Thunderbolt Docking Stations Update - As of April 2013
So far, here is what is or could be available for Thunderbolt Docking Stations
good luck hunting. Hopefully these are MSRP prices and the street prices will be much less. Otherwise BlunderBolt will be living up to its name.
Matrox - DS-1 $249
PORTS:
1x Thunderbolt
1x USB 3.0
1x Ethernet
1x HDMI
2x USB 2.0
Audio In/Out
PRO:
HDMI
CON:
Price
USB 2.0
1x Thunderbolt
CalDigital - Thunderbolt Station $199
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:
Pricy for limited funtions, cheapest in the pack..
Belkin - Thunderbolt Express $299
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
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
Sunix - Thunderbolt Dock No Price
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
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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@ Moderator.
You're welcome to move this to a new thread on its own. I tried posting this as a New thread, but couldn't seem to. i don't have the privileges? and asking for the reregistration didn't send to my email.
If you could that would be great. It would make more sense as this more than just the one model.