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The CalDigit was really problematic for me with multiple units over the years… Used it with Intel Macs and M1 Macs. Displays not waking up, Kernel Panics, etc
by lobochrome 5y ago
The CalDigit was really problematic for me with multiple units over the years…
Used it with Intel Macs and M1 Macs.
Displays not waking up, Kernel Panics, etc.
I’m now using a ThinkPad dock - which is fine!? I mean it is not great, since it sometimes too needs to be hot plugged but at least no kernel panics.
- uuyi 5y agoSimilar problems. Weirdly a Dell WD19TB works fine. I decided after arguing with this pile of junk for the best part of a year to scrap it and buy a desktop mac and stop the suffering from persisting any further. My laptop was docked 95% of the time anyway.
- lobochrome 5y agoI went down that road for a while too and used a Mac Mini M1. It was really nice - but then I realized how bad iPads are for working compared to a laptop and switched back.
- Nextgrid 5y agoThe problem with Thunderbolt is that it's essentially PCI-Express, so much closer to the hardware & kernel and a malfunction is more likely to lead to a crash, especially considering hot-pluggable PCI-E is relatively new and not as battle-tested. USB in contrast has been built from the ground up to be hot-pluggable and there's been decades of real-world testing with terrible manufacturers and people not "safely removing" devices, so most of the bugs would've been ironed out. Your device may malfunction, but it's unlikely to lead to a full system crash.
- lowbloodsugar 5y agoNot to say your problems aren't valid, but counter data point: I have three CalDigit TS3 Plus, youngest is 8 months, oldest is 2+ years, and never had a problem. I have one intel and two M1 Macs. I did used to have kernel panics on my Intel, but these were T2 chip related and I've had no problems since moving to BigSur. (Could have been T2+TS3 I suppose).