02-24-2014, 10:24 PM
RAMd®d wrote:
This appears to be a breakout box more than just a hub.
Does it use one of the T-Bolt ports to connect to a Mac? Is that the only connection? If so, does the earphone jack function independently of the Mac's earphone jack and speaker?
It's better described as a "dock" than a "hub" but for whatever reason various manufacturers like to call them "hubs". And a true TB hub (which would break out to multiple TB ports) doesn't exist, which is really annoying given the number of drive and accessory manufacturers that only put one TB port on their device.
It connects only via the TB port, so you'd gain a second headphone jack (and 2nd Ethernet and Firewire, if applicable, etc). At least for headphone jack, you presumably can't use both at the same time, but that's a limitation of the OS which only lets you select one audio output at a time. But you could use both the dock FW, Ethernet and USB along with your built-in FW, Ethernet and USB.