OWC
Thunderbolt 2 Dock
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Thunderbolt 2 | USB 3.0 | FireWire 800 | HDMI Gigabit Ethernet | Audio In & Out
- 12 Ports of incredible connectivity
- Dual Thunderbolt 2 ports for daisy-chain support
- Ultra-HD 4K and multiple display support
- Five USB 3.0 ports, including two high-powered charging ports
- FireWire 800 for connecting external storage and legacy devices
Finally, a Thunderbolt Dock Done Right
12 Ports of phenomenal flexibility, all united to your Mac with just one lightning-fast Thunderbolt 2 cable. OWC Thunderbolt 2 Dock is the new foundation for your perfect workspace. Awesome performance meets incredible connectivity, the OWC Thunderbolt 2 Dock offers the ultimate in convenience and flexibility to streamline any workflow. With just one Thunderbolt cable, connect up to five USB 3.0 devices, Gigabit Ethernet, a FireWire device, HDMI, audio in, and audio out.
The Amazing Performance of Thunderbolt 2
Capable of an astounding 20 Gbps of throughput, the OWC Thunderbolt 2 Dock utilizes this phenomenal bandwidth to eliminate data bottlenecks, and effortlessly supports direct connection of up to ten devices, as well as daisy-chaining five additional Thunderbolt devices.
Connect More Displays
Configure the ultimate display setup to meet the needs of your workflow. Add a dazzling ultra HD 4K display, two high definition displays, or one 4K display and one high definition display. Even connect a VGA, DVI, or DisplayPort monitor utilizing the Thunderbolt 2 Dock's built-in HDMI and Thunderbolt ports.*
More Power to Work
The Thunderbolt 2 Dock's side-mounted, high-powered USB 3.0 ports provide up to 1.5 amps of power and are perfect for charging iPhone, iPad, tablets, smartphones, and other USB-charged devices, as well as powering bus-powered hard drives, SSDs, or optical drives.
Everything You Need in a Dock. And More.
The OWC Thunderbolt 2 Dock is the unmatched expansion platform for your Thunderbolt-equipped Mac, with exceptional connectivity, and dependable performance. Whether adding USB 3.0 to an older Mac, Gigabit Ethernet to a newer MacBook Pro, or ensuring backwards compatibility with your existing FireWire 800 peripherals, the Thunderbolt 2 Dock keeps you connected.*Dual monitor support requires the use of at least one Thunderbolt display. If you connect a display to the HDMI port, then the only display that will work through the Thunderbolt port is a Thunderbolt display. If you are not using the HDMI port, then you can use a Mini Display Port cable or adapter to connect a display to the Thunderbolt port.
OWC's upcoming Thunderbolt 2 Dock puts all other docks to shame.
Derek Kessler, iMore.com & Managing Editor of Mobile Nations
Includes
- Thunderbolt 2 Dock
- 1.0 meter (39") Thunderbolt Cable
- Quick Start Guide
- AC Power Adapter
Reviews
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"Where the OWC dock really shines, however, is for MacBook Pro or MacBook Air users who are bouncing around from an office to a mobile work environment ... the dock is a real time saver and cable management hack."
— Eric Reagan, Photography Bay
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"Tons of expansion with no performance hit, sturdy, ports are conveniently placed, HDMI and Ethernet are a nice touch!"
— Matt Vanacoro, MacPro Video
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"With its quality aluminum construction and black top, the OWC Thunderbolt 2 dock size, form and function fits in very nicely to the Zen of my multi-computer and dual monitor setup, greatly minimizing the number of cables connecting to my MacBook Pro."
— Dave Rees, The Gadgeteer
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"The dock is my point of connectivity for all of the many OWC Products that I own as well as every piece of hardware that I review."
— Dan East, Freelance Writer
OWC Thunderbolt 2 Dock Specifications:
Chipset
Interface / Ports
- 2 x Thunderbolt 2 (20 Gb/s)
- 5 x USB 3.0 (5 Gb/s)
- (3) USB 3.0
- (2) USB 3.0 high-power charging
- 1 x FireWire 800
- 1 x HDMI 1.4b
- 1 x Gigabit Ethernet
- 1 x 3.5mm Mono Audio Input
- 1 x 3.5mm Stereo Audio Output
Power Supply
- Universal auto-switching
- Input: AC 100-240V
- Output: 12V 6.0A
Display Support
- DisplayPort 1.2 with support for up to 4K/60Hz, or HDMI 1.4b with support for up to 4K/30Hz
Max Data Rate
System Requirements
- Works with any Thunderbolt equipped Mac running OS X 10.9.5 or later
- Windows is not supported
Dimensions
- Width: 9.05 in / 23 cm
- Height: 0.98 in / 2.5 cm
- Depth: 3.54 in / 9 cm
Weight
Warranty
- 2 Year OWC Limited Warranty
User Guide
Product Drivers
Notes
- Dual monitor support requires the use of at least one Thunderbolt display.
- DVI, VGA, DisplayPort, or other connection requires the use of a mini DisplayPort adapter.
- USB 3.0 ports are only bootable on Mid 2013 and later Macs.
- Thunderbolt, FireWire, and Ethernet are bootable on all Macs with a Thunderbolt port.
- Charging iPad 1, 2, 3 and also Apple SuperDrive support are enabled by above driver.
Customer Ratings
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4.8 / 5
178 out of 190 (94%) reviewers would recommend this product
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Reviewer: rsewill
Location: Saint Cloud, Minnesota
Age: Over 65
Experience Level: Home User
Owned Product: 1-3 months
Rating: 5/5
Does what I need it to do
September 21, 2018
I have an iMac and a Thunderbolt display that are about a dozen feet apart (sit-down desk and standing desk). I use this only to connect the two devices because Thunderbolt spec cables are too short to reach between the two. I bought one of this same dock a bit over a year ago but it didn't survive when my previous 2011 iMac's logic board/video began to fail. I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from (*) OWC 12-Port Thunderbolt 2 Dock - FW800, USB3, HDMI, GIGE, Audio.
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Reviewer: travelr5001
Location: New York, NY
Age: 45-54
Experience Level: Power User
Owned Product: less than a month
Rating: 5/5
Great Dock
August 10, 2018
really convenient way to connect all your devices with one cable. The dock works great. I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from OWC 12-Port Thunderbolt 2 Dock.
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Reviewer: Kwajmeck
Location: Denver, CO
Age: Over 65
Experience Level: Power User
Owned Product: 3-4 months
Rating: 5/5
Great Thunderbolt 2 dock
July 19, 2018
I was able to expand the limited connections for the large number of devices I have and have them all work at maximum speed. I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from (*) OWC 12-Port Thunderbolt 2 Dock.
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Reviewer: tyrismusic
Location: Charlotte
Rating: 5/5
Awesome Product
July 5, 2018
Great product and great customer service. I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from OWC 12-Port Thunderbolt 2 Dock.
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Reviewer: Applal
Location: Wisconsin
Age: Over 65
Experience Level: Home User
Owned Product: 1-3 months
Rating: 5/5
Back up to speed!
June 25, 2018
I have to admit I put off buying this dock due to the price. But I love my mid-2011 iMac, and have done everything else I could to keep it's performance up to my demands. With external peripheral drives for backup and storage, the USB 2 speeds on my iMac were just not cutting it. I now have much better speeds for backups and file saving, as well as enough extra ports for everything I will need for the remaining life of my iMac. I feel though, that it should have come with the cord needed to connect it to the computer. I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from OWC 12-Port Thunderbolt 2 Dock.
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Reviewer: jazzykitty77
Age: 45-54
Experience Level: Home User
Owned Product: less than a month
Rating: 5/5
The speed is brilliant
June 10, 2018
My original intention was to find a more efficient way to organize my hard drives. I connected 5 (five) external hard drives, for a total of 16 (sixteen) TB, to my 2012 non-retina MBP using the thunderbolt 2 dock.
WOW. It's like upgrading my MBP to a brand new machine with USB 3.1. It's a noticeable improvement, even with the max RAM (16GB) and a 500GB SSD.
I highly recommend this dock. I have no idea what the Thunderbolt 3 dock is like, but the Thunderbolt 2 dock is very impressive.
I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from OWC 12-Port Thunderbolt 2 Dock.
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Reviewer: KayJeeMawn
Location: Canada
Age: 35-44
Experience Level: Hobbiest
Owned Product: less than a month
Rating: 5/5
Performance!
June 6, 2018
With this dock I am finally putting to use the full capability of my laptop. Very happy with my purchase. Especially because of my use of external HDDs. I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from (*) OWC 12-Port Thunderbolt 2 Dock with Thunderbolt Cable Included.
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Reviewer: Kwajmeck
Location: Denver, CO
Age: Over 65
Experience Level: Power User
Owned Product: 3-4 months
Rating: 5/5
Great Thunderbolt 2 dock
May 26, 2018
This dock easy to install and works great!. While it is the only such product on the market, I would have chosen it! I recommend it for anyone who needs to connect to a Thunderbolt 2 computer. I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from OWC 12-Port Thunderbolt 2 Dock.
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Reviewer: krazikofiman
Location: Ocala, FL
Age: Over 65
Experience Level: Home User
Owned Product: 1-3 months
Rating: 5/5
Yes, a winner!
May 14, 2018
I had my eye on the Dock for some time now. When my iMac 12,2 fried the logic board the capabilities of the Dock became very important. I have many devices on Firewire 800 and want to continue using these until such time as they fail. The Dock was a no brainer on setup and if I wasn't looking at it would not believe how integrated into my system it became. That HDMA port may be used next, I find even an iMac 27 I can use more real estate. I have nothing to say against the Dock and am overjoyed I finally am using one. This review is from (*) OWC 12-Port Thunderbolt 2 Dock.
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Reviewer: AltaLouAl
Location: Moncton NB Canada
Age: 55-65
Experience Level: Power User
Owned Product: 1-3 months
Rating: 5/5
Solved my issues
May 10, 2018
This dock has made my setup better and cleaner. The HDMI output is clearer than the adapter I was using before. This dock has given my early 2011 MBP a new lease on life. Very satisfied with the order process. Shipping to Canada all included is great and delivery was a no hassle process. I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from OWC Thunderbolt 2 Dock with Thunderbolt Cable Included.
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Reviewer: frank1
Location: St. Paul, MN
Age: Over 65
Experience Level: Power User
Owned Product: less than a month
Rating: 5/5
Works flawlessly so far.
April 25, 2018
This product has performed exactly as I hoped it would - reducing clutter and improving performance. I'm using the Gigabit Ethernet and multiple USB ports (so far no need for the FireWire or HDMI but it's nice to have those as possibilities). I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from OWC 12-Port Thunderbolt 2 Dock.
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Reviewer: Malcolm
Location: Milford, CT
Age: 55-65
Experience Level: Power User
Owned Product: less than a month
Rating: 5/5
Perfect "All-In-One" solution
March 27, 2018
I recently had the need to assemble some components together and was short one Thunderbolt 2 port. Not only did this device afford me the much needed second TBolt port, but now I could plug my Firewire 800 and Samsung TV/monitor (HDMI) directly without the need for more adapters. I haven't yet taken advantage of the other ports, but I know I will. I'm VERY happy with this product. I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from OWC 12-Port Thunderbolt 2 Dock.
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Reviewer: FredRS
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
Age: 55-65
Experience Level: Power User
Owned Product: less than a month
Rating: 5/5
Unbox. Plug in. Forget.
March 5, 2018
This is the sort of device I judge by how infrequently I have to think about it or do anything. The OWC 12 Port Thunderbolt 2 Dock passes the test with flying colors. My review summary pretty much says it all. I unboxed it. I plugged everything in. I got back to work. That's MY kind of tech solution. This review is from OWC Thunderbolt 2 Dock with Thunderbolt Cable Included.
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Reviewer: MJCiNE
Location: Los Angeles
Age: 45-54
Experience Level: Power User
Owned Product: 1-3 months
Rating: 5/5
Something I should have gotten long ago
March 5, 2018
Great expansion / hub for Thunderbolt2. The addition of a second port for chaining additional thunderbolt devices is invaluable. The hub really boosts my productivity and eliminates clutter. It also allows me to stop using Apple's clunky, dongle-like, FW800 to TB2 adapters. The housing is solidly constructed and not too big. I only wish I would have gotten one of these a while a ago. I feel like the price should be about 50% the current sale price, considering the pending obsolescence of the Thunderbolt 2 interface in favor of TB3 / USB C. Similar TB Hubs have consistently hovered in the $200-300 range they first became available 5-6 years ago. That said - it works great with my 2013 MBP. Recommend for any legacy TB2 Mac! I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from OWC Thunderbolt 2 Dock with Thunderbolt Cable Included.
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Reviewer: Kenchan
Location: Shizuoka, JAPAN
Age: Over 65
Experience Level: Power User
Owned Product: 1-3 months
Rating: 5/5
The product is very wonderful
February 18, 2018
This item is now to have two items. One is for Mac Pro, late 2013 and the other is for Mac Book Pro. The product is very wonderful. It has nothing to do with performance, I think that there is no need to stick a seal of caution to the product. This seal "Please remove plastic film" has a hard time to remove. I hope to show it in the instruction manual. I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from (*) OWC 12-Port Thunderbolt 2 Dock with Thunderbolt Cable Included.
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Reviewer: Elvis
Location: Germany
Age: 55-65
Experience Level: IT Professional
Owned Product: 1-3 months
Rating: 5/5
This product has great features
February 15, 2018
I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from OWC 12-Port Thunderbolt 2 Dock.
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Reviewer: Logical2aFault
Location: MN
Age: 45-54
Experience Level: Home User
Owned Product: less than a month
Rating: 5/5
Needed a larger, external monitor
February 12, 2018
Editing audio on my MacBook Pro was getting hard on my eyes during extended sessions. With only one Thunderbolt port available, this dock was the ticket. The HDMI output on the dock feeds my 27” monitor, while the Thunderbolt port connects to my audio interface and the USB 3.0 ports connect to my control surface and midi controller. Works flawlessly, couldn’t be happier. I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from (*) OWC 12-Port Thunderbolt 2 Dock with Thunderbolt Cable Included.
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Reviewer: TnTorpedo
Location: Knoxville, TN
Age: 45-54
Experience Level: Power User
Owned Product: less than a month
Rating: 5/5
Really great set of features for price
January 18, 2018
I needed to connect to Ethernet, connect to a firewire 800 backup disk enclosure and drive an external monitor. Nice to be able to do all three with just one plug-in.
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Reviewer: dougolena
Location: Springfield, MO
Age: 55-65
Experience Level: IT Professional
Owned Product: less than a month
Rating: 5/5
Great Product
January 4, 2018
My 2012 Retina MacBook Pro would drive my 4k tv but the refresh rate was very slow. After installing the Dock, the signal was stronger and the refresh much better. It is also nice to have the wide variety of ports available in such a compact package. I would have purchased this earlier, but the price point was not good enough. But I needed it. I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from OWC Thunderbolt 2 Dock with Thunderbolt Cable Included.
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Reviewer: MGMacUser
Location: Bellbrook OH
Age: 55-65
Experience Level: Home User
Owned Product: over 6 months
Rating: 5/5
Works well with 2017 iMac
December 31, 2017
I bought the dock several years ago to use with my mdi-2011 iMac. I recently purchased a 2017 iMac and bought 2 Apple USB-C to thunderbolt 2 adapters to use with my existing thunderbolt 2 devices. I've got one hooked to a Seagate thunderbolt goflex adapter with a SSD installed. I boot from it. The other adapter goes to the OWC Thunderbolt 2 Dock. From the dock I'm using 2 more Seagate goflex adapters (STAE129), one with another SSD installed and the other with a 2.5 inch hard drive, and a Buffalo ministation thunderbolt enclosure (HD-PATU3) with the hard drive removed and an SSD installed. These 3 thunderbolt 2 devices are daisy-chained from the one thunderbolt 2 dock connector. Out of the dock I also have 2 OWC firewire 800 enclosures connected. One with a Bluray drive installed and the other with a removable hard drive. The dock is also providing video to a 20 inch Samsung monitor connected via a HDMI to DVI adapter. The usb ports out of the doc are providing support to numerous usb devices. So far I've had no problems with this setup. I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from OWC 12-Port Thunderbolt 2 Dock.
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Reviewer: JimDw
Location: Southern California
Age: Over 65
Experience Level: Power User
Owned Product: over 6 months
Rating: 5/5
Adds great flexibility to older Mac mini
December 25, 2017
We put this dock to use to alleviate some connectibility problems with a Mac mini driving a larger audio-video setup at our retirement community. We now drive Three monitors with the mini. I would recommend this item to a friend!
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Reviewer: agoraproductions
Location: Switzerland
Age: 45-54
Experience Level: IT Professional
Owned Product: less than a month
Rating: 5/5
Really usefull product
November 16, 2017
Now I can extend all my mac connections and get everything I need at the same place. Thanks to Macsales I would recommend this item to a friend!
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Reviewer: crevassier
Location: Nevada
Age: 35-44
Experience Level: IT Professional
Owned Product: less than a month
Rating: 5/5
Making life a little simpler & cleaner.
November 1, 2017
I feel like I am going to hold on to my mid 2012 non retina until the day I die. I've hit the upper ceiling with internal HDD storage (2TB for my video library in the OPTIBAY). I knew I was going to need to go external soon since 4TB SSDs are still prohibitively expensive. I needed a way to hook up a solid external HDD while having an HDMI output and being able to hook up my Pioneer DDJ-SX controller for use with Serato DJ and Mix Emergency.
It was getting very crowded on the left side of my MacBook Pro and I started worrying about stuff getting tugged on or pulling out. The dock has remedied that and now I can just keep an eye on the single Thunderbolt connection running under my laptop stand.
So far no latency issues with my controller and the DJ software, video output has been great and I will be testing an external TB drive of 4TB or larger around the holidays this year (2017) as the sales pop up!
I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from OWC Thunderbolt 2 Dock with Thunderbolt Cable Included.
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Reviewer: StanR
Location: Ocean Isle, NC
Age: Over 65
Experience Level: Power User
Owned Product: less than a month
Rating: 5/5
Thunderbolt 2 Dock
October 25, 2017
This is a good product. I use it with my iMac. It has all the ports I neerd. It works well and I highly recommend it. I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from OWC 12-Port Thunderbolt 2 Dock.
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Reviewer: gbsATyeg
Location: Edmonton, AB
Age: 55-65
Experience Level: IT Professional
Owned Product: less than a month
Rating: 5/5
Thunderbold 2 Dock Improves Performance
October 23, 2017
I recently received a TB 2 dock to expand my Mac Pro 2013 peripheral connectivity. The primary reasons for the purchase is that I have 2 Drobo 2nd Gen RAIDs attached to the Mac Pro, and I wanted to free up a TB2 port (with FW800 adapter), and add some addition USB3 ports.
Before attaching the TB2 dock, my Mac Pro would take up to 10 minutes to boot up, delayed because (I assume) the Mac Pro was waiting for the Drobos to mount. After attaching the TB2 dock and attaching the Drobos to the Dock, my start up time is the same as when I don't have the Drobos attached at all.
There are two deficiencies I wish were included: 1. I can not find a status light on the dock to indicate that the dock is receiving power. Having a power status light would be helpful in trouble shooting faulty devices.
2. Optical audio input. The latest generations of Macs have dropped Optical Input, although (oddly) optical outputs are still included. I have a number of optical devices that I can no longer attach to my new Macs, which necessitates keeping at least one older Mac in working condition to connect to my optical devices.
I give the TB2 dock 5 stars because it performs as advertised, although the above mention enhancements would be greatly appreciated, If #2 were added, I would definitely buy another TB2 dock!
Otherwise, the TB2 dock is performing great.
I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from OWC 12-Port Thunderbolt 2 Dock.
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Response from MacSales.com, Call Center
October 23, 2017
Hello! There is a power light on the dock, as well as a connection light. These are located on the bottom towards the front. Blue would be for power and green is an active Thunderbolt connection. They may be a little hard to see and I do apologize about that!
"This is the ideal solution for you ... all in one ... always have it at hand ... always much faster than traditional USB port."
— Gabriel Barrandeguy, GabakTech
"The Thunderbolt 2 Dock can handle 20Gb/s of throughput, which means no latency or data clogs (no-no's when time is money in the studio)."
— Benjamin Ricci, PerformerMag.com, The Musician's resource
"I can't recommend any better option than the OWC Thunderbolt 2 Dock to anyone with a portable computer at this time."
"... adds a litany of plugs for power users like me ..."
— Jordan Golson, TechRepublic
"... these Thunderbolt docks are indispensable. It makes coming home or back to the office so much easier by just having to plug in one or two cables to have all of your devices connected."
— Terry White, Terry White's Tech Blog
"OWC Thunderbolt 2 dock ... sports a whole array of ports ... This is a totally awesome piece of kit."
— Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, ZD Net.com" - Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
"The OWC Thunderbolt 2 Dock has really done it right ... 12 Ports of great flexibility ... capable of an astounding 20 Gbps of throughput to eliminate data bottlenecks ... you just plug it in, and it works flawlessly!"
— Tom Piper, Apple Jac
"... a clear cut winner and definitely sets the standard ... consumers can expect solid connectivity and superior performance."
— Randy Yagi, Examiner.com
"It's really an incredible accessory ... built to cosmetically match the aluminum finish of Apple products."
— Gregg Ellman, The Olympian
"... the price and feature mix was almost perfect for me ... purchasing experience was great ... Every plug I inserted into the device made a solid connection. All ten of them!"
— Allister Jenks, Macthoughts
"... OWC's design is both the biggest and most capable Thunderbolt 2 dock out there ..."
— Jeremy Horwitz, 9TO5Mac
"...this TB dock exudes quality and has worked flawlessly for many months."
— John Martellaro, The Mac Observer
"Save time, complete projects faster and stop fumbling with multiple devices by using a Thunderbolt 2 Dock from OWC. Rating: 4.5/5"
— Chris Rauschnot, MacTrast
"Thunderbolt 2 Dock just works. It organizes my connections like a patch bay. It permits me to daisy-chain to other Thunderbolt devices. It has become indispensable. That's about the highest rating I can think of."
— David Leitner, NYC Production & Post News
"Where the OWC dock really shines, however, is for MacBook Pro or MacBook Air users who are bouncing around from an office to a mobile work environment ... the dock is a real time saver and cable management hack."
— Eric Reagan, Photography Bay
"Tons of expansion with no performance hit, sturdy, ports are conveniently placed, HDMI and Ethernet are a nice touch!"
— Matt Vanacoro, MacPro Video
"With its quality aluminum construction and black top, the OWC Thunderbolt 2 dock size, form and function fits in very nicely to the Zen of my multi-computer and dual monitor setup, greatly minimizing the number of cables connecting to my MacBook Pro."
— Dave Rees, The Gadgeteer
