Quick Look: Corsair TBT100 Thunderbolt 3 Dock

Darksaber · Dec 21, 2020

The Corsair TBT100 is the latest version of their Thunderbolt 3 docks, with the expertise and learnings of the two Elgato variants flowing into an updated design and I/O. With a single cable providing everything from charging, audio, video, and data, you may find the TBT100 quite the indispensable heart of your work from home setup.

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Chrispy_ · Dec 21, 2020

$259 seems steep, but actually this includes a power brick and is of decent quality.

I'm not in the market for one of these, but if you're buying a thunderbolt dock you're probably running an expensive ultraportable with a near-fatal shortage of ports and would prefer something better than the low-end chinese plastic stuff on Amazon that appears to have been randomly branded by running baby gurgling noises through a voice-recognition app.

80-watt Hamster · Dec 22, 2020

Chrispy_ said:
...randomly branded by running baby gurgling noises through a voice-recognition app

This is the best string of words I've read in days.

Chrispy_ · Dec 22, 2020

80-watt Hamster said:
This is the best string of words I've read in days.

Case in point, Amazon search for "usb-c cable" reveals the following brands.

Penjoob
Jsaux
Raviad
Benfei
Topoop
Ivanky
Bibbyaw
Mokin
Covvy
Leyming
Dukabel
Ablewe

I just made two of them up, but the other ten are 'real' Amazon brands. Bonus points to the first person who can tell which two aren't baby-babble.

Anyway, it would seem that even on Amazon's Chinese flea market, Corsair asking $260 for this isn't actually all that steep. Thunderbolt docks with similar capabilities start at $125 bus-powered and $170 with dedicated power delivery, and that's from brands I've never heard of and that I don't expect to be called the same thing in six months from now.

goodeedidid · Dec 22, 2020

$250 for UHS-1 SD-card speeds.. this is a piece of.. CALDIGIT is still the best and this is a rip-off.

Aquinus · Dec 23, 2020

I like how it has 100w support, but that's about where it ends for me. I don't like how it only outputs HDMI and you can't chain a TB3 display off of it and I would like a bit more USB connectivity, particularly for the price. So, as someone who is actually considering a TB3 dock, I assure you that this one won't be it.

Chrispy_ said:
if you're buying a thunderbolt dock you're probably running an expensive ultraportable with a near-fatal shortage of ports and would prefer something better than the low-end chinese plastic stuff on Amazon that appears to have been randomly branded by running baby gurgling noises through a voice-recognition app.

I think somebody understands this part of the market, particularly when all you have is 2 or 4 TB3 ports and that's it.

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Quick Look: Corsair TBT100 Thunderbolt 3 Dock

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