Brand | OWC |
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Item model number | OWCTB2DOCK12P |
Operating System | Mac OS 9, Windows 10 |
Item Weight | 2.6 pounds |
Product Dimensions | 12.6 x 5.3 x 3.7 inches |
Item Dimensions LxWxH | 12.6 x 5.3 x 3.7 inches |
Color | White, Black |
Voltage | 12 Volts |
Manufacturer | OWC |
ASIN | B00UUCQVBK |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | March 17, 2015 |
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Brand | OWC |
Color | White, Black |
Hardware Interface | FireWire 800, USB 3.0 |
Compatible Devices | USB C, Mac |
Total USB Ports | 5 |
About this item
- 5 Usb 3.0 Ports3 Standard & Two 1.5a
- 2 Thunderbolt Ports
- 3.5mm Mono Audio Input
- 3.5mm Stereo Audio Outpur
- 1 Firewire 800 Port
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Value for money | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
Quality of material | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.2 | — | 3.3 |
Tech Support | 4.1 | — | — | 3.9 | 3.2 |
Sold By | Sixdrop | OWC (Other World Computing) | gofanco | OWC (Other World Computing) | OWC (Other World Computing) |
hardware interface | usb3.0, firewire 800 | thunderbolt, usb, usb3.0 a | usb, hdmi, ethernet, thunderbolt, displayport | thunderbolt, usb2.0, thunderbolt 3, hdmi, ethernet | usb |
number of ports | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
compatible devices | Mac, USB C | Desktops, Keyboards, Tablets, Laptops, Chromebooks | PC | Laptops, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, Desktops | PC |
data transfer rate | 1000 megabits per second | 10 gigabits per second | 1 gigabits per second | 0 megabits per second | 600 megabits per second |
operating system | Windows 10, Mac OS 9 | Windows 10, Windows 7, Mac OS 9 | Windows 8.1, Windows 10 | Windows 10, Windows 7, Mac OS 9 | Android, Chrome OS |
Product Description
OWC Thunderbolt 2 Dock: Thunderbolt 2 | USB 3.1 Gen 1 | FireWire 800 | HDMI Gigabit Ethernet | Audio In & Out
FINALLY, A THUNDERBOLT DOCK DONE RIGHT
12 ports of phenomenal flexibility. Up to 78 devices connected to your Mac. All united with just one lightning-fast Thunderbolt 2 cable. OWC Thunderbolt 2 Dock is the new foundation for your perfect workspace. Awesome performance meets incredible connectivity, the OWC Thunderbolt 2 Dock offers the ultimate in convenience and flexibility to streamline any workflow.
EVERYTHING YOU NEED IN A DOCK AND MORE
The OWC Thunderbolt 2 Dock is the unmatched expansion platform for your Thunderbolt-equipped Mac, heralding a new era of flexibility, connectivity, and dependable performance. Whether adding USB 3.0 to an older Mac, Gigabit Ethernet to a newer MacBook Pro, or ensuring backwards compatibility with your existing FireWire 800 peripherals, the Thunderbolt 2 Dock keeps you connected.
- 12 Ports of incredible connectivity
- Dual Thunderbolt 2 ports for daisy-chain support
- Ultra-HD 4K and multiple display support
- Five USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports, including two high-powered charging ports
- FireWire 800 for connecting external storage and legacy devices
MORE POWER TO WORK
The Thunderbolt 2 Dock features 5 fully-powered USB 3.0 ports for powering hard drives, SSDs, or optical drives, including 2 side-mounted, high-powered ports providing up to 1.5 Amps of power — perfect for charging iPhone, iPad, tablets, smartphones, and other USB-charged devices.
CONNECT MORE DISPLAYS
Configure the ultimate display setup to meet the needs of your workflow. Add a dazzling ultra HD 4K display, two high definition displays, or one 4K display and one high definition display. Even connect a VGA, DVI, or DisplayPort monitor utilizing the Thunderbolt 2 Dock's built-in HDMI and Thunderbolt ports.*
*Dual monitor support requires the use of at least one Thunderbolt display. If you connect a display to the HDMI port, then the only display that will work through the Thunderbolt port is a Thunderbolt display. If you are not using the HDMI port, then you can use a Mini Display Port cable or adapter to connect a display to the Thunderbolt port.
Interface
- (2) Thunderbolt 20Gb/s
Device Ports
- (3) USB 3.1 Gen 1
- (2) USB 3.1 Gen 1 high-power charging
- (1) FireWire 800
- (1) HDMI 1.4b
- (1) Gigabit Ethernet
- (1) 3.5mm Mono Audio Input
- (1) 3.5mm Stereo Audio Output
Display Support
- DisplayPort 1.2 with support for up to 4K/60Hz
- HDMI 1.4b with support for up to 4K/30Hz
- Note
- Dual monitor support requires the use of at least one Thunderbolt display.
- DVI, VGA, DisplayPort, or other connection requires the use of a mini Display Port adapter.
Power
- Power Supply
- External UL-listed, universal auto-switching
- AC input: 100 ~ 240V, 50-60Hz
- DC output: 12V, 6.0A
- Adapter plugs for international use sold separately
Dimensions
- Height: 1 in (2.5 cm)
- Width: 9.1 in (23.0 cm)
- Length: 3.5 in (8.9 cm)
Weight (without accessories)
- 13.6 oz (386 g)
System Requirements
Software- OS X 10.9.4 or later
- Driver required for charging iPad 1, 2, 3 and also Apple SuperDrive support.
- Minimum
- Mac featuring Thunderbolt interface
- Recommended (Best performance)
- Mac featuring Thunderbolt 2 interface
- Thunderbolt, FireWire, and Ethernet on all Thunderbolt equipped Macs
- USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports on mid-2013 and later Macs
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Best Sellers Rank | #49,779 in Computers & Accessories (See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories) #1,879 in Laptop Docking Stations |
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Customers are happy with appearance of the multiport hub. However, some customers have reported connectivity issues, saying that it seems to disconnect itself randomly. They also dislike the cord. Opinions are mixed on performance, port, sturdiness, value, and audio quality.
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Customers are satisfied with the appearance of the multiport hub. They mention that it looks nice, is well-built, and accents their iMac and Lacie drives well. The layout is nice and cleans up the appearance on their desk.
"...(OWC products are always excellent!) This Thunderbolt 2 dock is perfectly designed, can be set up instantly (if you have the cable necessary) and..." Read more
"...For what it's worth, it's also fairly aesthetically pleasing aside from the slightly bulky power adapter..." Read more
"...added a USB 3 port to the front rather than the side but the layout really is nice...." Read more
"It's a very good dock, nicely designed, has plenty of ports and is heavy enough that I haven't had to tape it down...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the performance of the multiport hub. Some mention that it works great, while others say that it utterly fails in this usage scenario.
"...When it works, it does work well...." Read more
"...To my surprise, everything worked beautifully... Ethernet, video, usb, all of it...." Read more
"...As expected, I am unable to use the Apple Super Drive with the dock, but so far, I haven't found anything that would power the ASD except by..." Read more
"Have used this for about six months in the office. Works perfectly as convenient way to connect MacBook to charger cable and to the dock, which has..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the port of the multiport hub. Some mention it looks sharp, has more USB ports than most docks, and has separate jacks for audio in/out. However, others say that it's very pricey and one of the USB ports just stopped working.
"...The two high-powered USB charging ports are great for devices when you don't want to sync...." Read more
"...I installed those and the dock still didn't work. Coincidentally, I upgraded my mac and it started working...." Read more
"...It has more USB ports than most docks, and it has separate jacks for audio in/out, which a lot of others combine...." Read more
"...1. The USB interface, and the external monitor ports are not awake and connected when you boot the machine...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the value of the multiport hub. Some mention it's worth the price, while others say it'd be better off buying a different product.
"...In fact, even when compared to other thunderbolt docks, this is expensive. What you get, however, are more USB ports and FireWire 800...." Read more
"...Fine again when it cools down, great value for the dollar." Read more
"...it's an expensive solution, and even more so when you add the cost of the cable." Read more
"...A bit pricey but it does allow me to run two additional external displays with my Macbook. One is a 4K and the other is a 1080p...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the sturdiness of the multiport hub. Some mention that it's well-made, reliable, and solid. However, others say that it is not reliable, has profound manufacturing defects, and is cheaply made.
"...They are both in-service years later. Their quality has been well up to the task and all the ports work. Recommend without reservations." Read more
"...the dock gets the job done most of the time, but it has some critical issues that make me wish I had used my money for an even more expensive dock..." Read more
"...It has been reliable and has made my desktop a bit cleaner...." Read more
"...But they're cheaply made, and DO NOT hold up...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the audio quality of the dock. Some mention that the audio through isolated headphones sounds OK, while others say that it passes hum and digital noise. They also mention that there is a hidden limit to the audio, which is limited to only 16-bit audio. The interface in this TB dock sounds kind of dead, compared to the MacBook Pro's. Some customers also report that the dock does not pass audio over the mini-displayport, and there's terrible audio packet loss between the dock and the monitor.
"...Unfortunately, I get some noise in the speakers (3.5mm audio out on the dock) when some USB devices are plugged in, though it's only noticeable if..." Read more
"...The USB audio seems to work fine...." Read more
"...certainly quieter, but also appears to roll off some high-end, sounds more compressed, not as transparent as the MacBook Pro's analog audio...." Read more
"...However, I learned that the OWC dock *does not pass audio* over the mini-displayport connector in the same way, requiring the display USB cable to..." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the connectivity of the multiport hub. They mention that it disconnects itself randomly, hard drives and all peripherals get disconnected, and the dock will just randomly disconnect while they are using it. They also say that it restarts when touched and seems to reboot.
"...Seemingly at random, it will disconnect, thus dropping my display, speakers, Ethernet, and everything else I have plugged into the dock..." Read more
"...This is the big one. The dock will just randomly disconnect while I am using it. The cables are not loose or moving...." Read more
"...Gigabit Ethernet appears to be working well, Network Utility reports a Gigabit Ethernet connection...." Read more
"...on the hub and let it overheat - when it's almost red hot, disk drives will dismount. Fine again when it cools down, great value for the dollar." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the cord of the multiport hub. They mention that it does not have a thunderbolt cable to connect it to anything.
"...It does not come with a Thunderbolt Cable, so be sure to have one on hand...." Read more
"...It came with no signal supply (Thunderbolt) cable; in other words, it comes with no cable to connect it to anything...." Read more
"...Works as expected. Sold without Thunderbolt cable ! This was not expected and added to the original price." Read more
"...Probably worth mentioning it doesn't come with a thunderbolt cable, and it's obviously worthless without one." Read more
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Unfortunately, I've had intermittent problems with the dock. Seemingly at random, it will disconnect, thus dropping my display, speakers, Ethernet, and everything else I have plugged into the dock (I won't use external storage on it anymore for this reason). Sometimes it also seems to just drop the display for a few seconds and come back. These problems are usually intermittent, but sometimes they happen over and over to the point where I'll just unplug the dock and try to make that work instead. I've done troubleshooting over e-mail with OWC, who first suggested resetting NVRAM and/or the SMC, trying a different port, and trying a different TB cable (which I had to buy; I was using one of theirs in the first place). None of these worked, or if they helped it was only in the short term. (They also suggested it might be my computer and that I should try a different one, but I only have one TB2-equipped Mac, and given the other reviews I can't imagine this is just me.) They eventually offered me an RMA for a replacement, but I had to pay my own shipping and be without the dock for a week or so, plus I had to do quite a bit of troubleshooting on my own for what (based on other reviews) clearly seems like a problem with their dock.
That being said, when the dock does work, it works as expected. It has more USB ports than most docks, and it has separate jacks for audio in/out, which a lot of others combine. It does have high-power USB ports on the side for charging. For what it's worth, it's also fairly aesthetically pleasing aside from the slightly bulky power adapter ("brick in the middle" style, not "wall wart"). I'd give it five stars if it didn't disconnect all the time. You might be luckier than I am, but I'd probably just choose another dock--though there don't seem to be many good options.
UPDATE: The warranty was still active (it's more than one year long; yay!), and I did contact OWC for an RMA again as described below. My new unit arrived recently and is slightly different from the old one--the copyright on the box has been updated from 2015 to 2016, and references to "USB 3.0" have changed to "USB 3.1 Gen 1" (the new name for that standard, otherwise the same). I've had the new one for a month now and haven't had any random disconnects. Unfortunately, I get some noise in the speakers (3.5mm audio out on the dock) when some USB devices are plugged in, though it's only noticeable if the computer isn't playing audio. I think this was a problem on the old one, too, and it probably only happens for high-power devices like iPhones and iPads (or maybe it's a matter of having WiFi or cellular radios). I'll still keep one star off for that but now feel comfortable raising the review to four stars because *the random disconnects appear to have stopped*, so they must have fixed the problem. I'm very happy about that.
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La única pega que le pondría es que el cable Thunderbolt que hace falta para conectarlo al ordenador no viene con el equipo y hay que comprarlo aparte.
Not cheap but it does what I need without fuss - very pleased with it.
2018 Update: Had it running for two years and it's continued to work flawlessly. Latest portable drives for backup (monthly clone) are USB3 and this has given that to my, previously USB2-only iMac, extra connection speed. Restoring from a clone (which I had to do a few months back when an update failed on its first attempt) has to be done via USB on the iMac itself - then dropping back to USB2 was really noticeable. Overall, I wouldn't want to be without it now.
2023 Update: Having retired my iMac and now using an M1Pro MacBook, this dock is still in service (via a Thunderbolt 2/3 adapter, although I'm beginning to find a lack of extra TB4/USB-C ports limiting...
Nach einer Recherche viel meine Wahl ganz klar auf das OWC Dock, obwohl es teurer als ähnliche Mitbewerberprodukte ist.
Es gibt zwar noch nicht soo viel über das OWC Dock im Internet zu lesen, aber es ist das einzige Dock, über das ich bei meiner Recherche nichts negatives gelesen habe. Über die Alternativen bin ich recht schnell über einzelne Meldungen wie "Festplatten werden nicht korrekt ausgeworfen / verlieren die Verbindung, etc.." gestolpert - und darauf habe ich keinen Bock.
Ein für mich weiterer wichtiger Punkt und ein Alleinstellungsmerkmal vom OWC Dock: Es verfügt über 5 (davon 2 "high powered") USB Anschlüsse, die meisten anderen Docks verfügen über nur 3 USB Anschlüsse und um alles sauber anschließen zu können brauch ich hier die 5 USB Anschlüsse. Außerdem freu ich mich über den FW800 Anschluss, da gelegentlich noch Althardware betreibe, welche einen FW Anschluss benötigt.
Ich habe das Dock jetzt ca. seit einer Woche in Verwendung und bin bis jetzt super happy, einer meiner Besten Käufe ever, alles rennt.
Verarbeitung und Machart find ich gut und hochwertig, das Schwarze ist zwar eine Art Plastik welches nach dem Putzen mit einem Tuch gaaaanz feine Kratzer hat (eigentlich nicht sichtbar;), aber das ist mir so was von wurscht, das Ding funktioniert super und sieht gut aus.
Externes Netzteil ist hochwertig, Thunderbolt Kabel war aber keines dabei.
Externe Festplatten, Monitor, Sound, Netzwerkkabel.... funktioniert alles einwandfrei und vor allem schnell.
ein zwei wichtige praktische Hinweise:
es gibt auf der OWC Seite ein Driver-Update, damit das laden von bestimmten iPads unterstützt wird, weiß nicht ob der Link zur Downloadseite klappt:
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Zwei externe Monitore kann man nur anschließen, wenn einer davon ein Thunderbolt Monitor ist, sonst nur ein Monitor über das Dock (entweder HDMI oder Minidisplayport, wenn da auf beiden was hängt, wird der HDMI bevorzugt.)
In meinem Fall: ein externer Monitor hängt am Dock (HDMI), der zweite Externe (Haupt)Monitor hängt via Displayport direkt am MBPr.
Wenn man am Audioausgang (der super klingt, zumindest mit meinen Grado Kopfhörern hab ich das Gefühl es klingt besser als direkt vom MBP!, das mag ich aber nicht beurteilen eigentlich) Kopfhörer oder eine Anlage hängen hat:
Man muss in den Systemeinstellungen unter Ton bei "Ausgabe" auf "USB Audio Codec" umstellen, damit der Sound über das Dock kommt.
...soo. Mein Fazit, auch wenn das die anderen Docks natürlich nur aus dem Internet kenne:
Wenn Thunderbolt 2 Dock, dann das von OWC, für mich jeden Euro wert.