Like what we do and want to support Newsshooter? Consider becoming a Patreon supporter and help us to continue being the best source of news and reviews for professional tools for the independent filmmaker. The new CalDigit Element Thunderbolt 4 Hub is a great add to any Mac, but it’s particularly compelling for M1 MacBook Air and Pro users as they only come with two Thunderbolt 4/USB-C ports. Have you bought or are you thinking about purchasing a new Apple M1 laptop? Let us know in the comments section below. The OWC Thunderbolt Hub will retail for $149.99 USD and it is expected to start shipping in early December. The new 13″ MacBook Pro and MacBook Air only have two Thunderbolt 3 ports. Given the limited number of Thunderbolt 3 ports on the new Apple M1 Macs, the OWC Thunderbolt Hub is bound to be pretty popular. You can even add three bus-powered Thunderbolt devices. The OWC Thunderbolt Hub lets you create three separate “tree branch” chains, so you can remove devices from one chain without affecting or disconnecting the others. With daisy chains, removing any device other than the last one will break the chain and disconnect devices until you reconnect them. In a nice touch, you connect multiple bus-powered drives directly to the OWC Thunderbolt Hub without any loss of performance and speed.

This hub comes Thunderbolt Certified with built-in OWC reliability and dependability.

Kensington Nano slot for anti-theft cabling.

60W of power to charge your laptop + power delivery to your connected devices.Create multiple independent “tree branches,” and connect multiple bus-powered devices.

Connect more storage, two 4K displays or one 5K/6K/8K display, or any accessories.Take your Adobe Photoshop or Affinity Photo images up a notch. Attend a video meeting on one screen while editing content on another. Enjoy more precise and vivid details in graphic-intensive CAD drawings. Your devices will deliver the same performance and compatibility as when they’re plugged directly into your computer. The OWC Thunderbolt Dock’s technology empowers you to connect a single 5K/6K/8K display or up to two 4K displays.

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