Plugable Thunderbolt 4 Dock, 100W Charging (96W Certified), Dual HDMI Docking Station for Windows and Mac, Single 8K or Dual 4K 60Hz, 40Gbps, 13 Ports with Ethernet, SD/microSD (TBT4-UD5)

★★★★★ The Plugable Thunderbolt 4 Dock has honestly been one of the best desk upgrades I’ve made for my MacBook Pro 16". Setup was basically plug-and-play, and it immediately solved a major frustration I had with another dock that would only mirror displays instead of properly extending them. With this dock, I’m running two external monitors independently with no issues at all, while also keeping the MacBook fully charged through the same connection. The 100W charging has been more than enough for my workflow, even with video editing, multiple monitors, and accessories connected. Physically, the dock has a very clean and professional design. It’s compact for what it does, roughly 9" x 3.5", and under an inch tall, so it fits nicely on the desk without taking over the workspace. I also appreciate the subtle blue LED indicator. It’s visible enough to confirm power, but not distracting in a darker office or studio setup. Performance has been excellent overall. Connections have stayed stable, monitors wake correctly, and the dock runs cool and quiet. The front-facing ports are convenient for quick access to accessories and drives. My only real complaint is the laptop connection placement. The main Thunderbolt cable that connects to the laptop plugs into the front of the dock instead of the back. Functionally it works perfectly, but from a cable management standpoint I really wish Plugable had included a rear host connection option to keep the setup cleaner. That small design choice aside, this has been an outstanding dock for a MacBook Pro setup, especially if you need true dual-monitor support, charging, and reliable Thunderbolt performance from a single compact device.

It’s pricey, but it’s great! (so far), especially if you have a Mac. I kept coming across all the cheaper brands weren’t compatible with Mac to display different screen, so I did some research and found this thunderbolt station compatible with MacBooks. I use this with my MacBook Pro and 2 extra monitors, for dual monitor support (3 total screens total). It works great! I’m able to have different items on all the screens. I also plug in my USB from the mouse I use into the dock and that works great too! The thunderbolt dock also charges my Mac! Which was great to see! The dock is sturdy, easy to use, and I highly recommend. Also, this is not a paid review. Just a regular person that was impressed and wanting to help anyone else out who is unsure which brand to chose from.

About this dock, I find it a good value. No external dongles needed for HDMI connectivity. 96/100w charging. Ethernet. Long story for those fighting with docks... So I'm up to 3 Docks I tried, and until this morning, none of them worked correctly. My the laptop maker tech support said, yup need to use the TB4 port for it to work. If not working, call the makers of the dock. I sent back the first one (from another company), factory tech support said, either not compatible, or broken, we aren't sure. only 1 monitor, ethernet would constantly disconnect. No charging. So back it went. Others had the same complaints, so figure, get a refund and move on. So bought the TBT4-UD5 from Plugable from amazon. My laptop "maker" sent me the graphics of where the TB4 port was/which one, and no it didn't work correctly. Only 1 monitor, but ethernet did, charging didn't. Updating drivers, new cable, nothing worked. After sitting back, I finally tried the USB-C 3.2 port that is not s/b to work (according to my laptop "maker"). But it did. Called my Laptop "maker", and finally the one tech support worker sent me the motherboard manual, and my laptop "maker's" info of what port is which and what did what was WRONG! What they called TB4 port, was really the USB-C 3.2 for power and for 1 display.port. Which did gave me ethernet and 1 monitor via the dock. Plugged the TBT4-UD5 into the real TB4 port, what the laptop maker called the USB-C 3.2 for data use, no power... gave me the 2 displays the dock promised, ethernet and charging !.. I was happy about the 2 displays and ethernet... charging too was a bonus. (I was originally told by my maker, ok, so it's not, to be expected with powerful laptops.) In the middle of banging my head against the desk, I bought a "lesser" model from plugable from amazon, USB4-HUB3A , it now works too. Plugable tried to help me, no one questioned the port, I shared the laptop company's port designation. So not their fault. Plugable tried a few things, one reason I bought the lower cost dock of there, get another one of their OEM TB4 cables which was suspect. So lesson is, if its not working, really have to dive deep into the ports and what they do, and which one is which.

Review of Plugable Thunderbolt 4 Dock (TBT4-UD5) I bought this dock to replace a simple USB-C hub for my MacBook Pro — and the upgrade has been a game-changer. Before researching, I honestly didn’t know the difference between a USB-C hub and a Thunderbolt dock. I just thought both gave me extra ports. Now I understand why Thunderbolt docks cost more: they deliver full Thunderbolt speed, power delivery, and rock-solid reliability. Here’s what I’ve noticed since switching: Blazing-fast storage: My external Lexar SSD now runs at full Thunderbolt speed (with the right cable). File transfers are noticeably faster. Instant display wake-up: With my old hub, I had to mash the Return key and wait for my monitor to wake. With this dock, my external display wakes instantly. Future-proof video outputs: It supports dual 4K monitors or a single 8K monitor. I don’t own one yet, but it’s nice to know I’m ready for the future. Reliable Ethernet: The built-in 1 Gbps Ethernet port keeps my internet connection fast and stable. Plenty of ports: I get 4 USB-A ports (2x 5 Gbps + 2x 10 Gbps), a 10 Gbps USB-C port, and another Thunderbolt 4 port (40 Gbps). I can plug in all my external SSDs and hard drives — they mount instantly with no lag. Strong power delivery: The dock charges my MacBook Pro at 95 W and keeps it near 100% even under load. Extra convenience: The audio in/out jack works perfectly for my monitor speakers or a headset mic for voiceovers. The built-in microSD/SD reader let me ditch my old card reader and free up desk space. Overall, this dock feels solid, performs flawlessly, and keeps my MacBook and peripherals running fast and reliably. It’s not cheap, but the stability, speed, and convenience make it worth every penny.

I bought this to replace a TS3+ that was incompatible with my KVM switch. Overall impression is that it's a solid device. I like that it has a separate power button (which the TS3+ lacked) plus multiple USB ports and SD card readers on the front. It works well most days. Recently, though, it has randomly started dropping my ethernet connection. It's happened twice in the last week, where all of a sudden my laptop has no connectivity. The only way to restore it is to turn off the dock and turn it back on. I'll keep an eye on it but so far it's the only complaint.

Bought this as a replacement for a flaky Lenovo dock and it's somehow worse. The unit connects, works for about two minutes, then drops every connected device at once and the monitor loses signal. The power LED flips from blue to amber every single time it cuts out. Replug the Thunderbolt cable and you get another two minutes before it does it again, on a loop, all day. I ruled out everything on my end first. Included Thunderbolt cable, correct Thunderbolt port, fully seated. Updated the BIOS and graphics driver, disabled USB and PCIe power saving in Windows. No change. It is not the setup, it is the dock. The part that bothers me most is that Plugable already knows about this. They have a support article describing this exact failure, intermittent disconnects with the LED switching from blue to amber, and they admit it affects some units. So this is a known defect they are still shipping. For $200 I expected a dock that can stay connected for longer than two minutes. Requesting a replacement and hoping the next one isn't a dud, but buy at your own risk.

Writing this review while new. Mostly works. got 2.5Gbps ethernet working via an usb adapter. Peripheral, PD 3, dual video, all thru a single usb TB4 cable, impressive. My prior KVM setup was a wire hell, even after a quite decent effort to organize all the cabling. I share it between 4 computers. Mac M5 pro -- works with dual video just like an intel laptop. Another AMD laptop with dp Alt -- that works with single monitor only, but with a little replugging of one of hdmi monitors directly into the laptop you can get the second screen too if badkly needed. Finally, an ASUS workstation with a TB4 port -- that was finicky one, but entirely on ASUS side. Would connect with 6.6 ft cable, stable so far but very hard to configure the desktop bios to work well with tb4. Some issues are still unresolved (such as the lack of keyboard on boot). But that's all on ASUS and its thunderboltex 4 nightmare of hardware. With the exception of wide range of host types, my use case therefore is quite basic, and it works as expected so far for that. Nothing fancy. Aside from dp-alt dual with MST everything works, but that's expected.

I purchased so I can run my two 4k monitors at 60hz. I had purchased their cheaper version and one was at a 60hz but the other was at 30hz. This one both run smoothly at 4k 60hz. This works on my Dell work laptop as well as my personal Asus laptop, so the versatility is great. The charging capacity is amazing (works for both) and makes switching between them easy. Highly recommend if you are looking for a docking station.

Excelente! Llego antes de lo esperado, pero lo que mas me gusto, es que era exactamente lo que estaba buscando. Funcionó a la perfección con mi Macbook Pro 16 M4 Max! Excelente producto MUY recomendable!

Plugable TBT4-UD5 Thunderbolt 4 Dock. Got a new laptop with two ThunderBolt4 (TB4, aka. USB4) ports. So, went hunting for a dock to take full advantage. The field is very limited though, and this one seems the best, better even than the "big brother" of it from Plugable. This was the only dock I found that had another Thunderbolt port (on the front, even) for peripherals. As well as a pair of 5gbs USB3 ports on front, and several 10gbs ports on the rear. This is a great dock and is working well here. My only(!) complaint is the dumb front-mounted port for the laptop cable. Lots of other docks make the same mistake, dunno why? It belongs at the REAR, guys!! Otherwise all quite good! There's a white version that is sometimes lower priced: B0FGFW5FVD and also the Kensington AD2010T4 dock appears to be exactly the same thing as this one. EDIT: More than a year on, and it's going strong here and I'm exceptionally pleased with it. No issues. Loving the extra TB4 jack on the front, for backups to external NVMe drives. Solved the front-mounted laptop cable issue with a right-angled TB4 cable that easily routes to the rear and keeps things tidy. Note that I use this almost exclusively with Kubuntu Linux 24.04 on the laptop. Everything works very well with no fuss. Added a photo, with a KVM switch sitting on top.

VERY GOOD product! It connects easily. I had a problem with connecting a 2nd monitor which was resolved quickly through Plugable customer service. The dock doesn't take up a lot of space on my desk and does what I need it to do. Customer satisfaction is #1 with this company.

Buen producto

The first unit I received had been previously opened had minor damage, most probably because I received a previously opened box from Amazon. I reported the issue to Plugable which responded within the hour saying that they would ship me a new unit to replace it. I received the unit on the next day. Installed the dock and it worked right away with two 4K monitors, a wired GigE connection, a streaming camera and many other USB connection, both USB 3.0 and USB2.0 with no issue at all. I use two different laptop with that dock, a MSI and a Lenovo device and they both work great. OS is Windows 11 and both Laptop have Intel CPU (Ultra core 7 and i7) with the integrated ARC GPU. I guess it probably helps to make sure the latest driver are installed (the one from Intel directly, not the one comming with a manufacturer/Windows install) and to make sure the laptop supports Thunderbolt 4. I previously had tried these setup with lower cost USB-C 2.0 dock devices but always had problem, especially trying to get two 4K display working. At best, I was only getting one display to work in 4K and the USB bandwidth was greatly affected (forget fluid video streaming from the webcam!). No an issue with this unit. As far as durability is concerned, it is hard to tell after only a couple of days of usage. I can say that it look sturdy and very well built. I don't think there should be an issue on that side but only time will tell! Others reported the unit as becoming hot. On my side I can say that yes it heats up but nothing out of the ordinary, especially with a unit running at that speed and providing 96W.