Caldigit Ts3 Thunderbolt 3 0.5M Cable

Both the CalDigit TS3 and TS4 thunderbolt docks are fantastic but if you don't need the added speeds of the USB or TB4 ports, the TS3 is a fatastic value. It allows me to connect all my accessories and display to one device with a quick and easy one cable connection to my macbook. Inputs on the front of the unit are very handy especially the SD card reader.

Got this for a new Caldigit TS4. Turns out Caldigit ships with a Thunderbolt 4 cable. Now I have a spare.

After reading so many negative reviews that the M1 MacBook Pros has with the CalDigit TS4 dock (check Amazon Reviews too) I decided to not be a guinea pig and just stick with the TS3 Plus for now. I think there are still a lot of issues that need to be fixed on the newer model and it's a lottery pick on if your setup will work with the TS4 or not. The TS3 Plus has been solid working with my external LG UltraFine 31.5 monitor and 2021 MBP M1 Pro laptop. Just save yourself the time and headache and stick with the TS3 Plus until CalDigit can resolve all the issues for the newer model dock. I thought this dock would run hotter but I set it vertically and it gets a little warm. Shipping has been super fast with B&H Photo and I highly recommend buyers to get a B&H Payboo card for the tax credit.

The CalDigit TS3 dock has by far been the most reliable dock for my setup. No issues with ports dropping or power delivery to the laptop. This is not intended as a hub on the go as it requires it's own power, but the footprint is tidy and the unit in my use case does not get excessively hot. I would highly recommend the CAlDigit TS3.

I bought this for my HP 15.6 ZBook Studio G8 Mobile Workstation. The laptop has only one USB type A, which I use for a wireless mouse and keyboard. The other I/O ports are two USB Type-C Thunderbolt 4. So far, the CalDigit TS3 has worked reliably for me. The user might have to open their computer settings for audio, however, if the sound isn't coming over desired speakers. The Settings will list a selection of audio devices. In summary, I'm very happy with my CalDigit TS3 Plus dock, and I recommend it to other computer users who need more I/O selections.

This was my second CalDigit TS3 and it works great. Service was great too - timely communication and fast shipping. Would happily use B&H again and recommend to friends and family.

For my new MacBook Pro M1, I first tried purchasing Caldigit's new Element Thunderbolt 4 hub. It was nothing but an endless kernel panic with the M1 chip. Caldigit implied that was Apple's fault for their implementation of Thunderbolt 4 ports, but I didn't let them make me stick around long enough to sort out who's fault it was. I returned it, and bought this OWC one and it's been SO much better! No panics yet, sleep works fine, everything returns from sleep (whereas Caldigit's would consider my Pegasus2 RAID an erroneous disconnection everytime it slept), and it's actually really nice having SPDIF (digital) audio out, ethernet, and the card readers. I wish this had one more thunderbolt port out, but then again, I could still daisy chain a couple of my thunderbolt devices no problem. So far so great for this OWC 14-port T3 dock.

3' is a short cable Although this does work well.

I needed to find a way to interface a large array of devices to my main laptop without using a lot of ports to deal with the lack of ports on new machines. After quite a bit of research, I found this CalDigit TS3 Plus that taps the Thunderbolt 3 port on my computer. It is not inexpensive. Nevertheless, I must say it has performed very well for me. I moved a large USB hub that has all my interface devices like keyboard, mouse, webcam, printers, etc. from a USB port on the computer to the CalDigit. I also moved two external USB hard drives, along with my audio output to desktop speakers and a USB high end audio interface. Every device but one printer moved successfully to the new CalDigit by simply plugging in the devices. That printer had to be reinstalled on the new USB port (through CalDigit). I was worried about the bandwidth, but the CalDigit seems to manage the Thunderbolt interface so that multiple devices can share the Thunderbolt bandwidth at the same time without interfering with each other. It also provides charging capability, but I need my regular power block since my laptop needs more current than the CalDigit provides for charging. However, there has not been any conflict between the power block and the CalDigit link for powering. I conclude that this is a very good dock for modern computers with Thunderbolt 3 ports but few others that connect to a lot of external devices. It has performed flawlessly, and was very easy to set up. While I did not run formal tests, it appears to effectively share the Thunderbird bandwidth. Just want one needs in a dock. Definitely recommended.

I've had many different Thunderbolt docks and CalDigit is the best hands down. Other manufacturers always seem to have small issues (e.g. random device disconnects, insufficient device power, etc)