
Think again! The USB-C Pro Dock redefines the docking experience with a solution that works everywhere. If you are using WiFi Thunderbolt ethernet is obviously not needed. My thought being that Thunderbolt is a multipurpose port also used for ethernet and may be taking priority when it is plugged into any device. Whatever you thought of docking solutions. Select Thunderbolt Ethernet and 'make service inactive' (click sprocket icon at the bottom) This improved my WiFi connection speed. It doesn’t just stop at computers, the USB-C Pro Dock also works with the iPad Pro, Windows USB-C phones/tablets and Android USB-C phones, delivering a full desktop experience with external monitors, keyboard, mouse, Ethernet, external USB drives and charging. For the first time ever go from a Mac (Thunderbolt 3) to a Windows PC (USB-C or Thunderbolt 3) or even a USB-C Chromebook without any challenges. It just works! The days of checking Tech Specs are gone.Ĭharge your laptop, add devices and light up dual monitors, all with a single cable, regardless of your connectivity. A next-generation dock that will adapt to any USB-C (Type-C) laptop it connects to. Results may differ if it is connected to an Apple Display.Tired of checking if your dock is Thunderbolt 3 or USB-C even though they share the same connector? Wish that both protocols would work together regardless of what laptop you have? CalDigit has solved this challenge and developed the USB-C Pro Dock. It seems like Apple did not make HiDPI mode to work coherently when connected to any external monitors. But there’s a catch… Again, cannot select any settings that is HiDPI otherwise the CPU will start to throttle again. So I use SwitchResX to adjust the resolution. But that’s not an ideal resolution to work with (1650x1050). When I reset the main display’s resolution to default the MPB is back to normal and works just fine. Took a lot of time digging around the internet until ironically I stumble upon a Youtube video showing similar issues referring that the culprit is HiDPI scaling. And any type of streaming especially Youtube will stutter having trouble loading videos smoothly. If I set any type of scaling within system preferences Kernel_task cpu usage will shoot up to 500% within minutes. And what caused the problem for my system is simply Apple’s HiDPI scaling. One is connected directly to the MBP and the other one is connected as a pass-through a CalDigit TS3+ dock and with Airplay on the Apple TV.

I have a 2017 MBP 15 inch hooked up to 2 monitors via USB. I was experiencing extremely HIGH Kernel_task CPU usage whenever I was trying to stream on Youtube.
