Razer Launches Thunderbolt 5 Dock Chroma With 10 Ports and Up to 8TB Internal SSD Expansion

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Razer has conscionable released its Thunderbolt 5 Dock Chroma, a premium docking presumption designed for originative professionals and gamers seeking expanded connectivity options. The $399.99 instrumentality supports up to 3 4K displays astatine 144Hz oregon a azygous 8K show astatine 60Hz.

The dock features 4 Thunderbolt 5 ports, 3 DisplayPort 2.1 connections, 2 USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 ports, 1 USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 port, Gigabit Ethernet, and a 3.5mm audio combo jack. An SD paper slot supports UHS-II speeds, portion an M.2 PCIe Gen 4 slot allows up to 8TB of SSD retention enlargement wrong the dock itself.

Thunderbolt 5's 120Gb/s bandwidth enables accelerated information transfers, and the dock tin besides present up to 140W powerfulness transportation for laptop charging. There's besides an included 0.8-meter TB5 cablegram for transportation via USB-C.

The device's anodized aluminum lodging measures 206.5mm x 85mm x 30.84mm and weighs 524 grams, and if you similar a spot of colour connected your workstation, Razer's signature RGB lighting adds immoderate ocular appeal.

The world is that Thunderbolt 5 adoption presently remains constricted successful the Windows ecosystem, but Apple's latest Macs person embraced the standard, including MacBook Pro models with M4 Pro and M4 Max chips, on with the M4 Pro-powered Mac mini. Razer's dock besides offers backward compatibility with Thunderbolt 4/USB 4, and Mac owners tin usage Razer's Synapse macOS inferior to power the Chroma.