Just came across your channel Mark. I wish that it had been suggested by UA-cam a long time ago. Very professional, interesting, and great presentation. I can’t believe that you don’t have more than 100,000 subscribers yet, as you deserve it. Best of luck.
i have 2 of these! one at home, one at office. it's by MILES the best mac dock. not cheap, but awesome, and the ONLY dock that really can do things like 3x 4k screens @ 60hz (because of dual thunderbolt).
Or a caldigit TS 3 or TS4 :) caldigit always makes prime docks, and they even have a portable thunderbolt one as well. And it works - rock solid, for a long time (years) of use
Hello Mark. About the 4:18 mark of this video you show a picture of a truly quad set up. Can you tell me exactly what your components are, how to set this up? Thanks.
@@Docmakestrades You’ll need a Mac running a Max or Ultra chip to start off. Then hook up two monitors via HDMI (4K 60) and two via USB C (one will output 4K 60 and the other 4K 30). You’ll be able to configure each screen in the display settings of your Mac.
I prefer the landscape format of the cottage. To me, it is balanced better in terms of the proportion of river to the cottage and to the sky. I can see nothing wrong with sharing favourite photo locations. Different photographers will have a different take on any location and will produce a different image. There are also many other conditions such as the time of day and weather as to why two shots would unlikely to be the same. I would also feel really proud if someone else wanted to try to emulate an image which I had taken.
What about an M1 iPad Pro? I know I could probably only mirror the iPad display. My use case involves off-grid DC power. I'll have to look up and see how much power it draws. Thanks for your video.
I’ve been using a plug able 3 hdmi dock for years with my MacBook Air running my entire studio.If this supported my MacBook Air I would have bought a few of them.
I have one of these, it over heats a lot and needs to be restarted. Only running 1 4K display. It is a good dock otherwise but it need to be unplugged at least once a day to cool off.
I haven’t had that issue running a 4K display with multiple ports connected. I noticed some heating issues but found it sorted itself out eventually (I had more than 5 devices charging at one point).
@@ThatMarkGilroy I am using most of the ports on the back and a yubikey on the front. Didn't mean to imply I was only using the monitor port. But feel like 1 4K monitor over thunderbolt shouldn't be causing it to overheat even with the network port and a few other usb items plugged in. I am not doing anything crazy with it. But first the network port goes down, which I don't always notice because the wifi on the mac picks up, then I start losing IO. For what it cost, it shouldn't do that. It is sitting on my desk with nothing on it or even around it.
Great video, Mark! I'm new to your channel I very much liked your clear diction, great video production quality and content structure! Looks like a great product! All the best, Rob in Switzerland
It does, although I decided not to cover it here. Bear in mind even on the M4 iPad Pro you can only connect one screen during to the limitations of the base M-series processor. But it works!
Strikingly similar to the Kensington SD5560T, although it’s TB3 rather than the TB4 on the IVANKY. However, for a third of the price… it covers most of the useful requirements.
Shame it doesn't have display link for running multiple monitors off the base M chips. While display link isn't great, it does provide for multiple monitors (currently running 3 off of an M1 mini with a DL dock).
@@tomsisson660 Hi Tom. I almost put this in the review but it was already getting kind of long. I tried it with my M4 iPad Pro and it worked absolutely fine. It’ll only power one additional display but all the relevant ports were working when I checked them.
I thought about covering this in the video but decided to keep it dedicated to Macbooks. The short answer is yes, it works. You just plug one thunderbolt cable into one of the dual USB slots round the back, and the other into your iPad, and it'll let you run the dock via the iPad. I couldn't test beyond a single display via HDMI + iPad screen setup but that worked just fine. It would be severe overkill for an iPad setup, but yep, it works!
Great video, man. Thanks! Didn't know I needed this (or that such a thing was available) 'til I saw your video. ***BTW ... where'd ya get the cool woven leather bracelets we see at about **3:08**?? Inquiring minds want to know.***
@calvinjones9306 Yes it works with the M4 iPad. Obvs just the single screen output with it ‘only’ being M4 but the other ports show up just fine. And yes, I thought so on the price front! There’s nothing else like this out there and even products that are close can’t do everything this one can.
@@ThatMarkGilroy I use their cables & they are all fantastic! The company are doing things right! this is absolutely on my radar!!!! I have 3 hubs out the back of my Mac mini...
Hi Mark. Just subbed - I like your presentation style. I've a very simple set-up atm with 1x 4K monitor on my 2021 MBP (with the M1 Pro chip) I'm thinking to operate my set-up in clamshell mode and get a second monitor too...btw, where did you source the monitor stand from? (your "My Kit" link didn't work...404 error) as I'd like to have this dock underneath ther monitor as you have here in this video. Cheers.
@@Red_Snappa I have 2 that I use. One (at home) is from Ascrono. The wooden one (easily compatible with this dock) is from Oakywood. Thanks for subbing!
@@m.sabir21 Hi Muhammad. I think I mentioned it a couple of times but this is ONLY for Apple Silicon powered macs. Have a look at Caldigit if you’re looking for PC compatible products.
On the design front it looks like Ivanky just bought the rights from Kensington, take a look at the Kensington SD5560T which is very much the same form factor but suitable for both Mac and PC
Is it Communist? I don’t want any Red creeping into my Mac. 😂 If it had a 10Gbit SFP+ fiber network connection built in, I’d probably buy it, communist or not.
A real game changer would be if it if could have a power switch to turn on a MacBook that has its lid closed. I run my MacBook with the lid closed and it’s annoying not to be able to turn the thing on without opening the screen, yes I know it can wake from sleep but I mean real on off.
Oh no. Sorry to hear that buddy. The M2 MacBook Air will only do one display though- that’s not a fault of this dock. As I say in the considerations segment of the video- you’ll need M1/2/3 Pro or higher to run dual screens.
Interesting product and a great review. What I really want to see is a really responsive external >8TB SSD with a simple and secure cloud backup. Basically, my current non LaCie SSD 10TB external drive goes to sleep and takes a good few seconds to come back on line which is tedious and their support is non existent. All suggestions much appreciated
@@marcusoutdoors4999 I'd probably be looking at something like Sandisk's Professional G-drive desktop storage (super fast, goes all the way up to 24TB!!) combined with Backblaze's $99 plan.
5:00 While this is cool/simple in concept - I absolutely dislike this dual connection setup; move the laptop just a little bit and all of my peripherals flash for a moment until everything gets reset. Doesn't anyone else have this issue?
Well.....they did price it right for the customers that need it. Those that are in the Apple Universe and just throw money at the problem cool item. They just need to make one for everyone else. It will probably come in at $149.95
TBH I thought the same until I started researching what else you can get that competes with this one. Closest I could find was Caldigit's 18-in-1 dock, and that's $490 US...and that doesn't allow for quad display setup.
Its waaaayyyyyy too expensive. I have a UGreen dock as a solution & it was $100 USD cheaper. I dont need as many of bells and whistles. Soo its overkill!
@@Thierry-in-Londinium That’s fine- it’s got more ports than I’ve ever seen on a dock so to me the price makes sense. I think ivanky sell ones that are 1/3 of the price but with less ports.
This isn’t the criticism you are awesome, but you speak so softly it sounds like it’s late at night and you’re trying to keep from waking your wife up in the other room.
@@mitchellsmith4601 There are plenty of workarounds if 10GBE is a dealbreaker as I mention in the video. It’s the trade off for all these ports and quad display use I think. The closest competitor I could find was Caldigit which has an 18-in-1 solution and even that only rocks 2.5GBE at the same price.
Thanks buddy. I think if they have a better discount live on the site it overrides this one - so the current Halloween discount is a better deal if you're buying direct!
Any questions about this product? Drop them down here 👇🏻😁
How does this compare to CalDigit's offerings?
@keithyakouboff8755 Caldigit offer cheaper docks but don’t have a 20-in-1 like this. Also nothing in their range allows for quad displays.
Just came across your channel Mark. I wish that it had been suggested by UA-cam a long time ago. Very professional, interesting, and great presentation. I can’t believe that you don’t have more than 100,000 subscribers yet, as you deserve it. Best of luck.
Thanks Shaun!! Glad the algorithm helped this find you!
The highest end Caldigit TB4 dock can do this too, good comparison. I have it, it’s great.
i have 2 of these! one at home, one at office. it's by MILES the best mac dock. not cheap, but awesome, and the ONLY dock that really can do things like 3x 4k screens @ 60hz (because of dual thunderbolt).
You have two?! Wow. They are great though!
Or a caldigit TS 3 or TS4 :) caldigit always makes prime docks, and they even have a portable thunderbolt one as well. And it works - rock solid, for a long time (years) of use
Hello Mark. About the 4:18 mark of this video you show a picture of a truly quad set up. Can you tell me exactly what your components are, how to set this up? Thanks.
@@Docmakestrades You’ll need a Mac running a Max or Ultra chip to start off. Then hook up two monitors via HDMI (4K 60) and two via USB C (one will output 4K 60 and the other 4K 30). You’ll be able to configure each screen in the display settings of your Mac.
Got one and it's great.
Good review thanks Mark, I was left wondering how it compares to the TS4 and others.
I prefer the landscape format of the cottage. To me, it is balanced better in terms of the proportion of river to the cottage and to the sky. I can see nothing wrong with sharing favourite photo locations. Different photographers will have a different take on any location and will produce a different image. There are also many other conditions such as the time of day and weather as to why two shots would unlikely to be the same. I would also feel really proud if someone else wanted to try to emulate an image which I had taken.
Yeah…. Me too 👀
How does this stack up against the CalDigit TS4?
@@Stwo This one whoops it - more ports, (esp up front), ability to use more screens, HDMI out, I could go on.
Clear and concise. Thank you, Mark!
You’re welcome mate!
What about an M1 iPad Pro? I know I could probably only mirror the iPad display. My use case involves off-grid DC power. I'll have to look up and see how much power it draws. Thanks for your video.
I’m guessing by the size of the power brick that it draws lots of power!
the optical out to my logitech desk speakers / sub sounds GREAT.
does anyone know how is the headphone jack for high impedence headphones?
You’ll probably want to plug a DAC into one of the other ports if you’re using those kind of headphones.
I’ve been using a plug able 3 hdmi dock for years with my MacBook Air running my entire studio.If this supported my MacBook Air I would have bought a few of them.
I have one of these, it over heats a lot and needs to be restarted. Only running 1 4K display. It is a good dock otherwise but it need to be unplugged at least once a day to cool off.
I haven’t had that issue running a 4K display with multiple ports connected. I noticed some heating issues but found it sorted itself out eventually (I had more than 5 devices charging at one point).
@@ThatMarkGilroy I am using most of the ports on the back and a yubikey on the front. Didn't mean to imply I was only using the monitor port. But feel like 1 4K monitor over thunderbolt shouldn't be causing it to overheat even with the network port and a few other usb items plugged in. I am not doing anything crazy with it. But first the network port goes down, which I don't always notice because the wifi on the mac picks up, then I start losing IO.
For what it cost, it shouldn't do that. It is sitting on my desk with nothing on it or even around it.
@ChristopherBown Totally agree. And you’d have thought with the body design it would dissipate heat better than most other docks like this.
Got (2) during the Kickstarter. They are great!
Great video, Mark! I'm new to your channel I very much liked your clear diction, great video production quality and content structure! Looks like a great product! All the best, Rob in Switzerland
Thanks Rob!
Does it work on iPads.
It does, although I decided not to cover it here. Bear in mind even on the M4 iPad Pro you can only connect one screen during to the limitations of the base M-series processor. But it works!
Strikingly similar to the Kensington SD5560T, although it’s TB3 rather than the TB4 on the IVANKY. However, for a third of the price… it covers most of the useful requirements.
Shame it doesn't have display link for running multiple monitors off the base M chips. While display link isn't great, it does provide for multiple monitors (currently running 3 off of an M1 mini with a DL dock).
Yep, that would have been a great plan!
Will it connect to a IPad Pro?
Tom Sisson
@@tomsisson660 Hi Tom. I almost put this in the review but it was already getting kind of long. I tried it with my M4 iPad Pro and it worked absolutely fine. It’ll only power one additional display but all the relevant ports were working when I checked them.
That’s really nice for a desk setup apple should made portable battery chargers for they Mac books
that looks amazing. it just hurts that is almost the price of a mac mini m4 :/
Yeah it’s expensive! The smaller/cheaper ones in the range are great too.
This might be a perfect companion for the new Mac mini schedule to be introduced soon
@@wilty5 Yes I think this would look really clean sat alongside a Mac Mini.
@@ThatMarkGilroySo it does plug in to minis? It looked like it might only plug in to MacBooks, given the dual USB-C plug.
@@theontologist Yes you could use this with a M-series Mac Mini - the dual USB plug is specifically designed with Macbooks in mind.
I wonder if I can used with my IPad Pro and which port I can used for USB C in from the IPad to the fusion dock max 1?
I thought about covering this in the video but decided to keep it dedicated to Macbooks.
The short answer is yes, it works. You just plug one thunderbolt cable into one of the dual USB slots round the back, and the other into your iPad, and it'll let you run the dock via the iPad. I couldn't test beyond a single display via HDMI + iPad screen setup but that worked just fine.
It would be severe overkill for an iPad setup, but yep, it works!
@@ThatMarkGilroy thank you you are the best!!
This is the correct lay out for a hub.
I’m never short of ports out front and round back it’s nearly full- exactly what I need.
Great video, man. Thanks! Didn't know I needed this (or that such a thing was available) 'til I saw your video.
***BTW ... where'd ya get the cool woven leather bracelets we see at about **3:08**?? Inquiring minds want to know.***
Thanks mate. As for the bracelets- one was a gift from my kids and the larger brown one - they’re both from a UK store called Not On The High Street.
@ Thx! Ordered.
Really not expensive for what’s it offers. Really! Will this play well with the M4 iPad Pro?
@calvinjones9306 Yes it works with the M4 iPad. Obvs just the single screen output with it ‘only’ being M4 but the other ports show up just fine.
And yes, I thought so on the price front! There’s nothing else like this out there and even products that are close can’t do everything this one can.
FYI, M3 MacBook Air and Pro can run 2 monitors in closed mode.
Thanks buddy. Is that just M3 or does it work with M2/M1 models of the MBA too?
@ just M3
Best poetry on the tube! 😊
I mean, you can't have a brand called iVanky and NOT attempt a limerick, can you?!
hey great video thank you so much mate.
Cheers buddy 👍🏻
That power supply is bigger than my desk.
@@jaysgood10 it’s SO big. But I get why given the number of fast charging ports on this monster.
£340 is bloody steep .. but this is a one stop.. & they don't make crap.
@@fallenleaf24 It’s built very well. Not your average slab of metal. Most people who’ve been in the studio comment on how good it looks!
@@ThatMarkGilroy I use their cables & they are all fantastic!
The company are doing things right!
this is absolutely on my radar!!!!
I have 3 hubs out the back of my Mac mini...
hello. I"m new to your channel. Loved the Intro by the way.
Welcome! And thank you.
Hi Mark. Just subbed - I like your presentation style. I've a very simple set-up atm with 1x 4K monitor on my 2021 MBP (with the M1 Pro chip)
I'm thinking to operate my set-up in clamshell mode and get a second monitor too...btw, where did you source the monitor stand from? (your "My Kit" link didn't work...404 error) as I'd like to have this dock underneath ther monitor as you have here in this video. Cheers.
@@Red_Snappa I have 2 that I use. One (at home) is from Ascrono. The wooden one (easily compatible with this dock) is from Oakywood. Thanks for subbing!
Damn my intel processor!!
Nice video! Production value is 10/10!
Thanks mate. 🫡
Batman absolutely a PC guy 😂
No doubt
Does this is compatible with windows? If not, what you recommend for windows a similar dock?
@@m.sabir21 Hi Muhammad. I think I mentioned it a couple of times but this is ONLY for Apple Silicon powered macs. Have a look at Caldigit if you’re looking for PC compatible products.
No, it's not.
@@m.sabir21 Yep, I mention this a couple of times in the video. Only compatible with M-series macs.
No 120Hz again?!)
On the design front it looks like Ivanky just bought the rights from Kensington, take a look at the Kensington SD5560T which is very much the same form factor but suitable for both Mac and PC
Interesting! The frame looks very similar but there are double the ports on this one and has a different chip set running it.
Very cool! 💪🏻👏🏻👍🏻🙏🏻
I appreciate the review the but price instantly turns anyone off this product.
@@ragetobe I know what you mean. But if you really need all those ports and quad display, there’s nothing else on the market that can handle it.
Something that big should have more thunderbolt options and an m.2 nvme slot for a hard drive
@@whittymusic I’ve seen bigger 👀
Does there exist something like this that has a graphics card in it to allow more monitors on cheaper Mac’s?
Not that I know of, but great idea for a product!
You can use Display Link adapter to achive that
Is it Communist? I don’t want any Red creeping into my Mac. 😂 If it had a 10Gbit SFP+ fiber network connection built in, I’d probably buy it, communist or not.
😂 It hasn’t instigated any communist activities yet so I think we’re safe.
My cat is a communist.
Your Mac is built in china 😂
All cats are communists in all likelihood.
Relax, its Maoist, the type that works 😂
A real game changer would be if it if could have a power switch to turn on a MacBook that has its lid closed. I run my MacBook with the lid closed and it’s annoying not to be able to turn the thing on without opening the screen, yes I know it can wake from sleep but I mean real on off.
But it leaves my wallet so empty and janky!
I have been fighting with mine now for 24hrs, My M2 Air will only do 1 display... that sucks... back to B&H this goes!
Oh no. Sorry to hear that buddy.
The M2 MacBook Air will only do one display though- that’s not a fault of this dock. As I say in the considerations segment of the video- you’ll need M1/2/3 Pro or higher to run dual screens.
Shame it's not a 2.5GB ethernet port -- I have the CalDigit TS4
It is a 2.5GBps port?!
Interesting product and a great review. What I really want to see is a really responsive external >8TB SSD with a simple and secure cloud backup. Basically, my current non LaCie SSD 10TB external drive goes to sleep and takes a good few seconds to come back on line which is tedious and their support is non existent. All suggestions much appreciated
Thanks Marcus. You looking for something portable or fixed?
@@ThatMarkGilroy Hi Mark, I’m happy if it’s on the desktop I.e. fixed as long as it’s quick and quiet. Thanks in advance for any suggestions. Marcus
@@marcusoutdoors4999 I'd probably be looking at something like Sandisk's Professional G-drive desktop storage (super fast, goes all the way up to 24TB!!) combined with Backblaze's $99 plan.
5:00 While this is cool/simple in concept - I absolutely dislike this dual connection setup; move the laptop just a little bit and all of my peripherals flash for a moment until everything gets reset. Doesn't anyone else have this issue?
@@zenrook1 I haven’t found this happens so far- my MacBook is usually in clamshell mode when I have it connected to the dock.
Well.....they did price it right for the customers that need it.
Those that are in the Apple Universe and just throw money at the problem
cool item. They just need to make one for everyone else. It will probably come in at $149.95
There is one at that price with around half the ports that people who aren’t port-mad should buy.
$1000 Au The packaging is apple and so is the price..yeah, nah
TBH I thought the same until I started researching what else you can get that competes with this one. Closest I could find was Caldigit's 18-in-1 dock, and that's $490 US...and that doesn't allow for quad display setup.
That did sound a bit wanky
@@Prosper85 Ha. Fair play. I also added “thee” when “me” would have done.
A bit pricey
@@wilty5 If you check out other 20-in-1 docks, they’re all this price. For some reason this one is a LOT more expensive on Amazon vs buying direct.
500 bucks! I don't feel the socialism.
Its waaaayyyyyy too expensive. I have a UGreen dock as a solution & it was $100 USD cheaper.
I dont need as many of bells and whistles. Soo its overkill!
@@Thierry-in-Londinium That’s fine- it’s got more ports than I’ve ever seen on a dock so to me the price makes sense. I think ivanky sell ones that are 1/3 of the price but with less ports.
cost too much, not interested.
This isn’t the criticism you are awesome, but you speak so softly it sounds like it’s late at night and you’re trying to keep from waking your wife up in the other room.
Thanks mate. You must not have heard my older episodes recorded in my house where I genuinely was trying not to wake up my kids!
@ lol
Way to expensive for my taste
$440 and only 2.5 GbE? Garbage. I’m out.
@@mitchellsmith4601 There are plenty of workarounds if 10GBE is a dealbreaker as I mention in the video. It’s the trade off for all these ports and quad display use I think. The closest competitor I could find was Caldigit which has an 18-in-1 solution and even that only rocks 2.5GBE at the same price.
Great review but your discount code does not work. Neither That Mark Gilroy 111 nor ThatMarkGilroy111
Thanks buddy. I think if they have a better discount live on the site it overrides this one - so the current Halloween discount is a better deal if you're buying direct!
Does there exist something like this that has a graphics card in it to allow more monitors on cheaper Mac’s?