HP[hp.com] has HP Thunderbolt Dock 120W with HDMI Adapter (6HP48AA#ABL) for $349.99 - $50.00 w/ HPTDOCK22 = $299.99. Shipping is free.
Includes:
HP Thunderbolt 3 Docking Station
HP USB-C to HDMI 2.0 Adapter
Power Adapter
Quick Start guide
Features:
Connect two 4K monitors via DisplayPort and Thunderbolt 3
Ports:
2x Thunderbolt 3
2x USB 3.1 Type-A
1x USB Type-C (Display Port)
1x VGA
2x DisplayPort 1.2
1x Ethernet Port
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There is a fan inside this one. It's kind of noisy. Many preowned in the market. You can get it around $80
Not mine, I have to, each driving multiple 1440p monitors and verious devices and never once heard this thing make a sound.
I do have the 230w versions
because they have GPU inside. your laptop GPU is usually designed for 1 or 2 monitors. with docking station you can take advantage of external GPU and have 3+ monitors at much higher resolution.
He is wrong. External GPU docks are very much different than regular connectivity docks like the one in the OP.
Just imagine the size of a desktop-class GPU; you can't possibly fit a GPU to the small connectivity docks.
Yes, they both use Thunderbolt technology. No, they are not the same. Additionally, those normally don't even come with the GPU. You need to buy it separately.
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because they have GPU inside. your laptop GPU is usually designed for 1 or 2 monitors. with docking station you can take advantage of external GPU and have 3+ monitors at much higher resolution.
He is wrong. External GPU docks are very much different than regular connectivity docks like the one in the OP.
Just imagine the size of a desktop-class GPU; you can't possibly fit a GPU to the small connectivity docks.
Yes, they both use Thunderbolt technology. No, they are not the same. Additionally, those normally don't even come with the GPU. You need to buy it separately.
See above.
I figured he meant the hardware to handle multiple displays, not a discrete GPU.
Something explains the cost, not just price gouging - or the Chinese would be selling $50 knockoffs.
I figured he meant the hardware to handle multiple displays, not a discrete GPU.
Something explains the cost, not just price gouging - or the Chinese would be selling $50 knockoffs.
Thunderbolt is just a complex standard. It's hard to build hardware that support it. OEMs get around the cost for putting it into laptops because they manufacture in a very large scale.
Also, attenuation is a big problem for Thunderbolt signals. Even any cable alone over 5ft that support thunderbolt will be really expensive as they need built-in signal boosters/replicators.
Hopefully, it will get cheaper over time. But, for now, it just is a niche hardware market even if the use cases are standard.
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Not mine, I have to, each driving multiple 1440p monitors and verious devices and never once heard this thing make a sound.
I do have the 230w versions
Thunderbolt is just a complex standard. It's hard to build hardware that support it. OEMs get around the cost for putting it into laptops because they manufacture in a very large scale.
Also, attenuation is a big problem for Thunderbolt signals. Even any cable alone over 5ft that support thunderbolt will be really expensive as they need built-in signal boosters/replicators.
Hopefully, it will get cheaper over time. But, for now, it just is a niche hardware market even if the use cases are standard.
OK, that makes sense. I didn't buy the price gouging theory, that doesn't work on vendors like Anker.
Thanks, that explains why my Dell docking station's thunderbolt cable is laughably short.
I had this docking station for my work laptop in my last job. Over the course of two years, it slowly stopped work. First the ethernet port stopped working, then one of the display ports stopped working, then it stopped connecting to my laptop. For the price, I really would expect better.
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I do have the 230w versions
Just imagine the size of a desktop-class GPU; you can't possibly fit a GPU to the small connectivity docks.
Yes, they both use Thunderbolt technology. No, they are not the same. Additionally, those normally don't even come with the GPU. You need to buy it separately.
https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/eve...ernal-gpu/ [makeuseof.com]
Just imagine the size of a desktop-class GPU; you can't possibly fit a GPU to the small connectivity docks.
Yes, they both use Thunderbolt technology. No, they are not the same. Additionally, those normally don't even come with the GPU. You need to buy it separately.
See above.
Something explains the cost, not just price gouging - or the Chinese would be selling $50 knockoffs.
Something explains the cost, not just price gouging - or the Chinese would be selling $50 knockoffs.
Also, attenuation is a big problem for Thunderbolt signals. Even any cable alone over 5ft that support thunderbolt will be really expensive as they need built-in signal boosters/replicators.
Hopefully, it will get cheaper over time. But, for now, it just is a niche hardware market even if the use cases are standard.
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looks like the prices went up a little.
look for the dell thunderbolt dock as an alternative.
I do have the 230w versions
apparently it's an issue. the one i had was noisy. basically like a second laptop.
Also, attenuation is a big problem for Thunderbolt signals. Even any cable alone over 5ft that support thunderbolt will be really expensive as they need built-in signal boosters/replicators.
Hopefully, it will get cheaper over time. But, for now, it just is a niche hardware market even if the use cases are standard.
Thanks, that explains why my Dell docking station's thunderbolt cable is laughably short.
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