You would possibly mistake Satechi’s new Thunderbolt 5 hub for Apple’s Mac Mini

Satechi is launching a brand new dock that helps Intel’s Thunderbolt 5 expertise — and it appears loads like an Apple Mac Mini. The Thunderbolt 5 CubeDock matches an NVMe SSD enclosure and several other ports inside a comparatively compact type issue, measuring 5 inches large and a couple of inches tall. And at $399.99, the machine is sort of as costly as a base M4 Mac Mini, too.

Together with three Thunderbolt 5 downstream ports that supply as much as 120Gbps speeds, the Thunderbolt 5 CubeDock comes with 10Gbps USB-C and USB-A ports, UHS-II SD and microSD card slots, and a 2.5Gb Ethernet port. It may well additionally ship as much as 140W of energy to a bunch machine and 30W for smartphones and tablets.

On Mac methods, the Thunderbolt 5 CubeDock can deal with twin 6K displays at 60Hz on M3 Professional-, M4-, and M5-equipped units, whereas supporting a single 6K monitor at 60Hz on base M1 and M2 fashions. In the meantime, the CubeDock can assist as much as three 8K displays at 60Hz on Home windows.

The Thunderbolt 5 CubeDock is accessible for preorder now, and it’s anticipated to begin transport within the first quarter of this yr.