CalDigit TS5 PLUS - Thunderbolt 5 Dock - 20 Port, 10Gb Ethernet, 140W dedicated host Charging, TBT-5 x 3, USB 10Gb/s x10, Dual USB Controllers, Up to Two 8K 60Hz Displays, 1.0m Braided Cable, 330W PSU

I have had this dock for about three weeks, and it does everything it promises to do. The Thunderbolt 5 ports work exceptionally well. All of the charging ports provide their specified charging power. The audio port is exceptional. It's the first dock audio port that transmits high-quality sound. The 10 GbE Thunderbolt 5 Ethernet port is an exceptional value. The USB ports all perform as expected. The DP 2.1 DisplayPort will support nearly any level of monitor. This dock will easily support three 4k displays via the two downstream Thunderbolt 5 ports, which are DisplayPort 2.1 compatible. The downstream Thunderbolt 5 port will charge a laptop with 140W of power. Unlike any other dock, this one will charge everything you can connect to it at full power. It has two 36W USB-C charging ports. They charge my Samsung S24 Ultra very quickly. This dock has enough power to provide full charging capacity out of every single port even IF you have you are charging an accessory on every single port. There is NO other Thunderbolt dock on the market that will do that. ALL of the Thunderbolt 5 docks I have researched will not charge your computer at 140W if you're charging other accessories (like a phone, an iPad, a portable charging power bank, etc. This is the only dock on the market that doesn't have "dynamic charging." In other words, the more you plug into other docks, the slower everything charges, including your laptop. This dock charges EVERYTHING at full speed, no matter how many items you have plugged into it. The two card readers are super fast. They are so fast that you could use a 1 TB CF card as storage. I haven't had a single problem with this dock. Everything in this dock is state-of-the-art and cutting-edge, and ALL of its features work flawlessly. It's hands down the best dock on the market right now. This actually stunned me when I got the dock and was testing every function. Because it is so expensive, if any major feature had been buggy or failed to perform as advertised I would have returned it. But everything worked amazingly well on the dock. When you consider it includes a 10GbE Thunderbolt 5 ethernet port, which will provide LAN internet speeds of nearly 10 Gbps, it is an exceptional value. A separate Thunderbolt 5 10 GbE adapter would cost $200-$1000. This is the best dock you can buy right now, bar none.

I've been a Mac user forever, and someone who is happy to invest in my desk setup. But unlike most desk setup enthusiasts, I'm more of a minimalist. If it doesn't contribute to a beautiful, minimal aesthetic or have an essential function, I avoid in favor of "free space". So while I've always been an enjoyer of these CalDigit hubs from afar, there has never had a practical reason to justify one. I recently got the new MBP with M5 Pro and a Studio Display XDR. I learned that Macs cut power to peripherals when they sleep, and this is not a setting you can modify. For 90% of peripherals, this is fine. For my keyboard, it means the settings reset and my nice soft/warm backlight reverts to a pulsating RGB light show. The power also seems to intermittently come and go while the computer is asleep, because when I come back the monitor is stuck in an endless loop of waking/sleeping because every key on the keyboard is sending signals on repeat. Given how expensive the apple display is, this freaks me out a little. So the work around is running my peripherals through a powered hub, so here we are. I'm a little bitter about spending $400 for something that SHOULD be fixable with a simple setting adjustment. BUT, it instantly grew on me. The build is nicer than I expected in person. I also just recently upgraded my ISP/internet speed, and plan to run an ethernet cable (vs Wifi), so this helps with that too. A few gripes: The color is closer to the old "space grey" from M1-M2 macs. Would be nice if this matched the "silver" color of the TB5 M5 macs, since it's clearly made for people with these machines. And the cable is 1m, which limits how far it can be from my macbook—so yes, they will be nearby. A 2m long cable would make it so I can move my macbook off my desk and hidden on the shelf next to it, which would be nice since this hub eliminates the need to access it for any reason while sitting. CalDigit sells a 2m cable that is, unfortunately, ridiculously expensive. What I like: For one, unlike multiple other hubs I've tried in the past... it just works. The build is top tier. The bandwidth of every port is as advertised. The lighter color and smaller size (versus the PLUS model) are nicer for me. Get this one unless you have internet faster than 2.5Gbps.

At first glance, this looks like the perfect product — well-designed and feature-rich. Unfortunately, real-world use tells a different story. After running it for more than 24 hours, the connection to my MacBook Pro M5 Max drops intermittently for a few seconds. When this happens, the network interface goes down and does not recover on its own — the only fix is to physically disconnect and reconnect the cable. This is not a minor annoyance; it disrupts work entirely. I contacted support, and they confirmed this is a known driver issue, which means it is not an isolated defect but a systemic problem affecting the product as a whole. That acknowledgment is appreciated, but it does not justify selling a device at this price point while the core functionality remains broken. To make matters worse, the unit runs extremely hot during normal use — hot enough that you cannot comfortably hold your hand on the body for more than a few seconds. That raises legitimate questions about long-term reliability and safety. Bottom line: Until the driver issue is resolved, this device is significantly overpriced and does not deliver the value it promises. Buyer beware.

The best out there. It charges my M5 Pro Macbook Pro, my M1 iPad, and my iPhone 17 Pro Max very fast. Thunderbolt ports and zipping fast. So many ports! DP runs my 4k gaming display at native 144 hz. Nice build quality. No noise. Future proof. Worth the price. highly recommend.

Very compact, sleek stackable design, plenty of Thunderbolt plugs, powers PC or MAC laptops that require more than 100W. Stays cool with the heat grooves built into the casing.

Excelente producto

Great looking and high performance device!!

Works with M4 Max as expected. the packedge does not give you premium feeling, however when you unpack the device has solid alu casing and all ports works as expected. i love that on front panel there is only usb-c, without usb-a.

Firstly: I got this from Amazon because it's where stock was available, but it doesn't seem like price is actually different from other vendors at the moment. Amazon just front-loads the import fees and duties so you're not caught off-guard when the package arrives at your door. That said, this unit will eventually be natively available in Canada, without these fees. So unless you're impatient like me, I'd recommend waiting for that to happen before buying (and any kinks with the firmware should be ironed out by then). PROS The high price, in my opinion, is very justified. I've used the CalDigit TS3+ before this, but had to abandon it after upgrading to a 4k monitor. The TS5+ is now my favourite piece of tech on my desk, if just because it simplifies so much of my setup and workflow. I have my Macbook Pro M4, my work PC, and my Windows Desktop PC all plugged into my dock via thunderbolt cables, along with common accessories like my keyboard, mouse, mic, and audio. My Macbook and work PC (a Lenovo P14S Gen 2) work basically out of the box, as expected. My PC took some fiddling, and I was worried it would be incompatible; it urns out the motherboard uses USB-C Gen3.2 40gbps, not Thunderbolt 5, which was my mistake. But thankfully the PC does still connect, after I established a connection directly to the monitor, and then swapped that connection to the dock using a TB4 cable. The dock is super high-quality as well. It uses a pair of USB controllers instead of just one, so it doubles the bandwidth between devices if you know which ports to use. It means I can keep my devices charged very efficiently, I have absurd read/write speeds to and form hard drives, and I face virtually no lag or artifacts on my display. I can have all of my devices connected to my PC via a single cable (not so much my desktop, but that's more by virtue of wanting a consistent ethernet connection), and swap between them just by swapping cables. I did encounter a bug where my display would disconnect occasionally, at first, but a firmware update fixed this. CONS In my week of practical use, I haven't personally encountered any issues that really stuck. I did have issues connecting my Windows Desktop PC at first, but I think that was just because I needed to connect it straight to my monitor first, establish the connection path, and then connect it back to the CalDigit dock. I also had issues with connecting it again after I swapped to a TB4 wire instead of a USB-C 3.2 wire, so I think the specific wire you use is also important to the data flow. I also had a brief issue where the dock would just... reset the connection between itself and the Windows Desktop. So I'd see a black screen and 'no signal on displayport' for upwards of 10 seconds before the screen would go black again and I'd have my video back. Turns out that the Windows Desktop doesn't automatically update the firmware, so I needed to do that really quickly first. After that, I've had no connection issues whatsoever, but I do wish that process had been smoother. I've seen quite a few people on Reddit having issues, but I feel like many of those come down to being more niche use-cases, or people who just didn't understand the hardware properly. Some of them are genuine, and CalDigit has generally been great with their support. I had no doubt that they would be willing to help me if I asked them, but you need to be willing/knowledgeable enough to troubleshoot in very logical depth. There's a lot that can cause issues in a high-bandwidth device like this, from firmware on the dock, to some software configuration on the computer itself, to just using the wrong wire despite thinking you had the right one (like I did). But again: CalDigit has their customer support for a reason. Be willing to use it, don't expect everything to magically work. This is a power-user's dream and a casual user's nightmare. But I guess the biggest con is whether or not you need it. The TB4 still exists, and is still excellent. Even if you're trying to future proof your dock, you need to ask yourself if the price increase is worth it. If you plan to drive multiple laptops or compatible desktops to use multiple 4k monitors (or even a single high-refresh-rate 4k monitor, potentially using HDR if you want) then I think this is about the best there is, and it will remain that way for quite a while. But if you don't have 4k monitors, and need something faster and with more mature firmware, get the TB4. You'll save some money.