The ports on the from from left to right are 2x USB-A 3.0, USB-A 3.1 gen 2, microSD card slot, SD card slot, USB-C 3.1 gen 2. At the time of this review, only the silver version is available so maybe the Space Gray is out of stock. The UH25 Max docking station has the same design aesthetics as the Mac Mini. external spinning hard drives and external NVMe. UH25 SE does not provide enough power for external high-powered USB devices, e.g. It's possible to have a dual display setup with UH25 SE but that unit can only hold one SATA SSD. Note that M1 Mac Mini only supports up to two displays so the Max model will allow you to use either 2x HDMI or 1x HDMI + 1x DisplayPort for a dual display setup. The Max model has the additional DisplayPort and HDMI ports over the Pro model. (Use coupon code 2ZQKKXDQTEOH for 10% off) UH25 SE - US $99, 2x USB-A 3.0, 1x USB-A 3.1 gen 2, 1x USB-C 3.2 gen 2, holds SATA SSD, HDMI, VGA.UH25 Pro - US $99, 2x USB-A 3.0, 1x USB-A 3.1 gen 2, 1x USB-C 3.2 gen 2, holds SATA and M.2 SSD.UH25 Max - US $119, 2x USB-A 3.0, 1x USB-A 3.1 gen 2, 1x USB-C 3.2 gen 2, holds SATA and M.2 SSD, HDMI, DisplayPort.The Qwwizlab UH25 Max is one of several Mac Mini docking stations available from the company and these are the differences: The downside is you have to use both Thunderbolt ports on the Mac Mini. This one from Qwiizlab can be powered through USB and hence you don't need access to a power outlet - you can draw power from the Mac Mini. Many docking stations that can hold 2 SSDs usually have a dedicated power port (circular) that's connected to power supply. Well, this can hold 2 SSDs and is powered by USB. So what's special about this compared to the countless Mac Mini docking stations out there? The last two options on this list are specifically designed for models prior to the 2021 MacBook Pro, so they won't work on newer ones.This Qwiizlab docking station for the Mac Mini and Mac Studio can hold one SATA SSD, one M.2 NMVe SSD and is powered by USB. Apple has kept two Thunderbolt 4 ports next to each other on just about every model, which means that, as long as these docks don't wrap around the laptop, you should be fine. The M1 Pro and M1 Max chips support two and four displays, respectively, so any dock should work for those.Īside from these docks, there are some docks that are based around using two USB-C ports on the MacBook Pro, and some even are designed to fit the laptop, which means they only work with specific models. One thing that's worth noting with all of these options is that the M1 or M2-based MacBook Pro 13-inch will always only support one display output, unless you get the Plugable USB-C Triple 4K Docking Station, which works around this limitation using DisplayLink drivers.

And those are the docks you can use with just about any MacBook Pro that has a USB Type-C port, which should cover most of the modern models (from around 2016 onward).

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