Plugable USB-C Mini Docking Station attaches to VESA, provides 85W power, Ethernet, USB-A to MacBook, MacBook Pro

A new USB-C dock from Plugable returns legacy ports to users including Ethernet and USB type A, in an enclosure that can be easily attached to the VESA mount on the back of a display.

The new UD-CAM USB-C dock from Plugable provides a single HDMI 1.4 port for 4K resolution at 30Hz, or lower resolutions at 60Hz. Additionally, it has one USB 3.0 type A port on the front, and three on the back, plus Gigabit Ethernet on the back, and a headphone jack on the front.

Connectivity from the host system is provided by a full 10 Gbps connection from the host system when available. The dock is incompatible with Apple's USB Superdrive, as are most docks, but third-party optical drives function fine.

Included in the package are the dock, the VESA mount to attach the dock to a display, a 100W power supply, and a 1 meter USB-C to USB-C cable.

The Plugable UD-CAM dock is compatible with the 12-inch MacBook, and the 2016 and newer 13- and 15-inch MacBook Pro running macOS 10.12.6 or newer. It retails for $119, and is available now.

15 Comments

lkrupp 10521 comments · 19 Years

About 6 years ago

I don’t get it. And not very Mac-like either.

Mike Wuerthele 6901 comments · 8 Years

lkrupp said:

I don’t get it. And not very Mac-like either.

It's about as Mac-like as any other Thunderbolt dock. You either need one, or you don't, I guess.

jkichline 1369 comments · 14 Years

It doesn't have to be too Mac like as it's meant to be mounted on the back of a monitor (aka, you'd never see it)

So clarification... can I mount this on the monitor and then mount the monitor on a VESA stand through the dock? That would be better if possible.

jkichline said:

It doesn't have to be too Mac like as it's meant to be mounted on the back of a monitor (aka, you'd never see it)

So clarification... can I mount this on the monitor and then mount the monitor on a VESA stand through the dock? That would be better if possible.

Not certain. I've asked -- but it doesn't look like a pass-through VESA is possible at first glance.

The Kensington TB3 dock has a plate to attach to a VESA mount, and still be able to use it. The Sonnet mini eGPU solution has a mount that works in conjunction with some VESA mounts, but I can't get it to work with mine.

bloggerblog 2515 comments · 16 Years

jkichline said:

It doesn't have to be too Mac like as it's meant to be mounted on the back of a monitor (aka, you'd never see it)

So clarification... can I mount this on the monitor and then mount the monitor on a VESA stand through the dock? That would be better if possible.

Oh so we're now saying that Apple did not have to keep a thin profile for the iMac Pro and instead could've made it thicker to allow for better airflow and replaceable memory because no one gets to the back?