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Plugable Thunderbolt 5 Docking Station with Dual HDMI 2.1, 140W Laptop Charging vs Plugable USB-C 5-Display Docking Station with HDMI 2.1 and 140W charging

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Plugable Thunderbolt 5 Docking Station with Dual HDMI 2.1, 140W Laptop Charging

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Plugable USB-C 5-Display Docking Station with HDMI 2.1 and 140W charging

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Specification comparison

Specification	Plugable Thunderbolt 5 Docking Station with Dual HDMI 2.1, 140W Laptop Charging	Plugable USB-C 5-Display Docking Station with HDMI 2.1 and 140W charging
Category	Docking Station	Docking Station
Host interface	Thunderbolt 5 / USB4	USB-C with DisplayPort Alt Mode / USB4 / Thunderbolt 3/4
Host charging	140	140
USB-A ports	3× USB-A (2× 5Gbps + 1× 10Gbps)	2× USB-A 10Gbps
USB-C data ports	3× USB-C 5Gbps + 1× USB-C 10Gbps; one 30W PD port	3× USB-C 10Gbps + 1× USB-C 10Gbps/DisplayLink video
Thunderbolt ports	1× Thunderbolt 5 host + 1× downstream Thunderbolt 5	Not listed
Video outputs	2× HDMI 2.1 + downstream Thunderbolt/USB-C display	1× HDMI 2.1 Alt Mode + 1× HDMI 2.0 DisplayLink + 3× USB-C DisplayLink video
Maximum video support	Up to 2× 8K60 or 2× 4K144 on TB5 Windows; host-dependent Mac configurations	Up to 5× 4K60 or 3× 8K30; HDMI 2.1 Alt Mode up to 8K30
Maximum data rate	80Gbps; up to 120Gbps display bandwidth	10Gbps
Ethernet	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
Card readers	SD + microSD UHS-II	Not listed
Audio	3.5mm TRRS	Not listed
Power input	180W external power adapter	180W external power adapter

Key documented differences

Host interface: Plugable Thunderbolt 5 Docking Station with Dual HDMI 2.1, 140W Laptop Charging lists Thunderbolt 5 / USB4; Plugable USB-C 5-Display Docking Station with HDMI 2.1 and 140W charging lists USB-C with DisplayPort Alt Mode / USB4 / Thunderbolt 3/4.
USB-A ports: Plugable Thunderbolt 5 Docking Station with Dual HDMI 2.1, 140W Laptop Charging lists 3× USB-A (2× 5Gbps + 1× 10Gbps); Plugable USB-C 5-Display Docking Station with HDMI 2.1 and 140W charging lists 2× USB-A 10Gbps.
USB-C data ports: Plugable Thunderbolt 5 Docking Station with Dual HDMI 2.1, 140W Laptop Charging lists 3× USB-C 5Gbps + 1× USB-C 10Gbps; one 30W PD port; Plugable USB-C 5-Display Docking Station with HDMI 2.1 and 140W charging lists 3× USB-C 10Gbps + 1× USB-C 10Gbps/DisplayLink video.
Video outputs: Plugable Thunderbolt 5 Docking Station with Dual HDMI 2.1, 140W Laptop Charging lists 2× HDMI 2.1 + downstream Thunderbolt/USB-C display; Plugable USB-C 5-Display Docking Station with HDMI 2.1 and 140W charging lists 1× HDMI 2.1 Alt Mode + 1× HDMI 2.0 DisplayLink + 3× USB-C DisplayLink video.
Maximum video support: Plugable Thunderbolt 5 Docking Station with Dual HDMI 2.1, 140W Laptop Charging lists Up to 2× 8K60 or 2× 4K144 on TB5 Windows; host-dependent Mac configurations; Plugable USB-C 5-Display Docking Station with HDMI 2.1 and 140W charging lists Up to 5× 4K60 or 3× 8K30; HDMI 2.1 Alt Mode up to 8K30.
Maximum data rate: Plugable Thunderbolt 5 Docking Station with Dual HDMI 2.1, 140W Laptop Charging lists 80Gbps; up to 120Gbps display bandwidth; Plugable USB-C 5-Display Docking Station with HDMI 2.1 and 140W charging lists 10Gbps.

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