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Plugable Thunderbolt 5 Dock with 3x Thunderbolt 5 Ports, 140W Laptop Charging vs WAVLINK Intel-Certified 13 In 1 Thunderbolt 5 Dock Station for Mac & Windows, Integrate a SSD Slot Up to 6000Mb/s, 140W PD Power, Dual 8K Display

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Plugable Thunderbolt 5 Dock with 3x Thunderbolt 5 Ports, 140W Laptop Charging

Docking Station

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WAVLINK Intel-Certified 13 In 1 Thunderbolt 5 Dock Station for Mac & Windows, Integrate a SSD Slot Up to 6000Mb/s, 140W PD Power, Dual 8K Display

Docking Station

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Specification comparison

Specification	Plugable Thunderbolt 5 Dock with 3x Thunderbolt 5 Ports, 140W Laptop Charging	WAVLINK Intel-Certified 13 In 1 Thunderbolt 5 Dock Station for Mac & Windows, Integrate a SSD Slot Up to 6000Mb/s, 140W PD Power, Dual 8K Display
Category	Docking Station	Docking Station
Host interface	Thunderbolt 5 / USB4	Thunderbolt 5
Host charging	140	140
USB-A ports	3× USB-A (2× 10Gbps + 1× 5Gbps)	4× USB-A 10Gbps
Thunderbolt ports	1× Thunderbolt 5 host + 3× downstream Thunderbolt 5	1× Thunderbolt 5 host + 3× Thunderbolt 5 downstream
Video outputs	Thunderbolt 5 / USB-C video; adapters required for HDMI/DisplayPort	Thunderbolt 5 video outputs
Maximum video support	Up to 2× 8K120 or 2× 4K144 on supported TB5 Windows; up to 3× 6K60 on M5 Pro/Max Macs; host-dependent	Windows: up to 3× 4K@144Hz; Mac: up to 2× 6K@60Hz
Maximum data rate	80Gbps; up to 120Gbps display bandwidth	80Gbps data; up to 120Gbps display bandwidth
Ethernet	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
Card readers	SD + microSD UHS-II	SD/microSD 4.0
Power input	External power adapter	DC IN 20V; 140W class external power
Audio	Not listed	3.5mm combo

Key documented differences

Host interface: Plugable Thunderbolt 5 Dock with 3x Thunderbolt 5 Ports, 140W Laptop Charging lists Thunderbolt 5 / USB4; WAVLINK Intel-Certified 13 In 1 Thunderbolt 5 Dock Station for Mac & Windows, Integrate a SSD Slot Up to 6000Mb/s, 140W PD Power, Dual 8K Display lists Thunderbolt 5.
USB-A ports: Plugable Thunderbolt 5 Dock with 3x Thunderbolt 5 Ports, 140W Laptop Charging lists 3× USB-A (2× 10Gbps + 1× 5Gbps); WAVLINK Intel-Certified 13 In 1 Thunderbolt 5 Dock Station for Mac & Windows, Integrate a SSD Slot Up to 6000Mb/s, 140W PD Power, Dual 8K Display lists 4× USB-A 10Gbps.
Thunderbolt ports: Plugable Thunderbolt 5 Dock with 3x Thunderbolt 5 Ports, 140W Laptop Charging lists 1× Thunderbolt 5 host + 3× downstream Thunderbolt 5; WAVLINK Intel-Certified 13 In 1 Thunderbolt 5 Dock Station for Mac & Windows, Integrate a SSD Slot Up to 6000Mb/s, 140W PD Power, Dual 8K Display lists 1× Thunderbolt 5 host + 3× Thunderbolt 5 downstream.
Video outputs: Plugable Thunderbolt 5 Dock with 3x Thunderbolt 5 Ports, 140W Laptop Charging lists Thunderbolt 5 / USB-C video; adapters required for HDMI/DisplayPort; WAVLINK Intel-Certified 13 In 1 Thunderbolt 5 Dock Station for Mac & Windows, Integrate a SSD Slot Up to 6000Mb/s, 140W PD Power, Dual 8K Display lists Thunderbolt 5 video outputs.
Maximum video support: Plugable Thunderbolt 5 Dock with 3x Thunderbolt 5 Ports, 140W Laptop Charging lists Up to 2× 8K120 or 2× 4K144 on supported TB5 Windows; up to 3× 6K60 on M5 Pro/Max Macs; host-dependent; WAVLINK Intel-Certified 13 In 1 Thunderbolt 5 Dock Station for Mac & Windows, Integrate a SSD Slot Up to 6000Mb/s, 140W PD Power, Dual 8K Display lists Windows: up to 3× 4K@144Hz; Mac: up to 2× 6K@60Hz.
Maximum data rate: Plugable Thunderbolt 5 Dock with 3x Thunderbolt 5 Ports, 140W Laptop Charging lists 80Gbps; up to 120Gbps display bandwidth; WAVLINK Intel-Certified 13 In 1 Thunderbolt 5 Dock Station for Mac & Windows, Integrate a SSD Slot Up to 6000Mb/s, 140W PD Power, Dual 8K Display lists 80Gbps data; up to 120Gbps display bandwidth.
Card readers: Plugable Thunderbolt 5 Dock with 3x Thunderbolt 5 Ports, 140W Laptop Charging lists SD + microSD UHS-II; WAVLINK Intel-Certified 13 In 1 Thunderbolt 5 Dock Station for Mac & Windows, Integrate a SSD Slot Up to 6000Mb/s, 140W PD Power, Dual 8K Display lists SD/microSD 4.0.
Power input: Plugable Thunderbolt 5 Dock with 3x Thunderbolt 5 Ports, 140W Laptop Charging lists External power adapter; WAVLINK Intel-Certified 13 In 1 Thunderbolt 5 Dock Station for Mac & Windows, Integrate a SSD Slot Up to 6000Mb/s, 140W PD Power, Dual 8K Display lists DC IN 20V; 140W class external power.

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