Midspeed

2025-08-15 16:41:23

I recently purchased an Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max, and was using this dock on a Mac mini but decided to start using it for the Macbook as I could just connect 1 port and it would charge my laptop and use the display port for my monitor and use the device in clamshell mode with just connecting 1 cable!!!Unfortunately I noticed that the ethernet wasn't working. Everything else worked perfectly fine but not sure what was going on. I tried everything from CalDigit's support website but nothing so I decided to reach out to support directly.I did all the troubleshooting steps CalDigit support instructed with no success! They then asked me to provide them with proof of purchase for a warranty replacement. I bought this thing back in February of 2021 so I told them I doubt it has support/warranty and that it had served me very well for many years! I provided the information and to my surprise they offered a 1 time replacement!I have used many of CalDigits products and I love them and the quality is great, I had never dealt with their support in the past, this is my first time and they were prompt and like I said, to my shock they offered to replace it even though I bought this early 2021!They're definitely getting 5 stars from a happy customer and I will be recommending them to anyone/everyone that needs docks!

Lee H.

2025-08-10 13:09:13

About three years ago, after a bad experience with a competitor's docking station, I realized the CalDigit TS3 Plus was what I should have purchased in the first place and ordered one. I am a professional software developer using a 2018 MacBook Pro 15-inch to create iOS apps. For me, that means using lots of screen real estate and having lots of phones connected at once for testing. My main screen is a 30" 2560 x 1600 Dell U3011, with Dell 20" 2007FP 1200 x 1600 screens on either side, rotated to portrait mode. The TS3 Plus drives the 30" screen directly via DisplayPort and one of the 20" screens via a Uni USB-C to HDMI adapter. I'm also using the gigabit Ethernet port, most of the USB ports, and even the optical output port to drive an NAD D 3020 digital integrated amplifier that I use for audio.The TS3 Plus never ceases to amaze me in that all of this just works, with no fuss whatsoever, and all through a single cable, leaving the three other Thunderbolt ports on the computer for whatever else I can come up with. The screens go to sleep when they should and wake up when they should. The battery in the computer charges when it should and doesn't discharge when it shouldn't. The various USB devices charge and communicate. This was not true of the competitor's device, which would lose connection to the screens and periodically drain the computer's battery when it was actually plugged in. In fact, it works so well, I tended to forget exactly what was connected and moved my USB-C Time Machine backup drive from the TS3 Plus back to being directly connected to the computer. Why? Because I would forget to eject it before unplugging that one cable (!) to take my computer on the road, prompting a curt reminder from MacOS that I had committed a no-no. Of course, I could use a Post-It note as a reminder, but why bother when I have so many ports still available?The device also looks good, is solidly built from anodized aluminum like the computer itself and the ports are thoughtfully arranged to reduce cable clutter, with most of them out of sight on the back, where they belong, while retaining just what's needed on the front, where they are easy to reach, for devices that tend to be connected and disconnected frequently, such as headphones, memory cards and a few extra USB ports for anything else that might be needed.I recently had an opportunity to deal with their technical support when the power supply gave up the ghost after years of glitch-free service, and they were easy to reach and provided first rate assistance. In fact, it was so easy to contact them, with zero hold time and instant answering, it made me wonder if they were sitting around bored like those mythical Maytag repair people in the old TV commercials? If so, they are clearly doing something right with their products on the inside as well as the outside.

jay

2025-08-07 17:17:00

Apple really screwed up the Macbook Pro 13" design by providing only two Thunderbolt ports and no other ports at all. That's fine if you use your Macbook as a toy but if you are using it for work, you need monitors and peripherals and while "anything" can be plugged in to the Thunderbolt ports, that can only be two at a time. If you have two external monitors you can't even plug in the charger!I did a lot of research on port replicators for this laptop and there are very very few available that do a proper job. I wish I stuck with Dell. But I digress. In the end I chose this Caltech dock and I'm very happy. I can just plug in one Thunderbolt cable to my laptop, and I instantly have access to two external 1900x1600 Dell monitors, one of them turned sideways (the dock supports up to 4k with two monitors), my wonderful Cherry MX USB keyboard, my teleconferencing headset, a charging cable for the magic mouse and a bunch of other USB nicknacks. The dock has its own power pack and supplies power to the laptop so I can keep the laptop's own charger at a different location.Most important though is 2 monitors + power. None of the cheaper docks allow you to do this with the 13" Macbook Pro (unless you have the more expensive Macbook with 4 Thunderbolt ports).This dock is expensive, but not more expensive than the very few comparable ones and it seems to be the best one.With this dock I was able to re-use most of my existing cables and only had to buy one expensive special cable. The dock came with the dock-to-laptop cable. I could use my existing DP-to-DP cable for one of the monitors. For the other one I had to buy a Thunderbolt-to-DP cable. The dock has separate microphone and headphone jacks, which happens to be what my headset needs as opposed to the cellphone-style 4-tip single socket that the Macbook has. The dock has LOTS of USB ports, which made me very happy. I do not need any external USB hub.It's such a nice dock, I wish I could buy another one for the other location I use my laptop. But I only have one monitor there, so there are much cheaper alternatives. The high price is the only thing I don't like about this dock.FYI Apple does not do NEARLY as nice a job as Windows at remembering hardware configurations. Every time I re-dock I have to re-configure the monitor arrangement and re-select the Caltech audio device. That's not Caltech's fault, it just does not seem Apple was meant for serious work users.

Angel Kronk

2025-07-27 15:19:16

Probablemente de los mejores accesorios que he comprado, lo utilizo con una Mac mini y me ha solucionado todo el problema de los cables y conexiones, es un producto ya consolidado en el mercado que a pesar de que ya tiene sus aÃ±os, sigue siendo 100% recomendado. La calidad es muy buena y justifica su precio.

Real leboeuf

2025-07-17 14:55:10

what i have already connect to ts3 plus from my other devices. they are a lan cable between ethernet switch,netgear s8000 model gs808e to the port of gigabit ethernet on the dock.this switch have a lan cable with the router netgear x6s r800p. and this router have a lan cable to the modem. they are a thunderbolt 3 cable between the dock and my laptop asus zenbook pro 15 model ux580 ge. at this point make sure your laptop or computer are compatible with thunderbolt 3 technology. the laptop must have one or two ports usb 3.1 gen 2 type c. if you buy this dock, do not buy the thunderbolt 3 cable because it is include with the dock. other ports i use on the dock is a digital optical cable between a soundbar samsung hw-h750. the subwoofer of the soundbar can work wi fi. choose a high quality optical cable with the end in metal. i use a dp cable between my monitor samsung u28d590d and the dock. also i use a usb cable between the printer hp envy 4500 and the dock. buy a cable with a square port for the printer. with a lot of ports usb 3.1 gen 1 type a you can connect your smart phone like s10 plus or your tablet like tab s4 or a portable external drive like my passport ultra from wd. your headphone are plug in the front of the dock.i have not use yet the sd card reader. on the back of the dock they are a second port of thunderbolt 3,probably use if you want to connect a second laptop.many other use of this dock. i still have another hdmi cable between my laptot and the av receiver because with a arc hdmi port,the t.v., the blu ray player and the av receiver work together.i can send any content from the laptop to the t.v. with 5.1 surround sound. i can garanty this dock work very well with window 10. as you can see i don t have any apple product.i prefer cable to wi fi for obvious reason.i recommand without hesitation the caldigit ts3 plus.welcome to the 21 st century.ENJOY!

Ben and Kate

2025-07-11 11:45:21

- Drives two DisplayPort 1080p monitors no problem- Runs well with MacBook Pro lid closed. No weirdness (SMC resets needed) when powering up from cold or rebooting unlike other docks- Stays cool while running, and MacBook pro stays cool when sleeping. Previous dock I had was always warm and MacBook was warm even when sleeping- Substantial construction. Enough weight so it doesn't fall over with many cables plugged into itRunning 2017 MacBook Pro with two Dell U2417H monitors connected via DisplayPort. One monitor using https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B073XTY6NL/

Shayan rahimi

2025-06-14 13:36:39

I would recommend this to anyone that has a standing desk and wants to mange their cables

Chaitanya

2025-05-29 10:10:37

Writing this review after more than a year of usage and I have no complaints with this product. Everything about the experience of this product seems very premium. From the packaging to the product and its cables.I have been using this dock with a 2020 Mac Pro connected to two 4k monitors, an external sound card, 2 MIDI controllers and couple of USB devices. And it runs absolutely fine. I was using it horizontally on my desk and I found that it was heating up a bit initially. So I placed it vertically and it was fine after that. Allowing it to breathe through more surface area exposed.It is adequately provided with ports but if you are someone looking for multi monitor setup then at least one of your monitors has to be usb C or you'd have to buy some converters since it comes with one DisplayPort and that's it.

Midspeed

2025-05-20 09:15:42

I recently purchased an Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max, and was using this dock on a Mac mini but decided to start using it for the Macbook as I could just connect 1 port and it would charge my laptop and use the display port for my monitor and use the device in clamshell mode with just connecting 1 cable!!!Unfortunately I noticed that the ethernet wasn't working. Everything else worked perfectly fine but not sure what was going on. I tried everything from CalDigit's support website but nothing so I decided to reach out to support directly.I did all the troubleshooting steps CalDigit support instructed with no success! They then asked me to provide them with proof of purchase for a warranty replacement. I bought this thing back in February of 2021 so I told them I doubt it has support/warranty and that it had served me very well for many years! I provided the information and to my surprise they offered a 1 time replacement!I have used many of CalDigits products and I love them and the quality is great, I had never dealt with their support in the past, this is my first time and they were prompt and like I said, to my shock they offered to replace it even though I bought this early 2021!They're definitely getting 5 stars from a happy customer and I will be recommending them to anyone/everyone that needs docks!

Lee H.

2025-05-10 09:32:04

About three years ago, after a bad experience with a competitor's docking station, I realized the CalDigit TS3 Plus was what I should have purchased in the first place and ordered one. I am a professional software developer using a 2018 MacBook Pro 15-inch to create iOS apps. For me, that means using lots of screen real estate and having lots of phones connected at once for testing. My main screen is a 30" 2560 x 1600 Dell U3011, with Dell 20" 2007FP 1200 x 1600 screens on either side, rotated to portrait mode. The TS3 Plus drives the 30" screen directly via DisplayPort and one of the 20" screens via a Uni USB-C to HDMI adapter. I'm also using the gigabit Ethernet port, most of the USB ports, and even the optical output port to drive an NAD D 3020 digital integrated amplifier that I use for audio.The TS3 Plus never ceases to amaze me in that all of this just works, with no fuss whatsoever, and all through a single cable, leaving the three other Thunderbolt ports on the computer for whatever else I can come up with. The screens go to sleep when they should and wake up when they should. The battery in the computer charges when it should and doesn't discharge when it shouldn't. The various USB devices charge and communicate. This was not true of the competitor's device, which would lose connection to the screens and periodically drain the computer's battery when it was actually plugged in. In fact, it works so well, I tended to forget exactly what was connected and moved my USB-C Time Machine backup drive from the TS3 Plus back to being directly connected to the computer. Why? Because I would forget to eject it before unplugging that one cable (!) to take my computer on the road, prompting a curt reminder from MacOS that I had committed a no-no. Of course, I could use a Post-It note as a reminder, but why bother when I have so many ports still available?The device also looks good, is solidly built from anodized aluminum like the computer itself and the ports are thoughtfully arranged to reduce cable clutter, with most of them out of sight on the back, where they belong, while retaining just what's needed on the front, where they are easy to reach, for devices that tend to be connected and disconnected frequently, such as headphones, memory cards and a few extra USB ports for anything else that might be needed.I recently had an opportunity to deal with their technical support when the power supply gave up the ghost after years of glitch-free service, and they were easy to reach and provided first rate assistance. In fact, it was so easy to contact them, with zero hold time and instant answering, it made me wonder if they were sitting around bored like those mythical Maytag repair people in the old TV commercials? If so, they are clearly doing something right with their products on the inside as well as the outside.

jay

2025-03-11 18:35:53

Apple really screwed up the Macbook Pro 13" design by providing only two Thunderbolt ports and no other ports at all. That's fine if you use your Macbook as a toy but if you are using it for work, you need monitors and peripherals and while "anything" can be plugged in to the Thunderbolt ports, that can only be two at a time. If you have two external monitors you can't even plug in the charger!I did a lot of research on port replicators for this laptop and there are very very few available that do a proper job. I wish I stuck with Dell. But I digress. In the end I chose this Caltech dock and I'm very happy. I can just plug in one Thunderbolt cable to my laptop, and I instantly have access to two external 1900x1600 Dell monitors, one of them turned sideways (the dock supports up to 4k with two monitors), my wonderful Cherry MX USB keyboard, my teleconferencing headset, a charging cable for the magic mouse and a bunch of other USB nicknacks. The dock has its own power pack and supplies power to the laptop so I can keep the laptop's own charger at a different location.Most important though is 2 monitors + power. None of the cheaper docks allow you to do this with the 13" Macbook Pro (unless you have the more expensive Macbook with 4 Thunderbolt ports).This dock is expensive, but not more expensive than the very few comparable ones and it seems to be the best one.With this dock I was able to re-use most of my existing cables and only had to buy one expensive special cable. The dock came with the dock-to-laptop cable. I could use my existing DP-to-DP cable for one of the monitors. For the other one I had to buy a Thunderbolt-to-DP cable. The dock has separate microphone and headphone jacks, which happens to be what my headset needs as opposed to the cellphone-style 4-tip single socket that the Macbook has. The dock has LOTS of USB ports, which made me very happy. I do not need any external USB hub.It's such a nice dock, I wish I could buy another one for the other location I use my laptop. But I only have one monitor there, so there are much cheaper alternatives. The high price is the only thing I don't like about this dock.FYI Apple does not do NEARLY as nice a job as Windows at remembering hardware configurations. Every time I re-dock I have to re-configure the monitor arrangement and re-select the Caltech audio device. That's not Caltech's fault, it just does not seem Apple was meant for serious work users.

Angel Kronk

2025-02-12 14:28:34

Probablemente de los mejores accesorios que he comprado, lo utilizo con una Mac mini y me ha solucionado todo el problema de los cables y conexiones, es un producto ya consolidado en el mercado que a pesar de que ya tiene sus aÃ±os, sigue siendo 100% recomendado. La calidad es muy buena y justifica su precio.

Real leboeuf

2025-01-27 14:58:31

what i have already connect to ts3 plus from my other devices. they are a lan cable between ethernet switch,netgear s8000 model gs808e to the port of gigabit ethernet on the dock.this switch have a lan cable with the router netgear x6s r800p. and this router have a lan cable to the modem. they are a thunderbolt 3 cable between the dock and my laptop asus zenbook pro 15 model ux580 ge. at this point make sure your laptop or computer are compatible with thunderbolt 3 technology. the laptop must have one or two ports usb 3.1 gen 2 type c. if you buy this dock, do not buy the thunderbolt 3 cable because it is include with the dock. other ports i use on the dock is a digital optical cable between a soundbar samsung hw-h750. the subwoofer of the soundbar can work wi fi. choose a high quality optical cable with the end in metal. i use a dp cable between my monitor samsung u28d590d and the dock. also i use a usb cable between the printer hp envy 4500 and the dock. buy a cable with a square port for the printer. with a lot of ports usb 3.1 gen 1 type a you can connect your smart phone like s10 plus or your tablet like tab s4 or a portable external drive like my passport ultra from wd. your headphone are plug in the front of the dock.i have not use yet the sd card reader. on the back of the dock they are a second port of thunderbolt 3,probably use if you want to connect a second laptop.many other use of this dock. i still have another hdmi cable between my laptot and the av receiver because with a arc hdmi port,the t.v., the blu ray player and the av receiver work together.i can send any content from the laptop to the t.v. with 5.1 surround sound. i can garanty this dock work very well with window 10. as you can see i don t have any apple product.i prefer cable to wi fi for obvious reason.i recommand without hesitation the caldigit ts3 plus.welcome to the 21 st century.ENJOY!

Ben and Kate

2024-12-17 17:43:47

- Drives two DisplayPort 1080p monitors no problem- Runs well with MacBook Pro lid closed. No weirdness (SMC resets needed) when powering up from cold or rebooting unlike other docks- Stays cool while running, and MacBook pro stays cool when sleeping. Previous dock I had was always warm and MacBook was warm even when sleeping- Substantial construction. Enough weight so it doesn't fall over with many cables plugged into itRunning 2017 MacBook Pro with two Dell U2417H monitors connected via DisplayPort. One monitor using https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B073XTY6NL/

Shayan rahimi

2024-11-27 16:12:57

I would recommend this to anyone that has a standing desk and wants to mange their cables

Chaitanya

2024-11-13 12:52:49

Writing this review after more than a year of usage and I have no complaints with this product. Everything about the experience of this product seems very premium. From the packaging to the product and its cables.I have been using this dock with a 2020 Mac Pro connected to two 4k monitors, an external sound card, 2 MIDI controllers and couple of USB devices. And it runs absolutely fine. I was using it horizontally on my desk and I found that it was heating up a bit initially. So I placed it vertically and it was fine after that. Allowing it to breathe through more surface area exposed.It is adequately provided with ports but if you are someone looking for multi monitor setup then at least one of your monitors has to be usb C or you'd have to buy some converters since it comes with one DisplayPort and that's it.

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CalDigit TS3 Plus Thunderbolt 3 Dock - 87W Charging, 7X USB 3.1 Ports, USB-C Gen 2, DisplayPort, UHS-II SD Card Slot, Gigabit Ethernet for Mac & PC, Thunderbolt 4 Compatible (0.8m/2.62ft Cable)

1.Color:Ts3 Plus - Space Gray

2.Size:0.8 Meter Cable

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Product Description

15 Ports of Extreme Connectivity

5K or Dual 4K Displays

Laptop Charging

Fast SD Card Reader

Digital Optical Audio

Technical Specifications