Docks vs Hubs - Whats the Difference?
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- In today’s short video, Jon explains the difference between OWC docks and hubs. Both docks and hubs enable connections, but there are some differences between the two.
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In few seconds i got the complete difference betweenthe two. Concise and simple! Thanks immensely Sir.
If 0:32 is right and a dock just has multiple connection types and no other differences, this video was helpful. Anything past that point in the video turned into an ad and my mind shut it off, so I hope I didn't miss something.
One key light would have made a big difference here 😉 Thanks for the explanation, good tips here.
I think so also
I'm sorry, all I could think of was "what's the deal with this guy's mustache?"
Same here. I zoomed in.
slowly turning into adolf hitler
I didn't even notice until I saw your comment
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If you’re sorry, then why you feel the need to share your not so rich inner dialogue?
Simple and straightforward. Thank you sir
0:33 THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION.
Great video ! Clean and to the point. Well done man and thanks !
We're glad you enjoyed the video and found it clear and concise!
I gotta say. I love your beard. Thanks for being a great orator.
Any recommendation for a hub or dock that can allow me to connect: usb dongle, headphone dongle, HDMI for the monitor, USB cable keyboard and if possible, the USB C power cord of my laptop.
With my current hub, if I connect everything the sound quality (input and output) is very bad, and I have to connect the headset dongle to the laptop.
Any advice will be greatly appreciated, maybe I am asking too much for a hub/dock to do.
did you find a docking station that run all correctly? I use only in my phone and didn´t try the headphone yet (use bluetooth).
also looking for a solution like this
Nice explanation of the differences
to me the difference is that a hub is portable while a dock is purposely stationary.
My experience on their differences has been that multiple hubs can be connected to a dock but multiple docks can’t be connected to a hub. So for example, if I want to expand the total number of TB4 ports, I could connect multiple OWC TB4 hubs to the OWC dock but not the other way around. At least that’s been my experience so far.
Who turned off the lights? XD
Had OWC for two years, not a power user. Used for music studio, USB 2 audio interface, monitor. MIDI peripherals etc. The USB 3.2 used as main audio connection has just packed in. OWC support say it's hardware. No repair service in the UK and just out of warranty. Really disappointing at this price. Customer support were great but can't do a thing or advise where to take it to have what I'm guessing will be an expensive fix. Avoid.
Audio connection, and especially midi, just need USB 2 data rates. USB 3.2 can refer to the simple/original 5Gbps USB (3.0), 10Gbps (3.1), 20/40Gbps (3.2 x1/x2)
0:06 ...... Also, the look on my face (pretty sure), after recieving your knowledge. Thank You!!!
My dude, you need some studio lights or something, it's so dark.
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Great video, and I got the point very quickly. Could be a bit brighter where you're recording though haha
Thank you. One thing I am struggling with is that almost every thunderbolt hub advertises its ability to run "dual 4k monitors at 60hz" but none make any mention of a single 4k monitor at 120hz. Is there some technical limitation preventing this support, or is it generally supported and just not mentioned?
Hello John, looking at our Specs Page for the Thunderbolt (4) Hub I do see listed:
or one 4K display @ 120Hz
So you should be able to run a single 4K at 120Hz, but I believe that would be the upper limit, anything further would be 60Hz.
Thank you, that is very helpful :)
You are very welcome!
There is so much fake news out there. I do not recommend a powered Doc, as it can not power the monitors properly and seems to crash with it's defective drivers - software. The monitors go black and you have to keep restarting. It's to hard for a Dell or HP powered Docking station. Get the Thunderbolt 3 Travel Dock from sabrent. It does not have the defective drivers that the Dell and HP powered docs have. The little Sabrent non powered doc is powering two 4k screens with no issues. I think one 4K at 120 HZ and 1 4K at 60 Hz. So this little doc will power one 4 K at 100 Hz.
I need to power 4 monitors for flight sim what should I use to power my monitors
What is the advantage to getting a thunderbolt hub vs a usb-c hub?
The main advantage is that a Thunderbolt Dock or Hub has Thunderbolt ports instead of USB-C. Thunderbolt while it shares the same physical port as USB-C is far more powerful and allows you to do a lot more stuff, such as faster data transfer, charging, daisy-chaining, powering displays, and more. While USB-C is useful, it still cannot do nearly as much stuff as Thunderbolt, so it is limited in functionality.
@@poweredbyowc ok, thank you for the help
You are welcome!
Anyone still left around this comment, can you tell me if a docking station(targus to be specific) is my remedy to mirror my phone to non smart tv? No wifi, no subscription, just plug and play. I don't like latency from bluetooth and wifi. Mhl support is a pain to find, so my mhl cable is becoming less useful
@0:36 Plug the hub in your Mac and then plug the same Mac in that hub to charge the Mac from the Mac. :)))
Great Video!! So I have an older Macbook pro (2015) with 2 USB-A ports. I have 2 cameras. A canon 90D DSLR as my main, and a logitech c920 as my overhead (using Camlink 4k). These work great with ECAMM thanks to your videos. My problem lies with the Rodecaster Pro II that I'll be adding to my studio. Given that I only have 2 USB-A ports that I'm already using for my two camera inputs, I'll be forced to eliminate the overhead USB cam to make room for the Rodecaster Pro USB audio input. I'm aware that I could run audio from the Rodecaster (monitor out) 1/4 inch to 3.5mm into my Cannon, and then into the Mac via HDMI to Camlink/USB-A. This would leave me with the second USB-A port availible, however everything I've seen suggests that running audio out of the Rodecaster and into a camera mic input isn't the best way to go. This is why I'm considering going with an ATEM Mini Pro I could combine both cameras (TAO converter tor USB cam) into the ATEM mini and into my Mac and then the Rodecaser into the second USB-A port via USB-C/USB-A adapter. I was just hoping you could shed some light on what OWC product is available (hubs,docs) that would allow me to use muliple cameras (4 max) with the Rodecaster Pro II and Ecamm. I'm not ready to upgrade my Mac yet so making my Mac Ports limitations (2 USB-A, 2 thunderbolt-2, 1 HDMI) work has been difficult to get info on. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I do have the Pro Version of Ecamm Live and i love it. -Blessings
We do have a Thunderbolt dock with a Thunderbolt 2 adapter that offers (4) USB-A ports on the back.
eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/TB2DK14PSB/
This was informative
Thanks for the video. Great to know so far. Then I can also connect a dock, e.g. StayGo from "Twelvesouth" to an OWC TB4 Hub?
Hi Michael! Check with Twelvesouth to see if the StayGo will work through a hub or adapter. There's nothing unique to the TB4 Hub that will prevent the StayGo from working.
I have 2 ports for my pc Desktop gaming computer. I want to use at least 2 pc controllers so my nephew can play with me so I need a splitter for for them. I have no idea what to look for. Any ideas?. I'm using one of the ports for my mouse and keyboard combo.
Can i connect a 10 gigabit ethernet adapter thunderbolt 3 to this hub to share the internet connection with the PC with USB ? Thank you
if my type-c doesn't support video output, should I only buy doc station or hub will fit too?
Hey Max,
We really do not understand your question but it really depends on what your host machine is and what else you are looking to connect to.
Both OWC docks and hubs will support display connection.
What about having hub with external power and be able to connect two 2.5" hdd. I it possible or there is some kind of conflict with pc and how usb works.
Thank you for the suggestion, we can pass that along to our product development team. We apologize, as we are unaware of any issues with the PC and the USB functionality. We do have another product that is a station for drives that can be plugged in and used with two 2.5" SSDs. eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/TCDRVDCK/
Can you recommend a hub or a solution that has a Thunderbolt 2 input /output (used with my G Technology 4TB external drive) and SD card input.that works with high speed SD cards..(my 2013 iMac has built in ports for these connectors and I am looking at buying a M3 iMac.
Unfortunately, we don't carry any docks/hubs equipped with Thunderbolt 2 ports. All of our docks have either Thunderbolt 3 or 4 ports.
I'll be asking this in comments to a few videos about USB hubs and docks.
I'll be using this with my tower PC so I can have on my desk a couple of USB A ports and a USB C port to provide charging and data transfer to my phone.
I've got a 100 Watt charger to power the hub through the PD USB C port they all seem to have.
Obviously, I don't need power delivered to my PC.
Will my PC have any issue with a powered hub connected to it's USB C all the time?
The 7 year old PC's motherboard is an MSI X370 Gaming Pro Carbon.
Thanks
You should have no issues keeping our Thunderbolt 4 dock or hub connected to your PC continuously. Just note that if your PC only has a USB-C port, the dock will operate at USB speeds rather than Thunderbolt speeds, and some features might be limited based on the capabilities of your host port.
@@poweredbyowc *"You should have no issues keeping our Thunderbolt 4 dock or hub connected to your PC continuously."*
Thanks.
*"Just note that if your PC only has a USB-C port, the dock will operate at USB speeds rather than Thunderbolt speeds"*
I hope to upgrade to a new PC in the near future.
What you just said causes me to think, to get 5 Gb/s and 10 Gb/s on USB devices, it would be best to connect the hub to a Thunderbolt port on the PC that has a bitrate of 20 to 80 Gb/s.
I'm not seeing any AMD motherboards that mention Thunderbolt in their specs.
Does Intel licence its Thunderbolt technology to anything related to AMD?
We do apologize, we are not able to answer that question for you. We would recommend reaching out to Intel or AMD for that inquiry.
Docks: All-in-one, less ports
Hubs: Requires more setup but more ports and customization options when in use.
PLEASE make a Thunderbolt 4 dock with legacy firewire connection (I have the TB3 version, but need to upgrade to TB4). There is literally not 1 TB4 dock with firewire, many need that for their audio interface or other legacy purposes...
Regrettably, there is not likely going to be a TB4 dock that also has firewire as Apple removed the ability to use Firewire with the newer OS.
@@poweredbyowc There are like a billion PC users too....
Correct there are, but Microsoft has all but discontinued the use of Firewire with the release of Windows 10 OS. We realize that there are other OS options for PC but based on what is the most popular in the future machines that is going to be USB-C and Thunderbolt connections and not Firewire.
Hello and thanks-
Is it possible to use 2 or 3 USB microphones at the same time that are plugged into a hub or dock?
Connecting multiple USB Microphones on one dock isn't a limitation of our dock/hubs. Don't hesitate to contact us with further questions, comments, or concerns. eshop.macsales.com/Service/
Quick question. WIll the Asus TUF 15 fx506hcb be compatible to any of the docks? Thinking of expanding my work station soon.
Based on the specifications of the Asus machine, you should be able to use any of our docks with your device.
Do i need to use the dual usb c input perse?
Can the TB4 "Hub" be connected to a TB4 "Dock" to further expand the number of available TB4 ports? So I'm trying to connect multiple external SSDs which are in TB4 enclosures. My PC has a single TB4 port. Connected to that TB4 port I have a TB4 "Dock" which has (2) TB4 ports. I would like to connect the OWC Hub to one of the Dock's TB4 ports, thus increasing my total number of TB4 ports to 4 (3 on OWC Hub + 1 still available on the Dock). I was hoping the video would have covered this scenario. Thanks!
It's not a practice we typically advise. Adding more and more devices to the same bus can lead to diminishing speeds/results.
@@poweredbyowc Thank you for your response. As I understand from Intel TB4 specs I can expect anywhere from 18-22Gbps of total bandwidth data transfer for my SSDs. I’ll be sure to use TB4 certified cables in my setup as well. It’s more about the convenience of not having to unplug SSDs since I use a laptop for audio/video production and typically would be accessing a single external SSD at a time but would also be performing backups between the multiple SSDs as well. I decided to purchase (2) OWC TB4 Hubs to connect to my laptop’s Dell TB4 dock which has (2) TB4 ports. As long as the OWC TB4 hubs continue to function as a hub in that setup and I can get reliable 1200 MB/sec read/write data transfers without disconnects to the Gen4 NVME ssds which are in TB4 enclosures, I will be pleased.
Good info, thanks
Can you connect a docking station to desktop pc?
Can I stream through the dock Netflix too my Mac air m2. Netflix block it I want to Be able to download on my iPhone to Netflix and screen share when I have no internet
Unfortunately, that won't be possible with either our hubs or docks.
Good video.
What would happen if i conenct mu laptop to an HDMI cable and then connect a usb type c hub to the laptop that has its own hdmi slot and what if i connect another hdmi to it? Wouldn't this hub overload the computer or like stress it out. If i have 10 things plugged into the hub which is connected to one port?
for an audio interface, hub or dock?
I’d say dock cause that gives more power and that’s the exact thing that brought me here. My audio interface give off a lot of white noise due to lack of power
I have a thunderbolt port on my windows pc motherboard, will these docks work?
Yes! As long as it's a Thunderbolt 3/4 Windows computer, these docks will work perfectly!
But a powered doc makes it very hard to start up the computer. It's a total bust. Better to just get a Hub. That way you do not have the major starting issue
Best option for m1 mac?
The best option will depend on the specific ports you need. Overall, all of our Thunderbolt docks and hubs are fully compatible with the M1 Mac and should work great!
Is a thunderbolt doc better than a USB doc? I'm getting a new iMac and want something for internet connection, additional USB and thunderbolt ports and an SD card slot. What is your recommendation?
If you are getting a new iMac, I would recommend Thunderbolt. While physically they look the same, Thunderbolt is a much more powerful port than USB-C as it has both the capability of charging, but better data transfer speeds, allows for daisy-chaining, better display support, and more. I would recommend our Thunderbolt 3 or Thunderbolt 4 Dock. Take a look and see what you think ( eshop.macsales.com/shop/docks#drive-docking-stations:multi-port-dock,primary-connection:thunderbolt-3%29
Nice one man.
Btw, video is under-exposed
P.S. Thats not "style", that an mistake
Lights, lights, lights
Does this work PC or is it only apple
Our docks will work for both PC and Mac!
Do you also review razor blades?
Perhaps he lost a bet... 😆
what's up with the lighting in this video lol
Blackout due to thunderstorms 😂
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Why do i only find videos like AFTER i already bought the wrong item 🤣
I mustache you a question
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tf happened with the moustachio my friend
I don't own a Mac...
That's okay! We have docks that are compatible with PCs as well!
Bro accidentally used the wrong setting on his beard trimmer
It looks like half his mustache is cut off lol
he lost it in the war, the mustache war
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I am sorry, I cannot focus because of the --- , 🙂
What happened to your moustache?
Between the colored patches and the missing section of mustache it’s time to burn the whole beard down and start over.
I'm going blind.
shave that face, please, lol, your other videos not like that
We happen to like his beard, thanks!😉
make less video with your face all throught the video smh
To dont waste Your time go here 0:50
why are you talking so quick the video was helpful but dang lol
You can slow the play back