Category Archives: Mac

We’ve Tested the new M1 Powered MacBooks. Here’s the Compatibility Info Users Need to Know.

On November 7, 2020, Apple officially announced the new M1 powered MacBook Air, MacBook Pro 13-inch, and Mac Mini. These systems use the Apple-designed M1 CPU, meaning that for the first time in over a decade, you can buy a Mac with something other than an Intel processor. Switching to a new chip with a […]

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Plugable DisplayLink Products and macOS 11 Big Sur, macOS 10.15 Catalina and macOS 10.4 Mojave

SUMMARY: This post provides background information and guidance to our customers who wish to use their Plugable DisplayLink-based products with Mac systems running macOS 11 Big Sur, macOS 10.15 Catalina, or macOS 10.14 Mojave. On Thursday, November 12th, 2020 Apple released the macOS 11 Big Sur operating system for supported Apple laptop and desktop systems. […]

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THUNDERBOLT 3 AND USB-C DUAL DISPLAY DOCK (TBT3-UDZ) – UPDATE

UPDATE 9/30/20: Covid19 continues to disrupt global supply chains and logistics, and we’ve encountered multiple delays that unfortunately have affected our intended launch schedule. In addition to continued international shipping delays for all goods, increased online shopping has caused massive delays with units checking in to Amazon and other distribution centers. (Products that used to […]

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Thunderbolt™ 3 512GB NVMe Solid State Drive

The Plugable TBT3-NVME512 512GB external NVMe SSD drive hits performance levels not possible before Thunderbolt™ 3. Connect the drive to a Thunderbolt 3 port to gain 512GB of extra storage with amazing speeds of up to 2400+ MB/sec read and 1800+ MB/sec write, all without the need for an external power connection. Great for content […]

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Plugable DisplayLink products and macOS Catalina 10.15

SUMMARY: Users updating their Apple Mac system from macOS Mojave 10.14 to macOS Catalina 10.15 can experience problems with Plugable products based on DisplayLink technology not working. Plugable does not officially support using our DisplayLink products with macOS, however we want to provide some background information and a procedure that can potentially get things working […]

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USB Ethernet Adapter not working after macOS Catalina 10.15 Update? We can help!

**UPDATE FOR macOS 11 BIG SUR: As of the 11/12/2020 release of Big Sur, multiple brands of Ethernet adapters, including Plugable, utilizing ASIX ICs are incompatible with macOS 11. These changes are a result of Apple’s implementation of DriverKit, detailed below, and changed requirements for drivers and installation in 10.15.For more information, please find our […]

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Plugable Microscope not working after macOS 10.15 Catalina? We can help!

Background One of the biggest changes in macOS 10.15 (Catalina) is support for 32-bit legacy applications has been phased out. Catalina and future versions of macOS operating system support only 64-bit applications. (You can read more about this in our Catalina blog post and on Apple’s site if interested.) As a result, if you’ve recently […]

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Game and Stream with the Plugable Performance NIX Capture Card

We’re excited to announce the latest addition to our Performance line of products, designed by gamers, for gamers: The Plugable Performance NIX Streaming & Capture Card. Whether you’re streaming on Twitch, YouTube Gaming, Mixer, or preparing footage for upload, the NIX Capture Card provides 1080p/60FPS capture in a compact, plug-and-play package. If you are a […]

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