Anker will also sell the Thunderbolt 4 Dock Apex, which in addition to Thunderbolt 4 input and output offers many USB connections, two HDMI ports and an SD card slot, also in Germany . Combined, up to 110 watts of charging power is provided via Thunderbolt 4 and USB Type C. The price: 300 euros.
Charges with combined up to 110 watts
The new docking station Apex is a typical connection box for peripherals that connects to the notebook or desktop PC via just one Thunderbolt connection, in this case the latest version Thunderbolt 4 (test). Ankers Apex provides the device connected via Thunderbolt 4 with twelve connections for peripherals for almost every application scenario. Apex was the first to track down and report on Caschy's blog.
A connected notebook with few connections is not only expanded by many connections, but can also be charged with up to 90 watts via Thunderbolt 4. A second USB Type-C output, for example, can be used to charge a tablet or smartphone in parallel with up to 20 watts, so the dock's power supply unit is also 120 watts. A display with 8K resolution at a maximum of 30 Hz or with 4K resolution and 60 Hz refresh rate can be connected via the Thunderbolt 4 port outgoing on the back, a maximum of 15 watts of electrical power is available here.
With the better equipped docking station PowerExpand Elite (test), Anker offers a higher charging power of up to 180 watts, but only via the older Thunderbolt 3 connection standard.
In addition to two HDMIs, four USB-As
Also on the back of the 186 × 73 × 33 mm (W × D × H) measuring Anker Apex are two HDMI 2.0b connections through which, including the Thunderbolt 4 port, up to three monitors with 4K are located on the docking station -Resolution can be operated. Other features include Gigabit Ethernet via RJ45, a jack socket for speakers, headphones or a headset, a full-size SD card reader and four USB-A ports. Only two of these offer transmission via USB 3.2 Gen1 (5 Gbit/s), the other two are designed according to USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/s).
Anker Apex (Thunderbolt 4 Dock) (Image: Anker) For Windows 10 without restrictions
According to the manufacturer, the Thunderbolt 4 Dock Anker Apex is fully compatible with devices with Windows 10 (from Intel Tiger Lake with Thunderbolt 4) and with MacBooks from macOS 11 (Big Sur), MacBooks with M1- However, the manufacturer excludes a chip. To date, Apple's Macs only offer Thunderbolt 3.
The Anker Apex can now be pre-ordered from Amazon and various other online shops for at least 299.99 euros *. The first copies should already be in stock so that delivery will take place promptly.
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