The US manufacturer OWC is one of the first to release a Thunderbolt-5 dock with two 10 GBit/s Ethernet ports for Macs. If you bundle both connections, you can access a network memory (NAS), for example, with a bandwidth of 20 Gbit/s (gross values).
Another network connection with 2.5 Gbit/s is located on the front of the “Thunderbolt 5 Dual 10Gbe Network Dock“. Together with five ports according to Thunderbolt 5 and four USB-3.2 ports, each with 10 Gbit/s each, the dock should be suitable for use in live stream and video broadcast environments.
To do this, the dock understands the network protocol Dante, with which digital audio signals with low latency can be transmitted via the Ethernet. High-resolution video and audio data transmits it via IP networks using NDI (Network Device Interface).
The Mac itself connects via a single Thunderbolt-5 connection. If it is a MacBook Pro with M4 Max, this can According to Apple, four external monitors operate with a resolution of 6k (6144 x 3456 pixels) at 60 Hz or 4K (3840 x 3456) at 144 Hz via Thunderbolt 5. Apple device classes below have not yet been able to do this.
Other devices that do not require their own host port chain over one of a total of three possible Daisy Chains. Because the dock brings its own power supply, all participants of such a chain can also obtain their electricity.
The CD is not dead
At least when it comes to OWC, because the dock supports the in -house software Dock Ejector. With this one should be able to mount all kinds of mass storage and drives on the Mac Mounten and Unmounten, thanks to an associated driver of the tool, the Apple Superdrive, with which you can read and describe CDs and DVDs.
For around 500 euros you can already order the dock via the manufacturer’s side. So far, however, it has only been available in the USA.
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