

We ran AJA System Test on a 64 GB SanDisk Extreme Pro to measure the read and write speeds.Whether you are a business professional, photographer, or graphic designer, you can turn your desktop in to a full-fledged workstation with the CalDigit TS4 Thunderbolt 4 18-in-1 Hub. SD card: For digital photographers, SD cards are still a common way to transfer images to a computer.Ethernet: We verified the connection speed in Network Utility on a Mac, which displays the link speed.Audio: We tested each dock’s audio inputs and outputs by plugging microphone-equipped headphones into each of the audio jacks, making sure the input or output source was properly set in macOS and monitoring the resulting audio levels.

We’ve found the Power tab in macOS’s System Report to accurately report the wattage of the power source, and we compared the figures stated there against what each company advertised.

USB-C ports are less common, as are extra Thunderbolt ports.

USB-A, USB-C, Thunderbolt 3 or 4: The “standard” USB-A port is still the most common input for peripherals-including external drives, wired keyboards, and more-and most Thunderbolt docks have several of them.
