Product comparison · 2 laptop docks & port replicators

StarTech.com Thunderbolt 2 4K Docking Station for Laptops - Includes TB Cable vs StarTech.com Travel Docking Station for Laptops - VGA - USB 3.0

38specifications compared
23differ
15identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- Thunderbolt 2 4K Docking Station for Laptops - Includes TB Cable:4
- Travel Docking Station for Laptops - VGA - USB 3.0:1
Microphone in
- Thunderbolt 2 4K Docking Station for Laptops - Includes TB Cable:Yes
- Travel Docking Station for Laptops - VGA - USB 3.0:No
Product colour
- Thunderbolt 2 4K Docking Station for Laptops - Includes TB Cable:Silver
- Travel Docking Station for Laptops - VGA - USB 3.0:Black, Silver
Data transfer rate
- Thunderbolt 2 4K Docking Station for Laptops - Includes TB Cable:20 Gbit/s
- Travel Docking Station for Laptops - VGA - USB 3.0:5 Gbit/s
Housing material
- Thunderbolt 2 4K Docking Station for Laptops - Includes TB Cable:Aluminium, Plastic
- Travel Docking Station for Laptops - VGA - USB 3.0:Plastic
LED indicators
- Thunderbolt 2 4K Docking Station for Laptops - Includes TB Cable:Activity, Link
- Travel Docking Station for Laptops - VGA - USB 3.0:Activity, Link, Power
Brand compatibility
- Thunderbolt 2 4K Docking Station for Laptops - Includes TB Cable:Apple
- Travel Docking Station for Laptops - VGA - USB 3.0:Any brand
Certification
- Thunderbolt 2 4K Docking Station for Laptops - Includes TB Cable:CE, FCC, Thunderbolt
- Travel Docking Station for Laptops - VGA - USB 3.0:CE, FCC

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Comparison of TB2DOCK4KDHC, USB3SMDOCKV
65 specifications	A StarTech.com Thunderbolt 2 4K Docking Station for Laptops - Includes TB Cable Model TB2DOCK4KDHC View product	B StarTech.com Travel Docking Station for Laptops - VGA - USB 3.0 Model USB3SMDOCKV View product
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	Thunderbolt 2	USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt 2 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inDiffers	Yes	No
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone connectivityKnown for one	3.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Micro-USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000BASE-T, 1000BASE-TX, 100BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T
Performance6 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black, Silver
Data transfer rateDiffers	20 Gbit/s	5 Gbit/s
Maximum digital resolutionKnown for one	3840 x 2160 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cable lock slotKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Housing materialDiffers	Aluminium, Plastic	Plastic
LED indicatorsDiffers	Activity, Link	Activity, Link, Power
Brand compatibilityDiffers	Apple	Any brand
CompatibilityKnown for one	MacBook	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationDiffers	CE, FCC, Thunderbolt	CE, FCC
Maximum analog resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2048 x 1152 pixels
Poweridentical
AC input voltageKnown for one	100-240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input currentKnown for one	2 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output currentKnown for one	5 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output voltageKnown for one	12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	60 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power plug typeKnown for one	Type M	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible power plug typesKnown for one	AU, EU, UK, US	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
Software1 differ
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 40 °C	0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 70 °C	-20 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	0 - 90%	5 - 85%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	82 mm	68 mm
DepthDiffers	234 mm	106 mm
HeightDiffers	38 mm	25 mm
WeightDiffers	500 g	126 g
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	273 mm	207 mm
Package depthDiffers	182 mm	144 mm
Package heightDiffers	126 mm	47 mm
Package weightDiffers	1.71 kg	260 g
Packaging content1 differ
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedDiffers	AC, Thunderbolt	USB
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other features1 differ
ChipsetDiffers	Intel - Falcon Ridge DSL5520, ASMedia — ASM1042A, ASMedia — ASM1061, CMedia — CM6500, Texas Instruments — PCM2912A, Intel – WGI210AT	DisplayLink - DL-3700
Number of microphone inputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cable lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.534 m

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