Get your ports back with the Kensington SD5550T Thunderbolt 3 & USB Type-C Docking Station. Whether you have a USB Type-C or Thunderbolt 3-equipped system, this docking station offers plenty of connectivity options for peripherals and more. At the front is the Thunderbolt 3 port, which supports up to 60W of pass-through power, and is used to connect the dock to your system. Next to it is a USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A port and a 3.5mm combo audio jack. On the other side, it has two DisplayPort 1.2 ports, two USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C ports, two USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-A ports, and a Gigabit Ethernet jack. It also comes with a 135W wall adapter to power it.
Please note that when connected via Thunderbolt 3, this dock supports up to two 4K displays at 60 Hz. When using USB Type-C Alt Mode, it supports up to a single 4K display at 30 Hz, or dual 1080p displays at 30 Hz. If needed, users can also purchase an optional mounting bracket (K34050WW) to maximize desktop space and reduce cable clutter.
Please note that Macs with the Apple M1 chip will work with this docking station. However, only a single video output is supported.
Izaiah Conn (verified owner) –
I use this to switch the displays and USB devices between my Mac Pro and my MacBook Pro. Unplugging one thunderbolt cable and connecting another switches all the devices from my desktop to my laptop and provides power for my laptop. My only complaint – and I am not sure this is the dock – is that if I have both my iPad and iPhone connected to the dock, I get a warning about a USB device needing too much power.
Dee Stehr (verified owner) –
I bought this because I needed a dual DisplayPort dock and the Kensington SD2400T Thunderbolt 3 Nano Dock was out of stock. It works ok as long as you don’t ask too much. When I have it connected to the USB on the monitor (to provide USB to the hub in the monitor), and I try to connect my phone, my computer says that the device is using too much power on the USB. I have to plug my phone in elsewhere to get it to charge. So it has lots of USB ports, but you can’t use them unless the devices you connect have power? Not ideal. Other than that, it works fairly well. Sometimes I have to power my monitors off and on to get them recognized. I will be replacing this with the Nano Dock which I also have and which works so much better.