Well, sure. That’s what second mortgages are for. Seriously, this dock is substantially more than the $250 or so I expect as the price of a Thunderbolt 4 dock. I get it — Thunderbolt 5’s component costs are higher than Thunderbolt 4, and premium features like the optical connection, CompactFlash slot, and the M.2 SSD repository cost more to engineer in. Truly, though, this dock caters to the high-end creative professional: The CompactFlash slot for the photography hobby on the side; the high-end optical connection for a set of studio speakers on the desk; the power of Thunderbolt 5 alongside t
Tested: Kensington's Thunderbolt 5 dock justifies its enormous price tag… As I noted above, the input power to your laptop needs to be sufficient to power it. But if you're investing in a powered USB-C docking station, check our reviews to see how much power the hub or docking station can push out to peripherals. …
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… How many USB Type A peripherals do you plan to attach? Do you want to charge your smartphone? More recent phones now require more power to fast-charge them. Check your laptop’s power supply. Does it plug into your laptop via USB-C? If so, a Thunderbolt dock will likely power it. …
… This uses the Power Delivery 3.1 specification, capable of delivering 15W -- not quite the fast-charging power that the latest flagship phones support, but not too bad either. …
… This dock supports Thunderbolt 5’s capability to deliver 140W of power, but I haven’t found a laptop equipped with Thunderbolt 5 that accepts that level of power. …
… For that reason, I just don't see a reason why you should spend more on a premium option when you don't have to. I think most people will be happy with this camera, with only those interested in a premium option looking elsewhere. …
… I'm not a huge fan of the included utility software's UI, but its ability to unlock some of the camera's features, such as cropping and zooming, are easy enough to find and offer powerful configurability options -- and hey, it's software. It can be tweaked. Who should buy the Anker PowerConf C200? …
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… Otherwise, this is a slightly unpolished webcam that delivers premium capabilities for neatly $200 less than the “true” premium webcam vendors charge. …
… Typically, the products we recommend as part of our best Windows Hello webcams command some sort of price premium. …