Although it uses the same physical connector as Make sure that you connect these docks to your computer using a Thunderbolt 3 cable. Also, if you're not using a surge protector yet, now is the ideal time to get one.įinally, Thunderbolt 3 is a new standard and there are bound to be a couple of kinks left to work out. I never had that happen during the years I used one on a daily basis, but it's something to consider. Second, if something happens to the dock - problems after a power surge for instance - it could impact both what's attached to the dock and your computer. Hard drive to your dock and the dock's connection to your computer. For instance, you'll have to worry about the connection of an external The first is that connecting things to a dock, and then a computer introduces an extra step in the chain that could occasionally cause problems. I've rounded up the current Thunderbolt 3 docks on the market, but there are a couple of things I'd like to mention right of the bat. It's cleaner option than attaching a series of dongles that gives you the same result. For years I would connect all of my peripherals to a Thunderbolt 2 dock, and attach that to my computer with a single cable. If you've already invested in traditional USB accessories, or rely on SD cards or want to connect to external displays, you'll be out of luck unless you pick up a bunch of dongles.Īnother option is to pick up a Thunderbolt 3 dock, which sacrifices one of your MacBook Pro's ports to give you access to a bunch of others. It's faster and slimmer than previous generations, but only has one type of port: Thunderbolt 3. You could try a clean install, but it looks like this specific Dell dock is finicky with Apple hardware.Apple's latest take on the MacBook Pro is impressive, but not without its drawbacks. You could try to reset SMC, NVRAM/PRAM and boot into safe mode. make backups of your system and know how to revert these changes!). There is also a Thread about this issue on Apples own forums, suggesting to try this GitHub project, yet it is older and untested on newer hardware/software (i.e. However, the firmware upgrade must be performed from Windows. You could try performing a firmware upgrade on the TB16, which has been reported to restore video (HDMI output). HDMI) is not supported by this project.įor whatever reason, an update to macOS High Sierra broke support for the displays attached to the TB16.Īnd also mention to upgrade the firmware of the dock: It clearly states that video output (e.g. The USB, Thunderbolt 3, and audio out ports should regainįunctionality after installing Thunderbolt 3 Unblocker.
Many people file bugs here about their Dell TB16 dock.
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