CalDigit TS4 vs TS3 Plus vs Element Hub [Sponsored]

I'm using an M2 MacBook Air and I'm also using an M1 iPad Pro as my main host device interchangeably, so the 98 watts of power is more than enough but if you have let's say something like the 2016 M2 MacBook Pro that supports up to 140 Watts the 98 watts is going to be more than enough to keep that thing powered. Make sure that it's charging in real time even while it is in use and like I mentioned it does bring a 230 watt power supply into the actual device itself and that's because it wants to support as many any charging devices as possible.

You can see that with some of the ports, some of them support 7.5 Watts, some of them support 20 watts so you can plug in as many devices you want and probably charge up to 12 different devices at the same time and still be getting the full power to the host itself and actually outputting all those wattages to all those devices for instance it supports that fast charging magsafe it can fast charge any device with those 20 watt power supplies in there and still support the 98 watts to the actual host and then some.

Because this TS4 is their latest and greatest from Cal digit, this does run you at about $399 which is pretty steep and pretty expensive but from everything that you get from it from the longevity you're going to get from it from all the ports from the support from the actual future proofing that you get this thing is going to be an investment that's going to last you seven to ten years at a minimum. It's going to keep your desk setup clean, it's going to keep your workflow very efficient, it supports any device it charges any device so for $399 consider it an investment moving forward because it's going to support all of your workflow.

But now if you don't want to spend a $300 Cal digit does offer some other devices kind of in the same world that gives you pretty much 90 to 95 of the way there at $239 they do have their TS3 plus which is their 15 Port Thunderbolt three dock that supports up to a single 5K, 60Hz display or dual 4k, 60Hz on Max. It also has 15 ports of connectivity but most of any Thunderbolt three dock on the market currently and it does give you that 87 watt power delivery so not quite the 98 and not quite the 230 watt power supply but you are getting pretty much 90 to 95 of the way there with the TS3 plus.

And finally for $199 if you want to go a little bit cheaper even Cal digit does have their brand new Element Hub which is an 8 Port Thunderbolt 4 Hub so it supports a single AK 60Hz display or up to dual 6K, 60Hz on Max that support dual displays. It gives you 60 watts of power delivery and the compact design is ideal for a neat cable management and takes up much less space on your desk so if you're in a situation where you want something a little bit smaller a little bit cheaper you don't have the need for the 18 or 15 ports then the Element Hub could be for you because it does give you three Thunderbolt 4 ports and an additional four USB A, 3.2 Gen 2 ports and they give you up to 20 watts of power delivery on those as well so you do have a bunch of options at different price points from Cal digit.

But again they're TS4 their brand new Thunderbolt 4 dock is an absolute game changer for somebody that wants to Future proof themselves, somebody that's going to be using all 18 of those ports, somebody that's gonna be using it on a daily and a consistent basis I'm a big fan of it and that's gonna be my Hub moving forward but big shout out to Cal digit for partnering up with nine to five Mac and sponsoring this video. It was great to kind of play with these and I've been a Cal digit fan for years now so being able to actually work with them has been amazing if you guys want to check any of these out please click the links down in the description below to see exactly what they have going on there and Cal digit makes extremely quality products and they've been around for forever so highly highly recommend them but that's gonna do it for this video.