Wavlink Thunderbolt 4 Triple Display Docking Station: Affordable dock for two displays

Affordable and fast but supports two rather than three extended displays for Macs.

- BY SIMON JARY

The Wavlink Thunderbolt 4 Triple Display Docking Station is a full docking station with 13 ports, including 40Gbps Thunderbolt 4 and 2.5Gb Ethernet, available at a very affordable price. It's a great option for owners of Thunderbolt-equipped laptops, as the ports are fast and plentiful.

Even if your laptop has USB-C rather than Thunderbolt 4 (TB4) connectivity, buying the faster standard will future- proof your purchase unless you want to hang on for the very latest 80Gbps Thunderbolt 5 docks—and that could be quite a long wait.

Backward compatible with Thunderbolt 3, TB4 features the fast 40Gbps bandwidth plus smart device daisy-chaining and super-fast storage connectivity. It also offers Intel VT-d DMA device protection that you don't get with all older connectivity standards.

SPECS AND FEATURES

> One upstream Thunderbolt 4 port (40Gbps, 96W)

> One downstream Thunderbolt 4 port (40Gbps, 15W)

> Two HDMI 2.1 video ports (4K at 60Hz)

> One USB-C port (10Gbps, 30W)

> Two USB-A ports (10Gbps, 4.5W)

> Two USB-A ports (5Gbps, 4.5W)

> 2.5Gb Ethernet

> UHS-II SD Card reader (312MBps)

> UHS-II MicroSD Card reader (312MBps)

> 3.5mm audio jack

> 160W power supply

The Wavlink Thunderbolt 4 Triple Display Docking ports has one upstream Thunderbolt 4 port to connect to your computer, and just one downstream Thunderbolt 4 port to connect other devices, including external displays.

Other docks, such as the Kensington SD5700T Thunderbolt 4 Docking Station, offer up to three fast downstream TB4 ports, but this Wavlink dock makes up for the fewer TB4 ports with its own treats.