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Reddit mentions of Elgato Thunderbolt 2 Dock - with 50 cm Thunderbolt Cable, 20Gb/s, 4K Support, 2X Thunderbolt 2, 3X USB 3.0, Audio Input and Output, Gigabit Ethernet, Aluminum Chassis

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Reddit mentions: 12

We found 12 Reddit mentions of Elgato Thunderbolt 2 Dock - with 50 cm Thunderbolt Cable, 20Gb/s, 4K Support, 2X Thunderbolt 2, 3X USB 3.0, Audio Input and Output, Gigabit Ethernet, Aluminum Chassis. Here are the top ones.

Elgato Thunderbolt 2 Dock - with 50 cm Thunderbolt Cable, 20Gb/s, 4K Support, 2X Thunderbolt 2, 3X USB 3.0, Audio Input and Output, Gigabit Ethernet, Aluminum Chassis
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    Features:
  • Connect everything to your MacBook or Ultrabook at once. Two Thunderbolt 2 ports, to daisy chain up to 4 more Thunderbolt devices
  • Built-in HDMI port: directly connect one display with up to 4K resolution; dual displays only supported when using a native Thunderbolt display and HDMI connector. Built-in Gigabit Ethernet: enjoy increased network performance
  • Three USB 3.0 ports: high-power device support for iPad, SuperDrive and more. Stand-alone USB charging: keep charging when your computer is not connected. Separate microphone input and amplified audio output
  • Included software: conveniently eject all storage devices at once.Note that the Elgato Thunderbolt 2 Dock does not provide power to computers
  • NOTE : If you have a Thunderbolt monitor, you can connect a second display to the Elgato Thunderbolt 2 Dock using the HDMI connector.
Specs:
ColorSilver
Height4.5 Inches
Length9.5 Inches
Number of items1
SizeStandard
Weight0.62875 Pounds
Width6.75 Inches

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Found 12 comments on Elgato Thunderbolt 2 Dock - with 50 cm Thunderbolt Cable, 20Gb/s, 4K Support, 2X Thunderbolt 2, 3X USB 3.0, Audio Input and Output, Gigabit Ethernet, Aluminum Chassis:

u/regularfreakinguser · 2 pointsr/gadgets

Yeah, some company makes them now, but they're still too expensive. My biggest complaint is that I wouldn't mind a hub/dock that could give me USB 3 through Thunderbolt. But they're like 300 dollars, are you serious?

u/Capital_Offense · 2 pointsr/buildapc

I don't think you even need a thunderbolt dock. Get two long DisplayPort cables (or 1 if your monitors can be daisy chained) and then a USB extension with a USB hub on the end. Plug your mouse and keyboard into the hub and plug any audio devices into your monitor. (I assume that they have audio, considering they are high end monitors)

Edit: Because I have nothing else to do, I looked into a single cable thunderbolt solution.
The idea came from this video, and it will be extremely expensive. Like is there really a good reason to not just move the PC by your monitors?
First, to use Thunderbolt, you need to actually have Thunderbolt on your computer. Luckily for you, ASUS has a PCI card to do just that. Your motherboard is not listed as supported, but your motherboard does have the Thunderbolt header that is needed by the card, and is a newer mobo from the same manufacturer, so there is a possibility it might work. Assuming it does, you would just connect the DisplayPort from your GTX 1080 to the Thunderbolt card.

The next thing you need is a long Thunderbolt cable. I don't know how far away the computer is going to be from the TB dock, but here is a 33' long Thunderbolt cable. If you need longer, you can get 100' for $600.

Next, you'll need the Thunderbolt dock. There are many out there. I have no experience with any of them Belkin and Elgato both make them.
An unfortunate thing about the Thunderbolt docks is that they only support dual display when one of the displays is a Thunderbolt display. Otherwise, you can only use one over HDMI or one over MiniDP to DP, but not both. So that would mean repeating the whole setup with 2 docks, or just going with the suggestion I made above.

u/TheCravin · 2 pointsr/macsetups

Definitely no wireless monitors

Wireless speakers over Bluetooth exist, they just have a ton of latency, and it'll eventually drive you crazy if that's what you're using to output audio for your entire computer

There are plenty of really good wireless keyboards, but as far as wireless and mechanical, I only know of one, and it's not particularly good.

Plenty of good wireless mice, like the MX master, or performance MX from Logitech

And for external storage, you'd probably want to go with a NAS or something if you wanted wireless, or one of those weird wireless external hard drives that seem super odd and do some weird Bluetooth nonsense.



My suggestion to you would be, assuming your only reason for wanting this all wireless is ease of setup, getting normal wired peripherals, and getting a thunderbolt hub. Plug all of your peripherals into the thunderbolt hub, most if not all of which will have

At least three USB
HDMI out
Audio out (3.5mm)
And probably another thunderbolt out


That way your setup time when going from portable to desktop is just plugging in your MagSafe charger, and the one thunderbolt cable, as opposed to plugging in mouse, keyboard, monitor, speakers, power, external HDD, blah blah blah


This is one of the more popular and highly recommended thunderbolt docks on this sub (sorry for ugly link, I'm on mobile atm)

Elgato Thunderbolt 2 Dock with Thunderbolt Cable https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PAPMSLE/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_SmWCxbD5T921T

u/yo_quiero_cerveza · 2 pointsr/mac

There are external docking stations, like this one, with multiple thunderbolt ports. I use one with two monitors; one connected via HDMI and one connected via thunderbolt.

u/i_am_frank_grimes · 1 pointr/applehelp

Could I use this Elgato dock? One HDMI port on the MBPr to first monitor, then the TB --> Dock --> HDMI out to second monitor?

u/DrunkenMonk · 1 pointr/mac

I ordered one of these https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00PAPMSLE/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 and it works perfect. Just two cords (charger and hub) going into the MBP.

u/ThatYouChoke · 1 pointr/Surface

> Surface Connect predates both TB3 and USB-C and was an innovative docking solution at the time.

You do realize that Thunderbolt has been around since 2012. If you look at the 1st generation Retina MBP, it comes with Thunderbolt 1 using the MiniDP connector.

TB1 has a bandwidth of 10 Gbps which is twice the bandwidth of USB 3.0/3.1 Gen 1 or equal to that of USB 3.1 Gen 2.

Thunderbolt 2 has twice the bandwidth at 20 Gbps and also uses MiniDP (at least on the Mac). And TB3, 40 Gbps.

Even back in 2012, there were Thunderbolt dock like this one from Belkin:

https://www.amazon.com/Belkin-Thunderbolt-Compatible-Technology-Separately/dp/B00BQHD4B8

Thunderbolt 2 (20 Gbps) came out late 2013 (when Apple released the 2nd Gen rMBP). And there were docks like this one from Elgato:

https://www.amazon.com/Elgato-Thunderbolt-Dock-Ethernet-aluminum/dp/B00PAPMSLE

All version of Thunderbolt uses the same protocol: 4 x PCIe and DisplayPort. The difference is in the revision ie PCIe 2.0 to 3.0/DP 1.1 to 2.2 (and doubling the number of stream).

And finally, Thunderbolt is the result of the collaboration between Intel and Apple who was looking to replace FireWire (which was also initiated by Apple with the help of Sony and Panasonic).

u/Size9ed · 1 pointr/Vive

I am also wondering if using a Thunderbolt HUB would be a viable option. This one for instance has USB3.0 ports and HDMI, with it's own power source. An optical thunderbolt cable from the PC to this with only a set of short HDMI and USB cables between the HUB and the Vive Hub thingy...http://www.amazon.com/Elgato-Thunderbolt-Dock-Cable/dp/B00PAPMSLE

Bloody expensive solution, but may be the only solution...

u/soundman1024 · 1 pointr/editors

I have the El Gato version. I call it El Diablo. It works perfectly, it's just kit you hope you never have to use because it creates a mess. Maybe on a desk where you can manage it, but in the field El Diablo means I'm going to have wires going in all directions. And someone is going to plug their phone in sooner or later.

u/zzisrafelzz · 1 pointr/mac

The only way I know how would be to get one of those thunderbolt docking stations. This is one of the more popular ones. This will take your Thunderbolt port and replicate it across 2 monitors, but ONE of those monitors MUST be a thunderbolt monitor (according to the specs on the dock). This is the same across every other Thunderbolt dock I have seen.

This is a huge restriction on the older Macbook Pros, as they really haven't really cared about multi-monitor displays that aren't thunderbolt displays.

The adapter you are using will simply not do what you want, unfortunately. You might be able to get something similar that will DUPLICATE the display to two monitors, but it definitely won't allow you to have extended displays.

Now, one other option (this might sound odd), is that you could actually get an apple TV and connect it up to one of your monitors, and connect the other monitor with that adapter you posted above.

In El Capitan, Mac OS will allow you to EXTEND your desktop wirelessly to the Apple TV. Then, in theory, you could use your cabled monitor to extend on the other one. Read here for more. This may be the best solution if you don't want to go out and purchase a $200 dock AND return one of your monitors for a more expensive Thunderbolt Monitor, since an Apple TV only runs $150. I'm not sure if the 3rd Gen (at $70) supports it, but the 4th Gen will.

Good Luck!!