SD4880P USB-C 10Gbps Quad Video 17-in-1 Driverless Dock (K34113)
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With the tide shifting increasingly towards desktops and laptops that solely have USB-C ports, docking stations are extra essential than ever. Kensington is unveiling three new merchandise to its line of high-performance docking stations at Pepcom’s Digital Expertise! media occasion at CES 2024.
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On prime of that, the corporate additionally providing a sneak peek at its upcoming docking expertise that can turn into obtainable within the second half of 2024.
The primary dock, the SD4880P USB-C 10Gbps Quad Video 17-in-1 driverless dock, dock helps Thunderbolt 4, Thunderbolt 3, USB4, and USB-C laptops, and affords an array of ports.
The plug-and-play 17-in-1 design options 4 high-power USB-C and 6 USB-A ports, together with two HDMI ports and two DisplayPorts, a 2.5 Gbps Ethernet port, an SD card reader, and a combo audio jack, and delivers knowledge switch speeds as much as 10Gbps.
This dock can provide as much as 100W dynamic energy permitting customers to cost linked equipment with out requiring a number laptop computer connection.
SD4782P/SD4781P USB-C and USB-A twin 4K docking station (K33603NA/EU K33650)
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Subsequent up are the SD4781P USB-C and USB-A twin 4K docking station and the SD4782P USB-C and USB-A twin 4K docking station. With help for each the most recent USB-C and legacy USB-A laptops with video, knowledge, and energy, powered by DisplayLink, these docks provide dual-monitor help for MacBook M1/M2/M3 laptops.
Each docks function one USB-C port and 5 USB-A ports, and help speeds as much as 10Gbps. Each can deal with as much as two exterior Extremely HD screens (4K @ 60Hz) by way of two HDMI 2.0 and two DP++ 1.2 ports, and each can ship as much as 100W to energy USB-C laptops, with the SD4782P coming with a 100W energy splitter to energy USB-A laptops. In addition they function a Gigabit Ethernet port and audio combo jack.
Additionally, Kensington introduced the SD5000T5 Thunderbolt 5 dock, a next-generation dock that helps throughput speeds as much as 120Gbps, which is 3 times what’s supported at the moment by Thunderbolt 4. The SD5000T5 can ship as much as 140W of energy to units, in comparison with the 100W energy supply functionality that’s generally obtainable in present docking stations.
To spherical the whole lot off, the dock may also help as much as two exterior screens at 8K @ 60Hz to supply a future-proofing for these customers who run high-resolution a number of monitor setups.
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The Kensington SD4880P, SD4781P, and SD4782P docking stations shall be obtainable in Q1 2024 in North America by means of Amazon, and all shall be coated by a three-year restricted guarantee.
The SD5000T5 Thunderbolt 5 dock is scheduled for availability in 2H 2024.