SIIG Thunderbolt 3 Laptop Docking Station with Multiple Memory Card Readers PD 60W (JU-DK0G11-S1)
Thunderbolt ports have become more common in laptop computers to provide input and output access, like mice, keyboards, external drives, memory cards, and many more. It is essentially the centerpiece of a productive office, photography studio, or even work-from-home.
Similar to Universal USB-C docking stations, Thunderbolt docks have become more important as laptops become slimmer, and eliminate multiple ports, except for one - Thunderbolt port (USB-C port) instead.
So why choose a Thunderbolt docking station, instead of a USB-C Universal dock since the latter one usually costs less?
The main reason is the bandwidth which allows for more devices to be connected, which means more data can be transmitted.
Thunderbolt and USB-C devices share the same physical USB-C interface (plug), but Thunderbolt is capable to deliver 40Gbps versus 10Gbps of USB-C.
Another key difference is in display support. Thunderbolt allows for up to two 4K displays at the screen refresh rate of 60Hz, while USB-C only allows one single 4K display at 30Hz.
SIIG's Thunderbolt 3 Docking Station JU-DK0G11-S1 is highly recommended because
- Dual Thunderbolt 3 ports which are capable to deliver 40Gbps of data transfer rate in total.
- Supports DisplayPort 1.4 to display single 8K output or dual 4K 60Hz output (DP + Thunderbolt 3)
- Multiple types of card readers can run simultaneously, i.e XQD, SD 4.0 (UHS-II), CFast 2.0, TF (UHS-I). This is especially useful for professional photographers.
- USB PD charging 60W