CalDigit TS4: Thunderbolt 4 Dock with 18 interfaces

[13:29 Wed,16.February 2022 by Thomas Richter]

Modern notebooks often have only a few interfaces - extreme examples are Apple&s new MacBooks Pro/Air, which only have 2-3 Thunderbolt 4/USB 4 ports and one interface each for connecting external monitors. The CalDigit Thunderbolt Station 4 can be used with computers running macOS 11.4/Windows 10/Chrome OS as well as with an iPad or Windows tablet - a Thunderbolt 3/4 or USB-C port is required.

CalDigit Thunderbolt Station 4 backside

CalDigit Thunderbolt Station 4 front panel.

Interfaces

CalDigit&s new TS4 Thunderbolt hub is designed for just such notebooks, providing notebook owners with an additional 18 ports. It offers three Thunderbolt 4/USB 4 ports (one with up to 98W of charging power for connected notebooks), three USB-C and five USB-A ports (all with USB 3.2 Gen 2 at 10 Gb/s each), a 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet port, a DisplayPort 1.4, SD and a microSD 4.0 card reader, and three 3.5mm audio interfaces (combo in/out, out, in).

CalDigit Thunderbolt Station 4 Interfaces

Up to two external monitors via DisplayPort/USB-C

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An external monitor can be connected either via DisplayPort or to one of the free Thunderbolt 4 ports. An HDMI monitor can be connected via DisplayPort-to-HDMI adapter or USB-C-to-HDMI adapter. Whether one or two external monitors can be used on the TS4 depends on the computer used: Windows PCs with Thunderbolt 3 or 4 as well as M1 Pro, M1 Max or Intel-based Macs can connect up to two displays (2 x 4K at 60Hz or on the M1 Pro/Mac 2 x 6K at 60Hz), M1 Macs only one.

CalDigit Thunderbolt Station 4 monitor support.

According to CalDigit, the TS 4 is the dock with the most ports, the highest charging capabilities of any Thunderbolt 4 dock, and the first dock with 2.5GbE. One of the two USB-C ports mounted on the front of the Thunderbolt Station delivers 20W of charging power (enough for even most large tablets, for example), while all other USB jacks deliver 7.5W (for smartphones or other small USB devices). Also on the front are the SD and microSD card readers.

CalDigit Thunderbolt Station 4 with iPad.

Price and release date

The CalDigit Thunderbolt Station 4 costs around 385 euros, an 80cm Thunderbolt 4 cable is included - it will start shipping in mid-March.

more infos at bei www.caldigit.com

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