Mac usb c dock
I also keep my Photos library on an external SSD, and editing photos has no discernible delay. Data backups to an external USB Drive are probably the highest demand application I use on a regular basis, and they are quick.
But at 5 Gbps, that’s fast enough for anything I’m doing. The use of USB 3.1 ports means you don’t get the same speed as Thunderbolt 3. That big power brick and the super-shiny black (dust and fingerprint magnet) top surface are my only complaints about this dock. It’s meant to stay in place on your desktop, and requires a power brick that’s almost the size of the hub itself. The OWC USB-C Hub won’t take care of your MacBook’s lack of ports when you’re moving around (although the company offers solutions for that issue). Tuck the OWC USB-C dock beneath a monitor and you won't even know it's there. So many accessories and peripherals still use USB Type-A, including external drives and thumb drives. I’ve been with Apple for long enough to have experienced the company’s push away from “outdated” standards before, but I’ve never understood the insistence on ditching USB Type-A.
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My M1 MacBook Pro ( review here) is equipped with a pair of USB-C Thunderbolt 3 ports - with one of those having to do double-duty as the power port. This is the same approach the company has been taking with its laptops. If you spring for the more expensive model, you also get a pair of USB 3 (USB-C) ports and a Gigabit Ethernet port on the power adapter. The new 24-inch iMacs? A pair of USB-C Thunderbolt 4 ports. My last iMac had four USB 3 (Type-A) ports, a pair of Thunderbolt 2 ports, Gigabit Ethernet, and an SD card slot. My second thought was that Apple had hobbled them in terms of ports. My first thought was that they were pretty cool-looking computers.
Last week, Apple announced its new 24-inch M1 iMacs.