Finally Solved: A Dock That Wakes Up Reliably After Years of Frustration

A dock that wakes up reliably

For years, I battled the infuriating issue of my docked laptop failing to wake up, even with Thunderbolt 4's promised reliability. Despite trying the CalDigit TS3 and TS4, the problem persisted until I replaced my aging BenQ monitor with an ASUS ROG Swift. Since switching to the new display, my MacBook Pro and ThinkPad wake up flawlessly every time, solving a long-standing hardware headache without knowing exactly why.

"At this point, I had pretty much given up and filed Thunderbolt's wake from sleep promise in the unreliable folder, right next to Bluetooth Pairing."