Title says it all. I've looked at all the recommended (macinsider, techadvisor, Macworld) Thunderbolt 4 docks and they all have their own power supply which seems an absolute waste.
So, is there a powered dock or hub - ie it will power the other peripherals - that uses the MacBook Pro 140W power supply as its power supply?
MacBook Pro Apple Silicon
Hi,
I recommend OWC products which is very compatible with Macs and macOS.
I have concluded (though I will have a month to send it back if anyone proves me wrong) that there is no such thing; a powered Thunderbolt 4 dock that uses the MacBook Pro power supply.
I'm not sure why, I'm also not sure why the offerings on the market don't use the USB-C form connector to deliver power all preferring a DC power jack, it seems a no-brainer that people have a power supply already and might wish to use that instead of cluttering up their lives with yet another power supply.
I am pretty sure I wrecked my MacBook battery by using a bus powered hub to power a monitor and two external drives so it seems that there is a need.
Hi,
I think self powered dock is much better than bus powered one, since it's waste of MacBook Pro battery power.
Indeed. I need a self-powered dock but if there is one that uses the MacBook power supply (not the bus) then that's what I'm looking for
I'm sorry, you really are not understanding the question. This is a bus-powered Thunderbolt 3 dock, I need a self-powered Thunderbolt 4 dock that uses the MacBook Pro power supply.
Is there a Thunderbolt 4 dock that uses the MacBook power supply?
