Cable Matters Thunderbolt 5 Dock: 30-second review
The appearance of Thunderbolt 5 docks seems somewhat premature.
Like arriving at a restaurant, being shown to your seat, and finding a dessert waiting for you.
Attaching screens requires either monitors with Thunderbolt ports or Thunderbolt to DP/HDMI adapters.
But sadly, it is only currently being sold in the USA.
Probably thebest laptop docking stationsfor TB5 seen so far, but that’s from a total selection of two.
This company also has business customer accounts, so bulk purchasers might get even better deals by asking.
Those who want this hardware quickly can also get it for the same price onAmazon.com.
At this time, Cable Matters only ships to the USA directly, and Amazon distributes its products internationally.
However, we couldnt find this product on a European Amazon, including the UK.
After asking Cable Matters, I was told that this hardware is exclusive to the USA.
Surface grooves that the designers created on two sides support this notion.
Overall, I liked this dock as it has a well-considered layout and is gorgeously engineered.
It claims to charge 140W with a connected laptop.
What happens is that the loser here is the laptop, since it has the most to give up.
That scenario is much more likely for the majority of docks that Cable Matters is currently shipping.
On the Cable Matters dock, things are better, but they are not entirely fixed.
With double the bandwidth over TB4, this is a much more flexible solution.
Thats enough for many gaming systems or mobile workstations.
Similar specs to the Cable Matters dock, but another $50.
But it is available globally.
