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Elgato Thunderbolt 3 Docking Station on Costco.com $148.97

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Elgato Thunderbolt 3 Docking Station
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Features:
Connect and Charge your Thunderbolt 3 MacBook Pro or Windows Notebook
Dual Display Support: Up to 2x 4K Resolution
Three USB 3.0 Ports: High-Power Device Support for iPad, SuperDrive and Stand-Alone Charging
Built-In Gigabit Ethernet
Separate Microphone Input and Amplified Audio Output

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feijichang
09-13-2021 at 07:51 PM.
09-13-2021 at 07:51 PM.
Sub-par product compared to Caldigit
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09-13-2021 at 07:56 PM.
09-13-2021 at 07:56 PM.
Quote from feijichang :
Sub-par product compared to Caldigit

Sub-par in comparison to what features and what model of caldigit?
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09-13-2021 at 08:04 PM.
09-13-2021 at 08:04 PM.
Quote from SleepyJoe :
Sub-par in comparison to what features and what model of caldigit?
Looking at their website and Amazon store, almost all of their docks are out of stock.
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09-13-2021 at 08:09 PM.
09-13-2021 at 08:09 PM.
Quote from feijichang :
Sub-par product compared to Caldigit

Can you provide more context? Damning statement with no support isn't helpful.
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09-13-2021 at 08:14 PM.
09-13-2021 at 08:14 PM.
Power port on caldigit sucks. All 3 i owned had the power (barrel) type connector fail on me. One wiggle and all displays and connectivity to macbook was lost.
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feijichang
09-13-2021 at 08:16 PM.

Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank feijichang

09-13-2021 at 08:16 PM.
Quote from SleepyJoe :
Sub-par in comparison to what features and what model of caldigit?

Source: https://9to5mac.com/2019/04/16/el...iew-video/

The CalDigit's TS3 Plus is still the best Thunderbolt 3 dock available for the Mac, but the Elgato Thunderbolt 3 Pro Dock isn't that far off. CalDigit offers better overall build quality thanks to all-aluminum silver and space gray color options, while Elgato offers an outer aluminum space gray shell that sandwiches a dark gray plastic interior.

The CalDigit dock is thicker than the Elgato dock, but also features a smaller desktop footprint. The TS3 Plus can be oriented vertically along with horizontally on a desktop surface, which lends added flexibility to a setup.

CalDigit's Dock offers more ports — 15, versus 12 on the Elgato Thunderbolt 3 Pro Dock. CalDigit offers a digital optical audio port, along with three additional 5 Gbps USB-A ports. The CalDigit TS3 Plus has a total of 5 USB-A ports, which will be handy for those with lots of legacy peripherals.

One advantage that Elgato enjoys over the CalDigit unit is that it comes with two USB 3.1 Gen 2 USB-C ports capable of 10 Gbps connectivity, while CalDigit offers USB 3.1 Gen 2 on only one of its two dedicated USB-C ports. The Thunderbolt 3 Pro Dock also includes a microSD UHS-II reader, which the TS3 Plus outright lacks.

It's worth noting that both docks support up to 5K (5120×2880) at 60 Hz when connecting directly to a Thunderbolt 3 display, such as the LG UltraFine 5K Display. Both docks also support dual 4K60 setups, although you'll need to employ the use of an active HDMI adapter to make that happen.
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09-13-2021 at 08:18 PM.
09-13-2021 at 08:18 PM.
Ok cool
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jonhohle
09-13-2021 at 08:21 PM.
09-13-2021 at 08:21 PM.
I know others have had problems with them, but I have two OWC 13-port thunderbolt 3 docks that have been great. I'm a sucker for FireWire and these seemed like the last docks that would offer the port without a thunderbolt dongle.

On one of them I run a 37" LG Thunderbolt 2 monitor and the other is running a dell 1920x1200.

I've been using one of the docks since 2017 and the other is maybe a year newer.
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09-13-2021 at 08:36 PM.
09-13-2021 at 08:36 PM.
Whats return policy on this item? 90 days or lifetime?
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nick8ken
09-13-2021 at 08:37 PM.
09-13-2021 at 08:37 PM.
Has anyone used this with a Thinkpad?
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09-13-2021 at 09:08 PM.
09-13-2021 at 09:08 PM.
Quote from MinhTrinh :
Whats return policy on this item? 90 days or lifetime?

Lifetime
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lightspeeds
09-13-2021 at 09:14 PM.
09-13-2021 at 09:14 PM.
Thanks OP! In for one. Been looking for a decently priced (under $200) thunderbolt 3 dock for months.
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09-13-2021 at 09:20 PM.
09-13-2021 at 09:20 PM.
Quote from feijichang :
Sub-par product compared to Caldigit
You're comparing a product that is twice the price of the Elgato. It's not exactly apples to apples here.
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09-13-2021 at 09:43 PM.
09-13-2021 at 09:43 PM.
So, my use case is that I want to connect my Macbook air to an external monitor for extended display (DP to HDMI) with USB mouse and keyboard. Do I need a Caldigit or this should suffice?
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