Its single upstream port supports 96 W Power Delivery, which is enough to support many smaller laptops, like the MacBook Pro, but not enough for very power-hungry machines, like a gaming laptop. Hyper's brickless hub, meanwhile, is 4.9×4.9×1.25 inches and 1.4 lbs, according to Cult of Mac (although, final specifications may vary, since the hub is still crowdfunding). The device is said to be Intel-certified and supposed to ship out to first backers this November.ĭevelopment is at least far enough along that Hyper was able to give samples to Cult of Mac, (which reported speeds in line with rival Thunderbolt products). The Thunderbolt 4 Hub's Kickstarter page says development started in February 2021. But it's worth noting that Hyper has successfully crowdfunded similar projects, like the HyperDrive Duo USB-C Hub made for MacBooks, which it claims is the 'most crowdfunded MacBook and USB-C accessory' and the HyperJuice 100W GaN charger, which the vendor says is the 'most crowdfunded USB-C charger.' The Thunderbolt 4 Power Hub is Hyper's 28th crowdfunding project. Kickstarter concernsĬrowdfunding projects are a risky endeavor, as Hyper admits on the Thunderbolt 4 dock's crowdfunding page. However, Hyper isn't ready to release its dock yet it's currently undergoing a Kickstarter campaign. Hyper, a 7-year-old maker of PC hubs, docks, portable chargers, and the like, is seeking to crowdfund a Thunderbolt 4 hub that it claims is the first 'Thunderbolt 4 hub with an integrated GaN power source.' The dock is a small, rounded-edge square offering one Thunderbolt 4 upstream port and three Thunderbolt4 downstream ports with up 40Gbps operation and accompanied by zero clunky power bricks.

Hyper's gallium nitride (GaN)-powered HyperDrive Thunderbolt 4 Hub, which started crowdfunding on Monday, is hoping to change that. This helps streamline an office setup but also typically comes with a clunky power brick to add to the mix.

For power users juggling a high-resolution monitor or two, large data transfers, multiple PC accessories that need power, and, perhaps, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, a Thunderbolt dock can add helpful high-speed ports while powering a supporting PC, like a MacBook.

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