OWC announced the availability of the latest addition to their extensive line of versatile docks: the OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock (Mac and Windows PC). With this new version of the award-winning OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock, OWC brings its powerful dock to the Windows world, delivering more connectivity, power and charging capability at the fastest speeds available.
This sleek new dock is the perfect single cable solution, offering 12 ports including dual Thunderbolt 3, five USB 3.1 Gen 1, Gigabit/Ethernet, S/PDIF, combo audio, Mini DisplayPort, SD Card Slot, and supporting laptop charging. The dock allows users to drive two 4K displays, connect and power multiple USB and Thunderbolt devices, access wired networks, enjoy pristine audio and transfer data at an astonishing speed. All of that is accomplished through one Thunderbolt 3 cable attached to a Windows PC or Mac with a Thunderbolt 3 port. The OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock gives users back the ports and connections they need, allowing them to organize their workspace and accelerate workflow.
Key Features:
- One .5m Thunderbolt 3 cable (included) gives users 12 ports of connectivity
- Connect and charge Thunderbolt 3 equipped Mac and Windows PCs
- Connect a 5K display, or up to two full-resolution 4K displays
- Connect, transfer data, power or charge 3 different devices at the normal USB charge and transfer (5Gbp/s) rate
- Fast access to photos on media cards with front-facing SD 3.0 Card Reader
- Access wired networks or networked devices with Gigabit Ethernet port
- 2-Year OWC Limited Warranty
The new OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock (Mac and Windows PC) is available in Silver and Space Gray options, with an MSRP of $299. The docks are available on MacSales.com as well as through additional online retailers and in stores.
Bring it also with eSATA ports.
What’s the difference between this and the 13 port Mac only dock? FireWire and $60? All the ports of the 13 port dock including FireWire seems to work fine for me with a PC and Windows.
Am I correct in understanding that you have tried the Firewire-equipped dock successfully with a Windows machine? If so, which model and which OS?
OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock with FireWire Port connected to a GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 running Windows 10 Pro using the latest drivers downloaded by Driver Genius 18. The driver for the FireWire controller of the dock is “LSI 1394 OHCI Compliant Host Controller” from Microsoft, 2006-06-21, Driver version: 10.0.17134.1 (WinBuild: 160101.0800). The driver is located at C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\1394ohci.sys
Can this charge a MacBook Pro 15″? I.e., can I connect the MBP 15 with a ThunderBolt 3 cable as the only cable connected to the Mac, and then a 5K display to the other ThunderBolt connection on the dock (along with Ethernet, etc.)?
Hi, Mike. The OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock will provide up to 60W of power to a MacBook Pro 15″. If you have any other questions, feel free to reach out to our customer service team.