Sabrent’s new dock is just a few crucial components away from being a powerful mini PC. Save for a CPU/GPU combo and memory slots, the Thunderbolt 3 Dual NVMe SSD docking station, as spotted by TweakTown, offers plenty of connectivity options to supercharge ultrabooks via a single cable. The main highlight is the dock’s storage capability, currently available in configurations of 2TB/$500, 4TB/$650, 8TB/$1,300 and 16TB for an eye-watering $2,900. Sabrent notes that the dock’s built-in NVMe drives are ‘very similar’ to the company’s Rocket Q SSD. For reference, the latter is a QLC-based PCIe 3.0 drive, however, throughput in the case of this dock maxes out at 1.5GB/s (1,500MB/s). Other notable features include two Thunderbolt 3 ports capable of 40Gbps bandwidth, one of which is PD 3.0 rated for charging devices at up to 96W.
There’s also a single DisplayPort 1.4 for connecting up to an 8K@30Hz/5K@30Hz display, and lower resolution screens. Additionally, the onboard SD card reader can transfer data at up to 270MB/s, while wired networking is offered by a Gigabit Ethernet port. Although Sabrent lists Windows PC support (without specifying an OS version), the company explicitly notes that only Intel-powered Macs can unlock the dock’s full functionality. Coming in at 5.55 x 5.57 x 1.7 inches (l x w x h), the dock’s packaging includes a 2ft Thunderbolt 3 cable, power supply and a user manual.
