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by veidr 1350 days ago
I've found this to be an issue with Thunderbolt docks generally. I've tried Cam Link 4K with the Caldigit TB3 dock (TS3?) and the OWC Thunderbolt Dock (the big ass one with the power adapter the size of a Volkswagen bus) and some Anker TB3 dock.

All of them glitched, compared to plugging it straight into the Mac (albeit via a dongle since it was always MacBook Pro models which lack the regular USB port and only have the Apple fantasy-world ports). This kind of soured me on Thunderbolt docks.

The other problematic device was ATEM Mini (which is like a Cam Link except it has 4 HDMI inputs instead of 1) so perhaps it is some kind of HDMI → Thunderbolt → USB fuckery?

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I love how when there's no USB-C on the iPhone, it's a world-historical tragedy.

But somehow having FOUR USB-C ports (which, yes, also support Thunderbolt, but are also fully-legit USB-C ports) on the Mac means they are now "Apple fantasy-world ports".

Apple can't win, it seems.