![]() ![]() Like the Ugreen dock, it requires a USB-C charger for power and can passthrough up to 85W to the connected MacBook, but connects via slower 5Gbps USB-C. It also features 5Gbps USB-A ports, Gigaboit Ethernet and card readers. The EZQuest Ultimate Plus USB-C Multimedia Hub has two HDMI ports and a VGA port, and supports one 4K at 60Hz and one 4K at 30Hz via HDMI and 1080p HD via VGA. It connects to the MacBook via 10Gbps USB-C. ![]() There are 12 ports in total, including Gigabit Ethernet, card readers and 10Gbps USB-A and USB-C ports. Priced at $329/£369, it features two HDMI ports and a DisplayPort and can support three 4K displays at 60Hz on a Mac. ![]() Read our Ugreen USB-C Triple Display Dock review for full details on how to use this quality compact docking station to support up to three external displays on a plain (non-Pro or -Max) M1/M2 MacBook. Note that the three listed (and tested) below use USB-C rather than Thunderbolt, so don’t benefit from the MacBook’s potential 40Gbps data bandwidth. And of course these hubs offer the usual multi-port benefits as well as the external monitor solution. Each requires the DisplayLink download but no further hardware adapter except for the dock or hub itself. While you may have to buy an adapter cable, 40GBps Thunderbolt 4’s port flexibility and backwards compatibility are recommended for users of modern Macs such as the M1 and M2 MacBooks.ĭocking station and hub manufacturers are now actively marketing their products as solutions to the M1/M2 external display limitation. Thunderbolt 4 docks or hubs often have no dedicated display port but three available TB4 ports that can be used to connect directly to a USB-C display or via adapters to HDMI or DisplayPort monitors. Some, such as the Anker Apex, have two display ports but Anker warns against using it with Macs, even though DisplayLink should work around the problem. Look for a dock with two or more display ports, preferably ones that can connect to your preferred displays without the need for an adapter. Learn more about the best Thunderbolt docking stations for more details, or you can connect via a simpler USB-C hub. For M2, the company does anticipate compatibility but is awaiting new M2 MacBooks for testing and validation. For Mac compatibility it has validated both Apple and Intel platforms running at least macOS 11. However, after some recent testing and improvements Plugable has updated its compatibility to officially support that configuration. ![]()
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