You won’t find one in yellow, green, or purple, but the classic Mac colors are represented, and the dock itself is a stylish, premium-looking piece of gear. If you’re looking at one of Apple’s M1 iMacs or M1 MacBook models and the lack of ports is a concern, the OWC USB-C Hub is a great option that offers plenty of flexibility and an affordable price.
If you do need full Thunderbolt speeds, OWC offers docks with that capability. I also keep my Photos library on an external SSD, and editing photos has no discernible delay. Data backups to an external USB Drive are probably the highest demand application I use on a regular basis, and they are quick. But at 5 Gbps, that’s fast enough for anything I’m doing. The use of USB 3.1 ports means you don’t get the same speed as Thunderbolt 3. That big power brick and the super-shiny black (dust and fingerprint magnet) top surface are my only complaints about this dock. It’s meant to stay in place on your desktop, and requires a power brick that’s almost the size of the hub itself. The OWC USB-C Hub won’t take care of your MacBook’s lack of ports when you’re moving around (although the company offers solutions for that issue). Tuck the OWC USB-C dock beneath a monitor and you won't even know it's there.
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