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Kensington SafeDock Docking Black vs Kensington SD3500v 5Gbps USB 3.0 Dual 2K Docking Station - HDMI/DVI-I/VGA - Windows

6specifications compared
2differ
4identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Connectivity technology
- SafeDock Docking Black:Docking
- SD3500v 5Gbps USB 3.0 Dual 2K Docking Station - HDMI/DVI-I/VGA - Windows:Wired
Ethernet LAN
- SafeDock Docking Black:No
- SD3500v 5Gbps USB 3.0 Dual 2K Docking Station - HDMI/DVI-I/VGA - Windows:Yes

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Comparison of SafeDock, SD3500v
32 specifications	A Kensington SafeDock Docking Black Model SafeDock View product	B Kensington SD3500v 5Gbps USB 3.0 Dual 2K Docking Station - HDMI/DVI-I/VGA - Windows Model SD3500v View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Docking	Wired
Host interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of USB ports with PowerShare supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
USB Power Delivery (USB PD)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANDiffers	No	Yes
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100,1000,10 Mbit/s
Performanceidentical
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 Gbit/s
HD typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2K Ultra HD
Maximum digital resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1920 x 1200 pixels
Number of displays supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Brand compatibilityKnown for one	Apple	Unknown — not stated by the source
CompatibilityKnown for one	MacBook Air 11"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 10 x64, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733020
Other featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	macOS 10.14 or above; Windows 7 or above
USB ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6

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