A Thunderbolt 4 or Thunderbolt 5 dock is the absolute best way to charge and add ports and to your MacBook Pro with one cable. Here are AppleInsider’s recommendations for the best Thunderbolt docks, updated on May 20, 2025.
An assortment of Thunderbolt docks
One of the problems when buying a MacBook is that you’ll feel like there aren’t enough ports for all of your hardware. The answer to that is to acquire a dock, which immediately adds a variety of ports to your computing setup.
However, not all docks are created equal. We know, because we’ve tested about all of them.
