Product comparison · 2 laptop docks & port replicators

i-tec THUNDERBOLT™ 2 Docking Station vs i-tec USB 3.0 Dual Docking Station HDMI DVI

31specifications compared
14differ
17identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Connectivity technology
- THUNDERBOLT™ 2 Docking Station:Wired
- USB 3.0 Dual Docking Station HDMI DVI:Docking
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- THUNDERBOLT™ 2 Docking Station:0
- USB 3.0 Dual Docking Station HDMI DVI:4
Product colour
- THUNDERBOLT™ 2 Docking Station:Black, White
- USB 3.0 Dual Docking Station HDMI DVI:Black
Maximum digital resolution
- THUNDERBOLT™ 2 Docking Station:4096 x 2160 pixels
- USB 3.0 Dual Docking Station HDMI DVI:2048 x 1152 pixels
Output current
- THUNDERBOLT™ 2 Docking Station:5 A
- USB 3.0 Dual Docking Station HDMI DVI:4 A
Output voltage
- THUNDERBOLT™ 2 Docking Station:12 V
- USB 3.0 Dual Docking Station HDMI DVI:5 V
Width
- THUNDERBOLT™ 2 Docking Station:195 mm
- USB 3.0 Dual Docking Station HDMI DVI:71 mm
Depth
- THUNDERBOLT™ 2 Docking Station:77 mm
- USB 3.0 Dual Docking Station HDMI DVI:181 mm

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Comparison of THUNDERDOCK2UK, U3HDMIDVIDOCKUK
50 specifications	A i-tec THUNDERBOLT™ 2 Docking Station Model THUNDERDOCK2UK View product	B i-tec USB 3.0 Dual Docking Station HDMI DVI Model U3HDMIDVIDOCKUK View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wired	Docking
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	0	4
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB connector typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB Type-A, USB Type-B
Host interfaceKnown for one	Thunderbolt 2	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI versionKnown for one	1.4b	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt 2 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, White	Black
Maximum digital resolutionDiffers	4096 x 2160 pixels	2048 x 1152 pixels
Number of displays supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Housing materialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Plastic
Data transfer rateKnown for one	20 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Charging functionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Input currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.75 A
Output currentDiffers	5 A	4 A
Output voltageDiffers	12 V	5 V
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	195 mm	71 mm
DepthDiffers	77 mm	181 mm
HeightDiffers	28 mm	31 mm
WeightDiffers	316 g	220 g
Packaging data3 differ
Package widthDiffers	307 mm	242 mm
Package depthDiffers	127 mm	164 mm
Package heightDiffers	83 mm	79 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	Thunderbolt	USB
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733020
Other featuresidentical
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Available USB 3.0 or 2.0 port (note: USB 2.0 provides reduced data transfer speed). Pentium 1.2 GHz processor, or better. 512 MB RAM
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5000 Mbit/s

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