The dock we would pick to turn a laptop into a full desk setup with one cable, if your budget allows.
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| Type | Dock / hub |
|---|---|
| Ports | 1x Thunderbolt 5 host (up to 120 Gb/s, 140 W charging), 3x Thunderbolt 5 (80 Gb/s), 3x USB-C (10 Gb/s), 1x USB-A (10 Gb/s), 1x USB-A (480 Mb/s), 1x SD 4.0 (UHS-II), 1x microSD 4.0 (UHS-II), 1x 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, 3x 3.5 mm audio (front combo, rear in, rear out) |
| Model number | TS5 |
The TS5 is the Thunderbolt 5 successor to CalDigit's TS4, in a vertical case of almost the same size (141 x 42 x 113 mm, 0.64 kg). One cable to your laptop carries up to 140 W of charging, enough for a 16-inch MacBook Pro, plus up to 120 Gb/s in boost mode. Behind it you get three Thunderbolt 5 ports for monitors and fast drives, three 10 Gb/s USB-C ports (one front port charges at 20 W), two USB-A ports, SD and microSD UHS-II readers, 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet and three audio jacks.
There is no HDMI or DisplayPort: screens connect through the Thunderbolt ports, directly or with a USB-C adapter. How many displays you can run depends on your computer: up to two on most Thunderbolt 4 PCs and recent Macs, three on an M5 Pro, four on an M5 Max.
Where it sits in real desks, and why it earned its place there.
Why it is here
One Thunderbolt cable to the laptop brings 140 W of charging, 2.5 Gb Ethernet, SD readers and three 80 Gb/s ports. It has no HDMI or DisplayPort output, so the screens connect through its USB-C ports or USB-C to DisplayPort cables.
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