iVANKY FusionDock Max 1 Dual Thunderbolt 4 Chips, 20-in-1 Quad 6K@60Hz Monitor MacBook Docking Station, 40Gbps Dock for MacBook M1/M2/M3/M4 Pro/Max, 2HDMI 2.0, 7*10Gbps USB, 2.5 GbE, 96W PD, SD/TF 4.0

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Update: 10-11-2024 – The replacement dock arrived the day after speaking to customer service, amazing! I have now had the new dock installed for a couple of months, and have only experienced a few disconnections, and I noticed they were specific to Solid State Drives or SSDs. It seems like an SSD compatibility issue as I have noticed SSDs can be flaky over time on other devices like my Samsung TV and PS5? My multiple regular magnetic hard drives do not have the same problem. So my conclusion is the dock works fine, but you may have occasional problems specific to SSDs disconnecting. Power recycling the dock reconnects the SSD. Dual monitors, Hard drives, keyboard & mouse, card readers, USB C, A, and Thunderbolt work fine. Overall still a good product. Back to 5 stars for the excellent customer service.Update: 10-09-2024 – Random DisconnectionsSome reoccurring issues to update on. I have a Macbook Pro M3 Pro 2024. I am currently using all of the 3no rear USB 10Gbps ports, the 2.5 Gigabit port, Dual monitors HDMI and rear USB-C 40gbps, the two upstream USB-C ports, and the front USB-C PD port. I have had the dock running 24/7 for just over a month now, and for the most part it has been fine albeit running a little warm for my liking, but not too hot to touch.However, during that time I have experienced some random disconnections of 3 external hard drives connected to the USB ports, while the monitors, keyboard, and mouse are fine. When this happens there is nothing else for it other than to power cycle the dock, and then the drives reconnect without a problem. This is annoying, especially when carrying out a large data transfer only to find that it has been interrupted because the dock disconnected midway through!The disconnections have occurred at least 3 times over a period of 5 weeks, so I decided to contact Ivanky and seek a solution. Ivanky responded the within 24 hours, and sent me a link to download the latest firmware to update the dock. As an IT professional I have carried out numerous firmware/software updates however, I could not get the firmware setup to initiate, I kept getting an error saying that the file was either damaged or corrupted? (This was the same error that I got with an earlier version of the firmware, when I attempted an update after I first got the dock)? Despite searching on Google/YouTube I could not find any solutions or workarounds to update the firmware.Eventually I gave up and contacted Ivanky again, they responded within 48 hours. Ivanky suggested exchanging the dock FOC for a new one, which I agreed to. I am waiting for Ivanky to get back to me with the shipping details.Although pleased with the dock’s overall build quality and operation, I cannot ignore the random disconnects. I’ll update on how the exchange goes and the performance once the new dock arrives, and I have soaked tested it for at least a month.Original review:This iVanky dock works like a dream, firstly it replaced my 100w charger, then I connected, a KVM, HDMI 4K monitor, USB 3.0 hub, GB ethernet, and 20w PD to a desktop wireless charger. Everything just works like a charm, no problems going into standby or waking up. Basically PnP, and forget. Top quality bit of kit.

Works a lot better with 3rd party Thunderbolt cables
At first I thought this dock had a fault of some sort, it kept randomly disconnecting for a fraction of a second when the host machine was under heavy load, which would cause the monitor to go blank, the network connection to drop, etc. I thought that maybe it was overheating (it does get pretty warm), but in the end the idea that there was an issue with the supplied cable was the issue.I replaced the fancy double-thunderbolt cable supplied with the product with a pair of cheap no-brand Amazon Choice thunderbolt cables, and now the dock is a lot more reliable.Now that the cable issue has been resolved it’s a very capable dock, plenty of connectors, can drive a lot of equipment at once, and is one of the few docks to include a TOSLINK connector for optical out to an amp (I believe OWC also includes this on their dock). It’s a shame that my first impression of it was marred by the iffy cable.

Great product
Why aren’t more companies doing this. Works seamlessly on an M1 MacBook Pro

this dock works really well. customer support was helpful when one of the ports on my dock was not working.

I’ve used 2 or 3 different TB breakout boxes… and for the most part, they were all pretty good. But this one definitely stands out. And both performance and reliability. On many of the other boxes, I would have momentary lapses where there might be a glitch in the output or in the thunderbolt connection… very brief and wouldn’t happen too often, but it did happen. And again, these were good boxes. But this one is different. It never has freak outs or bad glitch moments. It’s bulletproof and rock solid. Can’t see enough good things about it. If you’re a media professional using a MacBook Pro, then strongly consider getting this box because it will change the way you work.

Good quality and as advertised, but missing DisplayPort to Thunderbolt cable, had to buy that separately.