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Hyperdock m112/31/2023 ![]() ![]() When connected to the host laptop, the dock can deliver up to 98W of power. The dock supports dual 4K display each at a 60Hz refresh rate or an 8K display at a 60Hz refresh rate. The front of the dock has another USB-A port, a 3.5mm audio combination, dual USB-C ports (one with 20W of charging power), and UHS-II SD and microSD card readers that can be used simultaneously. A Kensington lock slot is great for use in an office if you want to secure the device to a desk for added safety. The back of the dock otherwise has four USB-A (10Gbps), 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, USB-C (10Gbps), and dual 3.5mm audio ports in and out. You might be wondering why there aren't four TB4 ports and the answer is that one was sacrificed for a native DisplayPort 1.4 hookup. The 18 total ports are split between the front and the back of the dock, with the host Thunderbolt 4 port and the other two downstream Thunderbolt 4 ports on the back. The TS4 has the most ports of any Thunderbolt 4 dock currently on the market. ![]() It has a rubber pad on the bottom for a vertical orientation, and rubber feet can be added to the ribbed sides if you'd like to use it horizontally. It follows a similar design as the TS3 Plus, with three solid aluminum pieces held together with four robust screws. I've been using the dock regularly since my CalDigit TS4 review, and I can still say it's the pinnacle of modern docking. So my Windows desktop mini PC needed replacing (currently running with an SSD and Windows 10), and I decided to get an M1 Mac Mini as the replacement.The CalDigit TS4 Thunderbolt 4 docking station is a follow-up to the awesome CalDigit TS3 Plus. Given all the rave reviews, I figured why not… I already have a keyboard, mouse and monitor, so it kind of made sense. I’ve used older Macs before and I find it incredibly frustrating compared to Windows. ![]() Why can’t application windows have their own menus? I mean, what kind of a dumb UI is that, to have the application menu detached from the window and placed at the top of the screen? In Windows, each window has its own menu, nice and easy.Īpplication switching is a real pain in Mac OS, especially if you have multiple instances of the same application running. You can’t even see the instances in the Dock unless they are minimised. ![]() And toggling an application by clicking on the icon in the dock doesn’t work like it does in the Windows task bar. So far, for me as a power user, Windows is winning hands down. "Why can’t application windows have their own menus? I mean, what kind of a dumb UI is that, to have the application menu detached from the window and placed at the top of the screen? In Windows, each window has its own menu, nice and easy." I’ll stick with it for now, but boy am I disappointed so far… I was hoping to be wowed by Mac OS, but I’m not. When I select something different, I don't expect it to be the same - I learn how to do it the new way. I got use to it very quickly, and now, it is the way I prefer it. I always know where to find the menu - at the top. If I have multiple windows, I don't waste space by having 3 menu bars for 3 windows. And now with Windows being completely confusing, some applications have a menu, some have the same functionality hidden elsewhere, some use ribbons - it is a comical mess that I find much more confusing. Windows has multiple instances of an application running, I believe macOS has one 'instance' running with multiple windows (only one copy of executable code in memory). If you were a power user, I don't think you would really care about the dock vs taskbar as both are inefficient. To launch, cmd-space (Alfred even better), I actually set the dock to hidden and it only is displayed if I hit cmd-D to toggle it on. ![]()
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