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Plugable Thunderbolt 4 Dock for M4 MacBook Air & Pro, 100W Laptop Charging vs Plugable USB-C Triple Monitor Docking Station with 100W Laptop Charging, TAA Compliant

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Plugable Thunderbolt 4 Dock for M4 MacBook Air & Pro, 100W Laptop Charging

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Plugable USB-C Triple Monitor Docking Station with 100W Laptop Charging, TAA Compliant

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Specification comparison

Specification	Plugable Thunderbolt 4 Dock for M4 MacBook Air & Pro, 100W Laptop Charging	Plugable USB-C Triple Monitor Docking Station with 100W Laptop Charging, TAA Compliant
Category	Docking Station	Docking Station
Host interface	Thunderbolt 4 / USB4 / USB-C	USB-C / USB4 / Thunderbolt
Host charging	100	100
USB-A ports	4× USB-A (2× 10Gbps + 2× 5Gbps)	4× USB-A 5Gbps
USB-C data ports	1× USB-C 10Gbps	1× USB-C 5Gbps + 1× USB-C 20W charge/data
Thunderbolt ports	1× Thunderbolt 4 host + 1× downstream Thunderbolt 4	Not listed
Video outputs	2× HDMI + downstream Thunderbolt 4 video	3× HDMI (current revision)
Maximum video support	Up to 2× 4K60 or 1× 6K; up to 8K on Windows via downstream TB4	Up to 3 displays; current revision uses 3× HDMI
Maximum data rate	40Gbps	5Gbps USB
Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Card readers	SD + microSD UHS-II	SD
Audio	3.5mm combo	2× 3.5mm analog audio
Power input	External power adapter	USB-C PD

Key documented differences

Host interface: Plugable Thunderbolt 4 Dock for M4 MacBook Air & Pro, 100W Laptop Charging lists Thunderbolt 4 / USB4 / USB-C; Plugable USB-C Triple Monitor Docking Station with 100W Laptop Charging, TAA Compliant lists USB-C / USB4 / Thunderbolt.
USB-A ports: Plugable Thunderbolt 4 Dock for M4 MacBook Air & Pro, 100W Laptop Charging lists 4× USB-A (2× 10Gbps + 2× 5Gbps); Plugable USB-C Triple Monitor Docking Station with 100W Laptop Charging, TAA Compliant lists 4× USB-A 5Gbps.
USB-C data ports: Plugable Thunderbolt 4 Dock for M4 MacBook Air & Pro, 100W Laptop Charging lists 1× USB-C 10Gbps; Plugable USB-C Triple Monitor Docking Station with 100W Laptop Charging, TAA Compliant lists 1× USB-C 5Gbps + 1× USB-C 20W charge/data.
Video outputs: Plugable Thunderbolt 4 Dock for M4 MacBook Air & Pro, 100W Laptop Charging lists 2× HDMI + downstream Thunderbolt 4 video; Plugable USB-C Triple Monitor Docking Station with 100W Laptop Charging, TAA Compliant lists 3× HDMI (current revision).
Maximum video support: Plugable Thunderbolt 4 Dock for M4 MacBook Air & Pro, 100W Laptop Charging lists Up to 2× 4K60 or 1× 6K; up to 8K on Windows via downstream TB4; Plugable USB-C Triple Monitor Docking Station with 100W Laptop Charging, TAA Compliant lists Up to 3 displays; current revision uses 3× HDMI.
Maximum data rate: Plugable Thunderbolt 4 Dock for M4 MacBook Air & Pro, 100W Laptop Charging lists 40Gbps; Plugable USB-C Triple Monitor Docking Station with 100W Laptop Charging, TAA Compliant lists 5Gbps USB.
Card readers: Plugable Thunderbolt 4 Dock for M4 MacBook Air & Pro, 100W Laptop Charging lists SD + microSD UHS-II; Plugable USB-C Triple Monitor Docking Station with 100W Laptop Charging, TAA Compliant lists SD.
Audio: Plugable Thunderbolt 4 Dock for M4 MacBook Air & Pro, 100W Laptop Charging lists 3.5mm combo; Plugable USB-C Triple Monitor Docking Station with 100W Laptop Charging, TAA Compliant lists 2× 3.5mm analog audio.
Power input: Plugable Thunderbolt 4 Dock for M4 MacBook Air & Pro, 100W Laptop Charging lists External power adapter; Plugable USB-C Triple Monitor Docking Station with 100W Laptop Charging, TAA Compliant lists USB-C PD.

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