Pluggable dock ok?

[sw rec]

As I continue to gather parts for my impending switch to MAC STUDIO MAX, I’m wondering if any of you has experience with the Pluggable UD6950 PDZ Thunderbolt dock? What I’m liking primarily about it is the 3 Displayport connections, which is how all of my monitors are connected now. Thanks in advance for your help!
https://www.newegg.com/plugable-tech...1DN-000M-000B0

[its2loud]

Originally Posted by sw rec

As I continue to gather parts for my impending switch to MAC STUDIO MAX, I’m wondering if any of you has experience with the Pluggable UD6950 PDZ Thunderbolt dock? What I’m liking primarily about it is the 3 Displayport connections, which is how all of my monitors are connected now. Thanks in advance for your help!
https://www.newegg.com/plugable-tech...1DN-000M-000B0

This Dock is USB not Thunderbolt and it uses DisplayLink technology to run displays. Which means it chews up CPU power for displays, not GPU. The Mac Studio has plenty of ports capable of driving multiple display directly. You just need to buy the appropriate cables or adapters. Or, get a proper Thunderbolt hub. IMHO

[sw rec]

Aha, they tout it as “thunderbolt COMPATIBLE,” and I didn’t realize that monitors on USB-C were cpu hogs. OWC says this is an actual Thunderbolt dock: better?
https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/owc-thunderbolt-dock

[its2loud]

Originally Posted by sw rec

Aha, they tout it as “thunderbolt COMPATIBLE,” and I didn’t realize that monitors on USB-C were cpu hogs. OWC says this is an actual Thunderbolt dock: better?
https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/owc-thunderbolt-dock

OWC makes excellent docks. I use their TB3 Dock on my M1 machine but this is a TB3 Dock, not TB4 on Mac if that matters to you. It will only run 1 display on M1/M2 Macs. They do not specify about Mac Studio

Actual display support varies by computer specifications. Supported Intel-based Apple Mac models and Thunderbolt 4 PCs support two displays over a Thunderbolt port. Apple silicon M1 and M2 Mac models support a single display over a Thunderbolt port.

Again,
The Mac Studio can support up to five displays: one display through HDMI, and then four additional displays using Thunderbolt 4.

[sw rec]

Looking at the back of the Mac Studio Max, I’d run out of thunderbolt ports…I need to connect my Apollo, Sonnet Expansion chassis, and 3 monitors, so I’m one port short. But. Could feasibly run the 3rd off the hdmi port. (It’s terribly OCD of me, but I’m trying to avoid snaking permanent cables around to the front of the MAC.)

[its2loud]

Originally Posted by sw rec

Looking at the back of the Mac Studio Max, I’d run out of thunderbolt ports…I need to connect my Apollo, Magma Expansion chassis, and 3 monitors, so I’m one port short. But. Could feasibly run the 3rd off the hdmi port. (It’s terrible OCD of me, but I’m trying to avoid snaking permanent cables around to the front of the MAC.)

You can daisy chain off the expansion chassis. Bt even still. You have 4 TB4 ports in back and yes, why wouldn’t you use the HDMI port?

[bradch00]

Originally Posted by sw rec

(It’s terribly OCD of me, but I’m trying to avoid snaking permanent cables around to the front of the MAC.)

Thanks! I thought it was just me....