Caldigit Thunderbolt Station 4 (TS4) review

The successor to the popular TS3 Plus docking station, Caldigit’s TS4 Thunderbolt Station 4 dock has a lot to live up to – and, with a multitude of high-end ports and design flexibility, it succeeds by not changing an award-winning formula.

In many ways, the TS3 redefined the docking station and was our long-time favourite Thunderbolt 3 docking station.

Caldigit has waited longer than most to release a Thunderbolt 4 dock, but we are not disappointed as this one is the best we’ve tested. Later, we’ll discuss the differences between Thunderbolt 3 (TB3) and Thunderbolt 4 (TB4) and whether TS3 Plus owners should upgrade to the new TS4.

A docking station allows a laptop owner to create a busy desktop setup with just a single USB-C/TB connection between computer and dock.

All the external devices are connected to the dock: from external monitors to fast SSD drives, printer, webcam, memory sticks, keyboard and mouse (if you haven’t caught up with Bluetooth, of course). Many docks also include a card reader so you can add inexpensive portable storage cards, usually SD or microSD.

A dock also frees you from the vagaries of Wi-Fi with a wired Ethernet Internet connection.

You just walk up, plug in and start working, and unplug when you want to take your laptop elsewhere.

Your preferred setup is waiting for you when you return.

Thunderbolt 4 works with the latest Thunderbolt 4 and USB4 computers and is also backwards compatible with Thunderbolt 3 and USB-C.

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