r/Thunderbolt

Hello,

I’m new to the Macbook world and need your advice.

I am aware that this question has already been asked several times, and yet my need is not as complex as the other posts. I will not connect 4k monitors or play games either. I have already read quite a few posts and yet they are multiple monitor and computer posts.

I work from home and recently upgraded to a MacBook Pro M4. My current hub/dock station is unstable and not working well with my Mac.

I need to connect an Asus TUF gaming monitor, an iPad Air (for drawings & designing), external drives (I’ve got a Samsung T7 based on the recommendations here) a mouse, a keyboard etc.

Also, with my Asus laptop when I have Zoom meetings, I can work on 2 screens and do different tasks and yet with Mac I could not figure it out. I tried not mirroring thing and it still is the same screens 😒 does anyone know a solution?

Based on what I described, I was recommended here to get a Thunderbolt, what should I get under that doesn’t cost $500?

Thank you in advance. 😊

Z890 Creator Wifi motherboard here. I'm not sure if there's some buried BIOS setting but I'm using an Apple Thunderbolt 5 pro cable to my Areca 8050T5 raid, and it seems like there's an issue where the cable will default to about 660/780 mb write/feed speeds rather than it's rated 2800/3400 mb/s speeds.

If I unplug the cable and re-mount the RAID it will behave correctly, but it'll sometimes then LOSE that thunderbolt 5 speed.

Is there something I'm missing besides going with another cable (it behaves this way with 3 of the same cable make/models)? I know there's hardware IN the cable that negotiates speeds to some extent.

Thanks in advance!

I have a Dell G7 15 7590 with an RTX 2060 and recently bought an Acer Nitro XV272U F3 (2560×1440, 300Hz) monitor.

I'm confused about which connection would give me the best possible display output:

1. USB-C/Thunderbolt 3 to DisplayPort
2. Mini DisplayPort to DisplayPort

My laptop has a Thunderbolt 3 (USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C) and a miniDP port but I can't tell whether the laptop's Mini DisplayPort is DP 1.2 or DP 1.4.

Since my monitor supports 2560×1440 @ 300Hz and DisplayPort 1.4, I want to know which connection is capable of getting the maximum possible resolution/refresh rate/color depth from my RTX 2060? Thank you

EDIT: sorry for the confusion, I’m not talking about adapters, I mean gutting the insides of the display so that it’s just the LCD screen left & mounting new HDMI components like the guy in this video does with his iMac: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Vx5IoiPjPC8&list=PLcT3C1Rfp-fo&index=1&pp=iAQB0gcJCcoLAYcqIYzvsAgC&ra=m

(I have a very rudimentary understanding of how this works, apologies for any inaccurate wording)

I've got a 2011 2k thunderbolt display that I love, but I'm hoping to switch to a PC that doesn't support Thunderbolt soon and I want to keep using it rather than buy a whole new monitor. I've found a lot of people turning old iMacs into HDMI monitors by gutting them and putting new parts inside. I'd like to figure out if I can achieve the same thing with my display, but I can't find any info on how to do it. Does anyone know if this would be possible to pull off? Has anyone done it before?

Just wondering if the jump in price to caldigit is really worth it. Thanks

Can someone confirm thunderbolt 5 expansion cards. Google, AI. Says there no mobo w T5 headers. Searching for couple wks. Finally saw instal, w pics, and was installing the card on T4 header. So are T5 expansion cards being able to instaledl on T4 headers?

Hello, I am looking for a docking station that allows me to link both my MBPs (one at a time obviously) to 2 external monitors via DP or HDMI and charge, with a single usb-c cable.

I came across HP Thunderbolt 100W G6 and wanted to ask if it actually supports this setup with the MacBooks (still getting kinda confused on how Macs work on this aspect tbh), or if there's a better alternative for this price range, before opting for the 400+ euros CalDigit docks.

Thanks in advance.