Thunderbolt 3 Dock
OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock
Get back missing ports – and more
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With the latest MacBook from Apple, the loss of ports continues apace.
Fortunately, the Thunderbolt port available has some 40Gb/s throughput, which means you can hang a lot of stuff off it.
This new adapter from OWC even includes Firewire, so I could attach my Firewire<-> SCSI and still use my old (huge) flatbed UMAX SCSI scanner via the excellent Vuescan software.
The Thunderbolt 3 Dock uses Thunderbolt 3 technology to give a 40Gb/s throughput.
This allows for the 13 ports. With a single Thunderbolt 3 cable, you can charge mobile devices, connect multiple 4K displays, external storage, transfer from SD cards, connect via Gigabit Ethernet, plug in audio accessories and power the 2016 MacBook Pro.
The available connections:
- 2 x Thunderbolt 3
- Two USB-C ports
- Daisy chain and power up to 5 Thunderbolt 3 devices
- 5x USB 3.1 Gen 1
- Including two high-power USB Type-A ports for fast mobile device charging
- FireWire 800
- Gigabit Ethernet
- mini DisplayPort
- SD Card reader
- Easily transfer photos and video from an SD card
- Audio combo port
- For headphones or microphones
- S/PDIF digital audio
More info from OWC
Availability and Pricing
The OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock is currently available for pre-order at MacSales.com and other authorised resellers. Deliveries of the dock will begin in February 2017.
The OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock is priced at $279.00 during the pre-order event. Plus, it ships with a .5 meter Thunderbolt 3 40Gb/s USB-C cable–a $24.95 value–included free.
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Keith Cooper | Apr 1, 2017 at 12:39 pm
Ouch – that is a truly absurd amount of difference
Thanks for mentioning it!
Andy | Apr 1, 2017 at 11:36 am
I see they are for sale at $299.00. But Its also for sale in the UK for GBP 657+18 on Amazon !!!!!!! This is crazy.