New OWC Thunderbolt Hub expands Thunderbolt 4 connectivity

OWC has announced a new hub that, for the first time, allows users to turn a single Thunderbolt 4 port into several.

Thunderbolt 4 is Intel's latest iteration of the speedy port standard, available on 11th-generation Tiger Lake processors.

OWC's new Thunderbolt Hub features three Thunderbolt ports and a single USB port, allowing users to connect additional storage or high-resolution displays. Each Thunderbolt port can support a pair of 4K displays, or a single 5K, 6K or 8K display, alongside other accessories.

The new hub's multi-port accessory architecture enables daisy-chaining, allowing users to create independent "tree branches" and connect multiple bus-powered devices to a computer. And removing one device from a chain won't affect the others.

Other features include an adjustable LED indicator, a built-in Kensington slot for anti-theft cabling, and OWC's own ClingOn cable stabilization.

Although there aren't currently any Mac devices that support Thunderbolt 4, Tiger Lake processors are slated to ship in October. Before the first Apple silicon Mac debuts, the Cupertino tech giant is likely to release Mac products with Tiger Lake-based CPUs.

Additionally, Apple has also made it clear that Apple silicon Macs will support Thunderbolt 4 when they debut.

The OWC Thunderbolt Hub retails for $149 and is available for preorder starting today.

22 Comments

fastasleep 6451 comments · 14 Years

About 4 years ago

60WATT CHARGING POWER
Boo

sflocal 6136 comments · 16 Years

I just received my 2020 iMac and while I love everything about it, the one thing that just irks me is Apple's decision to limit it to two TB3 ports. It should have four.

I have dual monitors, and two TB2 drives RAID towers. Which means for now, I can't plug in any USBc devices. WTF Apple?

mknelson 1147 comments · 9 Years

Also, WINDOWS!

No mention of Mac as released.

Eric_WVGG 969 comments · 8 Years

It's really weird how OWC is always on the cutting edge, delivering absurdly well-built and reliable devices, at perfectly reasonable prices… and is still this niche, obscure brand. Folks go out and buy Belkin and LaCie junk, meanwhile OWC is just sitting there on a pile of awesome components that were ready before the market even realized it needed them.

I guess their bullshit logo and "Tiger Direct catalog" aesthetic don't help. OWC needs serious branding and marketing triage.

flydog 1140 comments · 14 Years

Eric_WVGG said:

It's really weird how OWC is always on the cutting edge, delivering absurdly well-built and reliable devices, at perfectly reasonable prices… and is still this niche, obscure brand. Folks go out and buy Belkin and LaCie junk, meanwhile OWC is just sitting there on a pile of awesome components that were ready before the market even realized it needed them.

I guess their bullshit logo and "Tiger Direct catalog" aesthetic don't help. OWC needs serious branding and marketing triage.

I disagree that OWC is on the "cutting edge." Their TB3 dock can charge just one iPad Pro, and since the dock requires one port, the net gain is zero. Their customer support sucks as well. Last time I emailed the, it took a week and a half to hear back "due to COVID." I guess COVID has infected email servers.