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CalDigit TS5 Plus DockHardware

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Who uses, recommends or left CalDigit TS5 Plus Dock, in their own words: each a verbatim quote with a link to where it was said.

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Randall Wilk
Full-stack Laravel developer based in Madison, Wisconsin; maintains open-source Laravel, Livewire and Alpine.js packages and writes at randallwilk.dev.
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When I purchased this dock it cost me $500, so it was not cheap! It has been well worth the cost though, giving me plenty of ports to use and even allowing me to charge accessories without having my MacBook plugged into it.

His /uses page, "My current setup", a walkthrough of his development tools, hardware and software; the page is stamped Last Updated: June 15, 2026 and discloses that it may contain affiliate links.

2026-06-15·randallwilk.dev ↗

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