During Amazon’s special Spring Sale, there’s an opportunity to save a fifth off the price of one of the latest and best 40Gbps Thunderbolt laptop docking stations.
PCWorld’s favorite laptop docking station is Plugable’s Thunderbolt 3 Quad Dock (TBT3-UDZ). Amazon’s Spring Sale knocks 20 percent off the price of its successor, the Plugable 16-in-1 Thunderbolt 4 Quad Dock (TBT4-UDZ) from $299 to $239. Just remember to apply the 20-percent discount coupon before checkout by clicking the appropriate box.
Plugable’s 16-in-1 Thunderbolt 4 Quad Dock (TBT4-UDZ) is powerful, with 100W laptop PD charging, and super-functional, with a massive 16-port expansion.
The TBT4-UDZ boasts not only two HDMI ports but also two DisplayPort ports, so users can mix and match monitors to expand up to four 4K 60Hz displays on Windows machines and up to two 4K 60Hz displays on Macs.
It also comes with super-fast 2.5Gbps Ethernet for 2.5x faster wired Internet and network access when hooked up to a supporting network. This is also backwards compatible with more standard Gigabit Ethernet.
There’s a combination audio port, plus both SD and microSD card readers so you can quickly add affordable portable storage, and a total of six downstream USB ports—four at a speedy 10Gbps—alongside the 40Gbps upstream Thunderbolt 4 connection.
Naturally, it’s all backed by Amazon’s return policies and Plugable’s excellent reputation for customer service. If you want a top-notch Thunderbolt dock on sale, now is the time to act.
Author: Simon Jary, Contributor
Simon has over 30 years of expert experience testing and reviewing ever-smaller and more powerful tech accessories, from USB-C and Thunderbolt docks to chargers, batteries, hubs and adapters. A former Editor of Macworld, he has contributed to PCWorld, Tech Advisor and TimeOut, as well as national newspapers such as The Times, Independent and Telegraph.