Hands-on: CalDigit Element 5 Hub - does Thunderbolt 5 matter?

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CalDigit's Element 5 Hub (https://amzn.to/4jxGsij) is a compact Thunderbolt 5 hub for your Mac or PC. The nine port hub features three Thunderbolt 5 downstream ports, and five additional USB ports (2 x USB-C and 3x USB-A). If you need to add more physical Thunderbolt 5 ports to your M4 Pro Mac, this hub makes it possible. Full post: https://9to5mac.com/2025/05/27/hands-on-caldigit-element-5-hub-brings-multi-port-thunderbolt-5-convenience-to-mac-users-video/ Full transparency: In the past, I've been a CalDigit ambassador, meaning I was paid to make advertisement videos for CalDigit. For this hands-on video, that is not the case; I was not paid, and the hardware was on loan. ## Products mentioned CalDigit Element 5 Hub: https://amzn.to/4jxGsij Apple M4 Pro Mac mini: https://amzn.to/4kbojaG Apple M4 Pro MacBook Pro: https://amzn.to/3FvMjGT Asus Pro Art 5K Display: https://amzn.to/4fFXBEl ## Watch more videos: Asus Pro Art 5K Display review: https://youtu.be/Evy0BT18ack M4 Mac mini 2TB SSD Upgrade Guide: https://youtu.be/H96B2WDTvvI Sonnet MacCuff mini review: https://youtu.be/P3eSRQWaNW8 Sonnet Echo 13 Thunderbolt 5 SSD Dock review: 60 Mac Tips for new users: https://youtu.be/atBio9NSqho ## Affiliate disclaimer FTC: We use income-earning affiliate links and participate in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. For more details, visit: https://9to5mac.com/about/#affiliate ## Subscribe to the channel https://youtube.com/@9to5Mac?sub_confirmation=1 ## Join this channel to get access to perks https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChjRM_qQAaOAiLNbOGbYcRA/join ## Subscribe to 9to5Mac Overtime Podcast https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLP3DOW_eX2AwO_whrINOi-TuAdgsSR83i https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/9to5mac-overtime/id1727206360 ## Follow Jeff https://www.twitter.com/JeffBenjam https://www.instagram.com/jeffbenjam https://www.tiktok.com/@JeffBenjam https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffbenjam/ ## Chapters 00:00 Introduction ## Tags #tb5 #apple #thunderbolt5