![]() ![]() And while the vast majority of Thunderbolt 3-equipped laptops are designed with four PCIe lanes for a total of 40Gbps, some laptops only ship with two PCIe lanes for a total of 20Gbps. There are very rare exceptions: A new USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 spec can pair two 10Gbps channels together, creating an aggregate 20Gbps hub. Thunderbolt 4 differs very slightly in that it supports a theoretical maximum of 32Gbps for external storage devices, but you probably won’t notice the difference. Thunderbolt 3 and 4 ports, the most common standard, transfer data at up to 40Gbps. Most USB-C ports are built on the second-generation USB 3.1 data-transfer standard, which transfers data at 10Gbps. If the price is right, consider it.Īnker Apex 12-in-1 Thunderbolt 4 Dock review Really, this is a perfectly useful Thunderbolt 4 docking station that challenges our top-ranked Thunderbolt docks. The dock is powered, with a 120W power supply. In total, the dock supports the two Thunderbolt 4 ports, two USB-A ports (10Gbps, 4.5W of power), another two USB-A ports (480Mbps, 4.5W), and a USB-C port (10Gbps, 20W) alongside gigabit ethernet, a UHS-II SD card reader, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. The upstream Thunderbolt port can supply up to 90W of power to your laptop, while the downstream port can charge other devices at 15W.Īnker’s inclusion of two HDMI ports means you don’t need any adapters to connect displays, provided you own two with HDMI connections. The Lenovo Thunderbolt Smart Dock can output up to 100W of power.The Apex Thunderbolt 4 Dock features one 40Gbps upstream TB4 port (that connects to the computer with the included Thunderbolt 4 cable) and one 40Gbps downstream TB4 port for other devices, such as a fast SSD storage drive. Other input options include four USB 3.1 Type-A ports (10Gb/s), one of which can charge peripherals. The dock comes with two DisplayPort 1.4 ports, one HDMI 2.1 port and a Thunderbolt 4.0 port that can output video. It can power up to four 4K displays or a single 8K display. Moving on to the better-specced Lenovo Thunderbolt Smart Dock, we get a lot more variety in connectivity. Wireless connectivity options include Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Lastly, there is also an RJ45 port that enables ethernet connectivity. Between the USB Type-A and USB Type-C port, the dock can deliver up to 100W of power. The Lenovo Universal USB C Smart Dock rounds things off with one 10 Gb/s USB Type-C port that also doubles up as a power source. There are two USB 2.0 Type-A ports included as well. Furthermore, all of its three USB Type-A ports support data transfer at 10Gb/s one of them can also be used to charge devices. It also comes with a dedicated headphone/mic combo jack. The Lenovo Universal USB C Smart Dock can power up to three 4K displays thanks to its two DisplayPort 1.4 ports and one HDMI 2.0 port. The pricing and availability of both docks will be revealed at a later point. As expected, the latter offers significantly more features due to the additional legroom provided by a Thunderbolt port. One interfaces with devices over USB-C, while the other uses Thunderbolt 4.0. Lenovo has launched two new docking station to supplement the host of notebooks it launched at CES 2021. ![]()
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