Of course the ports on the new Macs with Apple Silicon M1 CPU accept both Thunderbolt AND USB-C to be connected to the slots.īut you need to be aware that you can’t connect Thunderbolt gear to a regular USB-C slot on your other PC/Mac computers. There is a BIG misconception about the USB and Thunderbolt technology since the ports look exactly the same.Īlthough the slots and cables look the same, Thunderbolt and USB-C is not the same interface. A very nice and portable docking station for your Mac! Thunderbolt is NOT the same as USB-Cįirst, let’s talk about the Thunderbolt ports of the new M1 Macs. When the MacBook Pro is plugged into the OWC Hub instead of the M1 Mac Mini, everything works as expected - the system recognizes and uses both monitors as external displays.Review of the Belkin Thunderbolt 3 Dock Core. Plugging USB-C cable going to Monitor 2 back to the OWC Hub after that doesn't change the layout. If I unplug the USB-C cable going to the Monitor 2 from the Hub, macOS reconfigures itself to route DisplayPort over USB-C to Monitor 1 and HDMI to Monitor 2 (this is the desired state). Switching inputs on Monitor 2 shows the different macOS spaces of the same machine (the M1 Mac Mini). When I plug the M1 Mac Mini to the OWC Hub with a Thunderbolt 4 cable (came with the Hub), macOS recognizes two external displays but route both HDMI and DisplayPort over USB-C signals to the same display - Monitor 2. Monitor 2 is connected to M1 Mac mini with an HDMI cable (cable came with the monitor).Monitor 2 is connected to the OWC Hub with a USB-C cable (cable came with the monitor).Monitor 1 is connected to the OWC Hub with a Thunderbolt 3 cable.Two Dell U2720Q/U2720QM monitors (supports video signal from USB-C, HDMI & DisplayPort).I'm trying to find a solution to switching external monitors between an M1 Mac mini and an Intel MacBook Pro by replugging a single Thunderbolt cable.
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