6E is functioning as a replacement for now, but hopefully I can resurrect my TS4. It's long out of warranty, so coughing up for a new one will be my only good solution if I can't get it going again. At least the two SSDs attached to the TS4 when it failed don't seem to have been corrupted.