Caldigit TS5 Plus

It does look good doesn't it - I never thought I'd be seeing bandwidth limitations with TB4 but trying to connect multiple 5k screens to a dock was a pain. I ended up with one of these Ivanky units that has dual TB4 feeds (so two separate busses effectively) to solve it.

I've a TB5 NVMe drive and the performance is awesome.
 
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It does look good doesn't it - I never thought I'd be seeing bandwidth limitations with TB4 but trying to connect multiple 5k screens to a dock was a pain. I ended up with one of these Ivanky units that has dual TB4 feeds (so two separate busses effectively) to solve it.

I've a TB5 NVMe drive and the performance is awesome.
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Yeah, I notice I have hit TB4 limit if I plug one of my USB4 into the back of the Caldigit's TB4 point as I am running 2 monitors off the Caldigit too, one is 4k+ and one a 3k monitor.

The SSD doesn't run at the same speed vs plugged direct into the back of the Mac Mini.
 
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Yeah it's expensive but so was the TS4 when that launched (I think its £70 more than the TS4 at launch). I will get one of these but as I'm in no hurry I will wait for black friday or similar inevitable deals. In reality I'd rather they actually made a mac with this amount of ports built in and charged me another £500 for the privilege. Here buy a tiny PC and have half a dozen extras jutting off at reduced speed!
 
I upgraded to this from a TS3+, mainly for 10Gbit ethernet and support for my 4K 240Hz monitor, plus potential extra side monitor soon. The extra charging capabilities should be useful too.

It certainly was pricey but a great piece of kit.
 
Bah, the 20w port on the front of my TS4 has died....

On the Apple page there is no way to request support for a non-apple product ? It seems I need to call them, online chat goes round in circles.
 
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