It’s ridiculous, I’m a producer/video editor and need more ports on my MBP M1 Pro max. Unless I spend $1600 on a display then only I can get 4 more ports. We need a 4 port adapter for MacBooks And not lame after market OWC brands
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When is apple releasing a thunderbolt 3 port apapter?!
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Are you for real? There are TONS of Thunderbolt (btw: the M1 MBP has Thunderbolt _4_) docks/adapters.
Here's one with tons of ports: https://www.macrumors.com/2022/02/08/caldigit-thunderbolt-4-dock-for-macs/
Here's one with tons of ports: https://www.macrumors.com/2022/02/08/caldigit-thunderbolt-4-dock-for-macs/
In over 10 years of selling machines with Thunderbolt, Apple has never sold a Thunderbolt dock. So you have a long wait. (i.e. forever)
Just because it’s not Apple - that does not mean it’s ******. Tons of reputable makers of Thunderbolt docks out there.
I have two Thunderbolt 3 docks that work beautifully: power my MBP, give me tons of ports, ethernet, and plenty of monitor connections.
I don't know exactly what you're looking for, but on the Studio Display, there is only one Thunderbolt port (which can only be used to connect to the computer), the other ones are regular USB-C, so you can't connect Thunderbolt accessories on them. If you want a Thunderbolt dock, I don't think Apple will ever sell one, and there are plenty of good third party option. Maybe you had bad experiences with one in particular, but companies in the likes of OWC or CalDigit make good docks for all budgets and needs.
that’s because thunderbolt 3/usb-c hasn’t been normalized since recently. iPhones now use usb-c, The new mac studio comes with 6, the display comes with 4.
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CalDigit ain't sh**ty. You'll be waiting a long time, and denying yourself some high-quality stuff (from CalDigit) that provides exactly what you're looking for.
OK, now we know you're just trolling.
Not any that have been released! My Android phone has USB-c, but not my iPhone 13 mini.
Only the M1 Studio Ultra. The Studio Max only has 4 TB ports, and 2 USB4's.
I haven't had really good experiences with TB hubs, but some USB hubs have been okay.
Thunderbolt 3/usb-c has been around for years along with Mac computers with USB-C/thunderbolt ports. If you are referring to the thunderbolt 4 specification, yes that is new, but isn't really much of a change.
As above they have lightning connectors.
Actually it comes with 1 thunderbolt, and 3 usb-c without thunderbolt.
If you are referring to the connector on the other end of the lightning cable used for charging the iPhone that is irrelevant. It is just a connector. It can be USB-C or USB-A, but neither connector supports thunderbolt as the phone doesn't. I use both A and B with my phones as both support charging and USB data. USB-C is a designation for both (1) the connector type and (2) what the cable will transmit (power, display support, data, thunderbolt). Very confusing it is as different cables support different things.
You said iPhone had usb-c, they do not. A USB-c to lightening is no different than a USB-a to lightening to the iPhone. The phone side is lightening, period.
It probably was because he called someone the R word, there's no excuse for that.
These aren't aftermarket products since there is not really an OEM equivalent (although Dell/HP etc do make some okay TB docks). They're unique products and they basically all use the same internal controllers, which is exactly what Apple would do if they made a TB dock.
ETA: Didn't read far enough, oh well.