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Review on ๐Ÿ’ป CalDigit Connect 10G - Thunderbolt 3/4 to 10Gbps Ethernet Adapter for Mac and PC by Marina Smith

Revainrating 2 out of 5

Good Thunderbolt Ethernet adapter.

A good lightning rod. Strong as a tank. The 10Gbe chassis looks thin and tiny in comparison. Data transfer is fast as there is an aquantia aqc107 ethernet adapter inside. So it works with macOS, Linux and Windows. Make sure TCP/IP 6 is disabled in Windows 10 for the aquantia ethernet connection because for some reason the windows aquantia driver is not compatible with tcp/ipv6 and the internet is slow unless you disable it. It's important to note that this case uses the JHL6340. A controller chip inside that works well with Thunderbolt 3 hosts and now Thunderbolt4 Maple Ridge hosts. Hot-plugging works great with Thunderbolt4. For some reason, Maple Ridge hosts with NVM26/26.5 don't support hot-plugging some Thunderbolt3 chassis with a JHL6240/JHL6540 chip inside, but this venerable adapter is unaffected by this bug. It gets a little warm, but not warmer than my cable. The 10GBE adapter is important. All in all I can only recommend it. Issa, go!

Pros
  • Cool
Cons
  • There are nuances