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September 2013
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Extends the usable life of port-limited Ultrabooks like the MacBook Air by enabling them to work with all kinds of USB 3.0 accessories
Totally seamless plug-n-play functionality in OS X
Thunderbolt provides plenty of bandwidth for using all the dock's p
Lots of connection options
Two Thunderbolt ports for daisy chaining Thunderbolt peripherals
The editors didn't like
Thunderbolt's powered cables mean that the dock requires external power to operate
Killing its mobility
Adding insult to injury and tying it further to the desk
It comes with a giant power brick
Using the dock's USB 3.0 functionality in Windows requir
Published: 2014-02-27, Author: James , review by: macworld.com
Abstract: Laptops are often used like desktop computers, with external devices such as displays, hard drives, and printers plugged into the ports. When you need to use your laptop as a mobile device, you have to spend time plugging and unplugging those devices—a si...
Published: 2013-07-25, Author: Lee , review by: arstechnica.com
Extends the usable life of port-limited Ultrabooks like the MacBook Air by enabling them to work with all kinds of USB 3.0 accessories, Totally seamless plug-n-play functionality in OS X, Thunderbolt provides plenty of bandwidth for using all the dock's p
Thunderbolt's powered cables mean that the dock requires external power to operate, killing its mobility, Adding insult to injury and tying it further to the desk, it comes with a giant power brick, Using the dock's USB 3.0 functionality in Windows requir
Whether or not the Thunderbolt Express Dock looks like an attractive purchase to you is likely predicated on whether or not you have a computer that is both equipped with Thunderbolt and also lacking in other ports. If you have a port-starved, Thunderbolt...
Published: 2013-05-03, Author: James , review by: macworld.com
Lots of connection options, Two Thunderbolt ports for daisy chaining Thunderbolt peripherals
Thunderbolt cable not included
Owners of Thunderbolt-equipped Mac portables tired of plugging and unplugging peripherals each time they arrive and leave the office should consider the Belkin Thunderbolt Express Dock. It's a bit pricey, but the dock's many and varied connections can re...
Abstract: After over a year of waiting, Belkin has finally released its Thunderbolt Express Dock. It was originally announced last year in January and was slated for a September 2012 release, but that obviously never happened. However, Belkin just launched the $...
Adds useful expansion ports, More Thunderbolt devices!, Provides for quick connections
Incapable of full USB3 speed
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Published: 2013-07-08, Author: Luke , review by: gizmodo.com.au
It's clunky, it's expensive and it's not great value, so why do I still want to part with the better part of $400 for it? Why? Is it because Belkin has tapped into the Apple zeitgeist perfectly with this thing? Maybe. Is it because it gives me more access...
No software needed; Brings back Firewire and Ethernet to a Mac computer; Blends in with the style of an iMac or MacBook Pro;
Lacks a Thunderbolt cable; Relocates all the ports annoyingly at the back; Won't charge an iPad; Expensive;
We wish the design were refined to make the ports easier to use from the front, but the Belkin Thunderbolt Express Dock does work well, and without extra software or drivers. It even blends in with Apple’s design, which is a bonus for people who love ...
Expensive, doesn't include Thunderbolt cable, $349.95
There are more cost-effective Mac docking options on the shelves, but if your budget will stretch and you've got a hankering for Thunderbolt then Belkin's Thunderbolt Express Dock won't disappoint. Just spare a thought as to how you might connect up other...
The Belkin Thunderbolt Express Dock was worth the wait. It's not the cheapest of the two available solutions now on the market today, but it is the more versatile with its Thunderbolt pass-through function. When a dock like this ‘just works' as intended...
