Best Overall
Plugable Thunderbolt 4 Dock (TBT-UDM), 100W Charging
Our verdict: Certified Thunderbolt 4, driverless, and built for new MacBooks.
The Plugable TBT-UDM is a Thunderbolt 4 certified dock rated for 100W power delivery. It supports dual 4K monitors over HDMI or one 6K display, and offers six USB ports, an SD card slot and Ethernet. Setup is driverless on Mac and Windows, and the listing says it is built for M4 and M5 MacBooks. It costs $100 to $200.
It ranks first because certification removes the guesswork that plagues generic USB-C docks. The Anker Prime beats it on power headroom, but it lacks the same certification claim, and the WAVLINK needs drivers.
Buy it for a MacBook or a modern Windows ultrabook that runs two screens. The caveat is that 100W is the ceiling, so power-hungry laptops with large chargers may charge slowly under load.
- Standard
- Thunderbolt 4 certified
- Power
- 100W PD
- Display
- Dual 4K or one 6K
- Ports
- 6 USB, SD, Ethernet
What we like
- +Certified Thunderbolt 4
- +Driverless setup
- +100W charging
- +Dual 4K or single 6K
Watch out for
- −100W is the ceiling
- −Fewer ports than larger docks
Buy it if: Mac and Windows users who want verified Thunderbolt.
Skip it if: You need more than 100W.





