Thunderbolt 5 vs Thunderbolt 4 and 3 vs USB4
Apple has changed its MacBook connection standard from Thunderbolt 4 to Thunderbolt 5, but some earlier MacBook Air models had their ports listed as “Thunderbolt / USB 4” and “Thunderbolt 4 and USB 4” on…
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CalDigit Thunderbolt 5 docking station release date
CalDigit has produced some of the best docks in Macworld’s list of the best Thunderbolt docking stations for Mac since the iconic TS3 Thunderbolt 3 dock, followed by the award-winning TS4 Dock when Apple started…
Sonnet Echo 13 Thunderbolt 5 SSD Dock review
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros 12 top-end ports, including four Thunderbolt 5 Built-in fast M.2 NVMe SSD 2.5Gb Ethernet Fast card readers 140W Power Delivery Our Verdict Thunderbolt 5 is the future for pro…
CalDigit Thunderbolt 5 Element 5 Hub review
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Nine ports yet compact Four Thunderbolt 5 ports Five USB ports 180W total power Cons May require HDMI or DisplayPort adapters Our Verdict More of a mini dock than…
Sonnet Echo 13 Thunderbolt 5 dock review: Simply the best right now
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Premium price, premium value Integrated high-performance SSD Generally stable Thunderbolt 5 Cons Eye-popping price, period You’ll need a PC with Thunderbolt 5 to get the best value You’ll need…
This 3-in-1 Thunderbolt 4 dock with 4K HDMI adapter is 42% off
There are so many benefits to a docking station for your laptop, especially if you feel like your laptop doesn’t have enough ports for all your peripherals and accessories. And if you don’t have one,…
Glyph Blackbox Pro RAID review: Rugged and speedy Thunderbolt 3 storage
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Up to 48TB of capacity 550MBps transfer rates in RAID 0 Beefy Construction Three-year warranty with two years of data recovery Cons Running in redundant RAID 1 doubles the…
Is USB or Thunderbolt better for portable SSDs? The key differences, explained
I could spoil this entire article and tell you right off the bat which high-speed bus protocol you should be looking at for you current and future external storage needs… But where’s the fun in…
Ugreen Revodok Max 313 13-in-1 Thunderbolt 4 Dock (U709) review
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Absolutely stable Almost an ideal lineup of ports Cons This triple-display dock only delivers two display outputs Surprisingly inConsistent, slow performance Overpriced 60W, which might not be enough power…
Anker’s Thunderbolt 4 dock runs glorious quad 4K setups. It’s $100 off
Thunderbolt docking stations are awesome, but they can get fairly expensive… and rightfully so, considering all the perks. Well, it just so happens that this Anker Thunderbolt 4 dock is on sale for $200 on…