Thunderbolt Docks
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Thunderbolt Hubs and docking stations
Thank you to the Apple users who have contributed to that discussion. Very useful information is spread between too many pages so I thought I would collect it in one place - here...
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Matrox - DS-1— $249
http://www.matrox.com/docking_station/en/ds1/
PORTS:
1x Thunderbolt
1x USB 3.0
1x Ethernet
1x HDMI
2x USB 2.0
Audio In/Out
PRO:
HDMI
CON:
Very Pricy
USB 2.0
1x Thunderbolt
CalDigital - Thunderbolt Station — $199
http://www.caldigit.com/thunderboltstation/
PORTS:
2x Thunderbolt
3x USB 3.0 (1 front)
1x Ethernet
1x HDMI
Audio In/Out
PRO:
Daisy chain thunderbolt
3x USB 3.0
HDMI
CON:
Price
Belkin - Thunderbolt Express — $299
http://www.belkin.com/us/thunderbolt
PORTS:
2x Thunderbolt
3x USB 3.0
1x Ethernet
1x Firewire 800
Audio In/Out
PRO:
3x USB
Daisy Chain Thunderbolt
CON:
Price
Henge - Horizontal Dock — $349
http://hengedocks.com/order_horizontal_dock.php
PORTS
1x Firewire 800
1x Ethernet
1x SD card
6x USB3.0
3x Video(Thunderbolt or DisplayPort)?
2x audio out
PRO:
6 USB 3
3 video... though i can't make out if thats thunderbolt or display port
2x audio outs... could be useful for headphones or speakers
SD Card slot (while not easily accessible this is an excellent ad on)
CON:
Price
StarTech docking station:
Thunderbolt Laptop Docking Station | StarTech.com
PRO
3 x USB3
Ethernet
HDMI
Audio out
TB daisy-chainable
$254 is competitive
CON
No hard drive interface
No optical drive
No FW800
(same specs as Caldigit for $199?)
Sunix - Thunderbolt Dock — No Price
http://www.sunix.com.tw/cc/en/e-DM/2012_COMPUTEX-banner/sunix_thunderbolt_dock%2 0.html
http://www.sunix.com.tw/itpd.php?cid=2&kid=2&gid=5&pid=1630
(seems to have been withdrawn!)
PORTS:
2x Thunderbolt
4x USB 3.0
1x Ethernet
1x BluRay drive
1x SATA slot (3.5")
1x Mini Card Reader (SD, MMC, MS,xD)
1x Mic
2x Stereo
1x SPDIF
PRO:
BluRay
SATA
2x Thunderbolt
4 USB 3.0
CON:
Q4?
price?
Sonnet - Echo 15 Thunderbolt Dock — $399 DVD, $450 BluRay
http://www.sonnettech.com/product/echo15thunderboltdock.html
DELAYED to Q3 2014 TO INTRODUCE TB2!
PORTS:
2x Thunderbolt
4x USB 3.0 (2 front)
1x Ethernet
1x Optical Drive (BluRay option)
1x Drive Bay (2.5 or 3.5 SSD or HDD)
2x eSATA ports
2x Audio In/Out (Front and back)
PRO:
Optical Drive options
Drive Slot
2x Thunderbolt
4 USB 3.0
CON:
Price
available by summer
Models without an HDD will be available from Sonnet and its resellers
Models with an HDD will be sold exclusively through Sonnet's online store
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Akitio Thunder Dock
http://www.akitio.com/accessories/thunder-dock
http://www.amazon.com/Akitio-Thunder-Dock-Compatible-Thunderbolt/dp/B00HAVIK5E/
2x Thunderbolt ports
2x eSATA host ports (supports port multiplier)
2x USB 3.0 SuperSpeed host ports (supports UASP)
1x FireWire 800 host port (supports bus-power)
$270
FirmTek 4-Port eSATA to Thunderbolt Adapter
ThunderTek/PX-Q6G: ThunderTek/PX with SeriTek/Q6G eSATA Bundle
http://www.firmtek.com/seritek/thundertek/pxq6g/
1x Thunderbolt ports
4x eSata host ports
$330
OWC Mercury Helios PCIe Expansion Chassis
Newer Technology MAXPower 4-port eSATA 6G PCIe 2.0
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/Thunderbolt/PCIe_Chassis/Mercury_Helios/
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/NewerTech/MXPCIE6GRS4E/
$350 + $98
Addonics Port Multiplier Ultra
http://addonics.com/products/ad5ehpmeu3.php
eSATA or USB 3.0 to 5x eSata host ports
Click on image to see more or the spreadsheet is here