Anker Prime TB5 Docking Station, 14-in-1 Thunderbolt 5 Dock with 120Gbps Max Transfer, 140W Max Charging, Ambient LED Lighting, Cooling System, Up to 8K Display for Thunderbolt 5/4 LaptopsClimatePartner certified

Just received mine, plugged in my two monitors: One large 4k TV over HDMI, and a 27" 4k monitor over DisplayPort to Thunderbolt cable. Also connected an external 4TB SSD, then connected a cheap USB hub with my RME audio interface, keyboard, and mouse. I have a MacBook M4 Pro, and as soon as I plugged in the uplink with the supplied cable, it asked if I want to connect the accessory, I clicked allow, and it all came alive! Very pleased that is took less than 3 minutes from the box to fully working!As long as this lasts, and I will update if it doesn't, then this is well worth the money. The build quality is excellent, well packaged, and I love the convenience of the port placements. The only thing I have plugged into the front is my SSD, so it makes it really easy to pull that out, and take my laptop with me.I've been a PC user for decades, and finally I switched to a MacBook mainly to have silence in my home studio. If this thing makes any noise at all, I can't hear it.

The Anker Thunderbolt 5 dock is more expensive than other Thunderbolt 5 docks. Yet I chose the Anker.This is primarily due to the engineering and design that went into this dock.The first unique feature is that the power block is internal making this dock much more convenient to use compared to other docks. Other docks have external power blocks that are huge and inconvenient, taking space on the desk.The other design options that they chose were that all the USB ports were 10Gbps ports regardless of if they were A or C.This is unlike other thunderbolt 5 docks that split their USB ports between 10Gbps and the slower 5Gbps variants.The third design option that is different from other docks is the inclusion of a HDMI/DPI port. Other docks do not have either one, expecting users to use the thunderbolt 5 port instead for displays. At this moment thunderbolt displays have limited availability.In addition, Anker has an app to update the dock with latest firmware. None of the other available thunderbolt 5 docks can do that.Highly recommended.

I love this hub. I needed a hub that would allow me to connect my M2 MacBook Pro and be able to have two screens with the clamshell closed. Many other hubs I was looking at would not have supported this setup. It was super easy to set up and works perfectly. The hub does come with a TB5 USB-C cable in the box to connect the hub to your laptop. You do not need to buy the other cable they really want you to bundle this hub with. The hub is all you need.

The best part about the Anker Prime TB5 dock is style. It looks really good on your desktop, unlike all the other docks you find which are just ugly. It also stays quite cool, although I don't use it to charge anything, just for data transfers.Function-wise, it has 2 downstream TB5 ports, meaning you can connect to up to 2 external drives or up to 2 external monitors via these TB 5 ports. It also has 2 USB-C 3.2 ports as well as 3 USB-A 3.2 ports, as well as 2.5Gbps Ethernet. Two video ports, one HDMI and one DP, are provided but you can only use ONE of the two at a time, not both simultaneously.The HDMI and DP one-or-the-other choice is one of the compromises Anker has made regarding this dock; the other compromise is more unforgiving given its price (unless the high price is explained by Trump's tariffs): the microSD (TF) and SDXC slots are only UHS-I with up to 104Mbps speed, which is 1/3 of what you get with fully compliant UHS-II SD slots. You can get a Mac-compatible strip hub with full UHS-II support for like 30 bucks, so it's unforgiving of Anker to include such lowly SD support in such an expensive dock.All in all, though, this is a worthy docking station because it looks pleasing! When you work hard in front of your Mac and multiple monitors, an eye-pleasing dock makes life more enjoyable. The LED light is more of a gimmick but maybe you're into these things so that's a plus in some way. The USB ports all perform as advertised, and the overall build quality is excellent, too. Comes with a very high-quality TB5 cable.BTW, it doesn't come with a manual but you can scan a QR code to get the manual online. It mostly deals with how to set up multiple monitors for Macs and other OSes.UPDATE (05.20.2025): Earlier this month I encounted, several times, an issue whereby after waking up from sleep, the SD and microSD slots are no longer functional; the dock needed to be turned off and back on to fix this (using the power button at the front). Originally I suspected it to be a bug with the docking station; later, when I restarted my MacBook, the problem went away and the SD slots have been working consistently since. So I'm bringing the rating back to the original 4 stars. Overall I'm happy with the performance of this dock -- save for its slow SD readers. As you can see from one of my attached photos, I actually use a Lexar UHS-II SD/microSD reader for my SD data transfer needs, as it's more than thrice (!) as fast as this dock's built-in reader.

This dock can not power multiple monitors. It doesn't matter the framerate/resolution.The Display Port and the HDMI do not both send a signal at the same time. It's one or the other.The usb c on the dock that say they support display are very limiting. One of them has to be used to connect to the laptop for the upsync. The dock is extremely expensive for it's relatively severe limitations. The GBPS of the dock is irrelevant when it has so few actual USB ports not occupied by monitors.This is literally the most disappointing thing I've ever bought from Anker.I bought two. I wish I had kept the boxes.The port wont turn the monitors on when you open the laptop.The button on the front... it just turns a little blue light on/off?This is a $70 dock at best. Look at the competition. They have 3 times as many usb ports and support multiple monitors. At this price point, many have onboard memory.

The TB5 hub from Anker is fantastic. Besides the generous number of connections and the very high throughput, the internal power supply really makes for a great form factor.