Whether you’re looking to simplify your workstation setup or streamline your DIT cat, the Thunderbolt 3 Dock from Glyph provides a wide range of ports, plus a 2TB NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD that delivers transfer speeds of up to 1500 MB/s. The SSD is preformatted HFS+ with Journaling for Mac OS 10.X and above. It can also be used with Windows 10 and later via a simple reformat.
Glyph built this dock with two 40 Gb/s Thunderbolt 3 ports. One of these ports can be used to connect a single peripheral or daisy-chain up to five additional devices, while the other is used to interface with your host system and provides up to 87W of power for device charging. Other integrated ports include one 10 Gb/s USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C port with 5V / 3A of power, two 5 Gb/s USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-A ports with 5V / 1.2A of power, one DisplayPort 1.2 port, a Gigabit Ethernet port, a UHS-II SD card reader with speeds of up to 270 MB/s, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and a 3.5mm microphone jack. This dock also supports one 5K display at resolutions up to 5120 x 2880 @ 60 Hz, or dual 4K displays @ 60 Hz.
Chanel Rogahn (verified owner) –
I got this unit on 06/2020 with 2TB NVME SSE pre-installed and so far, the dock works perfectly. It is connected to my computer (2017 MacBook-pro) via Thunderbolt3 using the 85watt USB-C port and to my Photographer Monitor (BenQ SW321C) through the other USB-C port. The computer is able to recognize both devices without problems, the Reading and Writing speeds of the NVME SSD ranges between 1000Mb/s to 1200Mb/s (I don’t know who is the manufacturer of the disk). The Audio and Mic work fine. The unit is metallic, solid, with a sturdy black, very nice. The only complaint that I have is that when it is in idle mode (the computer is sleeping) you can notice a mild acute noise (high-frequency buzzing). I have been reading about it and it seems that the noise is generated from the processor’s power circuit when is in C3 or deep sleep (clock-stopped or sleep) power state, which is caused by a phenomenon referred to as the Piezoelectric Effect. So, the noise is normal and does not affect the performance, as soon as you turn on the computer or start using the unit the noise disappears. I really recommend this dock and the price is acceptable.
Isidro Hahn (verified owner) –
Drive works but USB is extremely unreliable. Sometimes it functions at half speed, other times it disconnects completely (note the card readers and audio are connected via the USB bus so they break at the same time). Not sure if this is an isolated incident. I opened a ticket on the support page and no one replied. I reached out to tech support and no one replied. Finally I reached out to customer support and received a response the next day saying tech support was opening a ticket. They asked me to resend all the details I had already submitted, claiming their system was “finicky”. I sent everything again, and 9 days later I still have not received any response.
Tremaine Cremin (verified owner) –
This dock is outstanding! It unfortunately has received poor reviews, though, because of a problem that is very easy to resolve. On the back of the dock, there is a plastic insert that surrounds two Thunderbolt 3 ports (including the port that connects to your computer). This insert keeps the cable from securely fastening, making the computer connection quite unstable. However, this plastic piece is easy to remove, and with it off, the cable connection is solid. Since removing this piece, I have not experienced any connection drops. I ordered the 2 Terabyte SSD version, and its read and write speeds are consistent with the advertised specs. It writes at close to 1,100Mb/sec and reads at over 1,300Mb/sec.
Helene Hermiston (verified owner) –
using for video editing, ProRes 4K 422 without hiccups! It is significantly faster that anything I have. It is well made, metal case, high quality. I wish it had an on/off button as I have to unplug it to switch off. Overall, great product.
Earline Schmitt (verified owner) –
I have 2 of these and 2 brand new MBPs. They do not work together. If you have a new Mac find another solution, this one is a non-starter. I’ve invested thousands of dollars on this working as advertised and it does not. Now my time is wasted as well as my money.
Rachelle Paucek (verified owner) –
Excellent craftsmanship and performance. The SD card slot connection in all my external docks from various name brands are finicky. I think its an OS or computer hardware issue, this Glyph models seems less finicky. It does get quite warm.
Darron Stark (verified owner) –
My Bro and I both bought this and both are having defective cable problems, but his is still working and mine just stopped, I’m so bummed I have a lot of data on it and need it now but not going to happen wow quality stuff here and not just mine $500 bucks down the drain