Will I be able to conveniently use wired headphones with this?

The place where you plug in your headphones will be on the top, not inside the dock, so I think it should be okay.

will this work for a M1 macbook air 2020 ?

M1's will only support one external monitor. If you have 1 then yes. If you have 2 or more external monitors then no.

What's the point of this if there's only two Thunderbolt ports? It seems like a zero-sum.

Good point. I felt the same way when my customer asked for one of these. But, she wanted to save desk space so we got it (and she was happy). Also, she was damaging cables when having to frequently attach/detach from the Mac and having the cable “permanently” attached to the dock helped with that. Even so, the two ports were insufficient and we ended up adding the Brydge Stone Pro (attached under the desk) for more ports (incl ethernet, DisplayPort, etc). We did need a longer Thunderbolt cable than what was provided with the Stone Pro but I had to try several because not all of them would work! In the end, she was happy to have both.

This states this dock will only fit macbook air m1s that include the touch bar. is this a typo or wil this not fit a traditional m1 mb air?

The original question was not answered. Under the heading "tech specs" (on the Amazon page for this item) the seller states "This Vertical Dock is for MacBooks with Touch Bars only. It will not work with MacBooks without Touch Bars." This must be a mistake and should be corrected as it appears the MacBook Air (no touch bar) works just fine with this dock. I assume the seller just missed the keyword ***PRO*** as the Bridge website states "MacBook PRO docks compatible with Touch Bar models only." . The seller does not use the word "air" or "pro" so for the reader it is a bit of a head scratcher. This should be corrected as it is confusing and contradictory. Good catch to whoever caught that!

Brand	Brydge
Manufacturer	Brydge
Model	BRY13MBA
Product Dimensions	22.3 x 14.71 x 12.4 cm; 1.9 kg
Item model number	BRY13MBA
Operating System	Mac OS
Hardware Interface	Thunderbolt
Compatible Devices	MacBook Air
Batteries Included	No
Batteries Required	No
Number of Ports	2
Total USB ports	2
Material	Metal
Manufacturer	Brydge
Item Weight	1 kg 900 g

Space-Saving Laptop Stand | Vertical Docking Station | Compatible with 13-inch MacBook Air (2021-2018) | 2 x Thunderbolt 3 Ports | (Space Gray)

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