{"id":101256,"date":"2019-10-04T16:13:40","date_gmt":"2019-10-04T16:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/19\/10\/04\/caldigit-usb-c-pro-dock-cuts-confusion-with-expanded-compatibility"},"modified":"2019-10-04T16:13:40","modified_gmt":"2019-10-04T16:13:40","slug":"caldigit-usb-c-pro-dock-cuts-confusion-with-expanded-compatibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2019\/10\/04\/caldigit-usb-c-pro-dock-cuts-confusion-with-expanded-compatibility\/","title":{"rendered":"CalDigit USB-C Pro Dock cuts confusion with expanded compatibility"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- font size selector, BEGIN --> <span class=\"cfix\">&nbsp;<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"gray small byline\"> By <a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#8cede1eee9feccedfcfce0e9e5e2ffe5e8e9fea2efe3e1\">Amber Neely<\/a> <br \/><span class=\"gray\">Friday, October 04, 2019, 09:13 am PT (12:13 pm ET)<\/span> <\/p>\n<p> <span><span class=\"article-leader\">The new CalDigit USB-C Pro Dock offers maximum compatibility with both Thunderbolt 3 and the various flavors of USB-C, making it a good choice for Mac and iPad Pro users.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<div class=\"article-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/caldigit-usb-c-pro-dock-cuts-confusion-with-expanded-compatibility.jpg\" alt=\"USB C Pro Dock\" height=\"368\" class=\"lazy\" data-original=\"https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/caldigit-usb-c-pro-dock-cuts-confusion-with-expanded-compatibility-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/caldigit-usb-c-pro-dock-cuts-confusion-with-expanded-compatibility-1.jpg\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"minor2 small gray\"><\/span><\/div>\n<p>CalDigit USB-C Pro Dock is one of the first <a href=\"http:\/\/appleinsider.com\/topic\/thunderbolt_3\">Thunderbolt 3<\/a> docks on the market that supports both Thunderbolt 3 and USB 3.2 type C laptops. Most Thunderbolt 3 devices, including docks, have typically only been compatible with Thunderbolt 3 Laptops. By making this dock compatible with both, it eliminates the confusion caused by USB-C and Thunderbolt 3 using the same Type-C connector. <\/p>\n<p>When the Pro Dock is connected to a Thunderbolt 3 laptop it becomes a full Thunderbolt 3 40 gigabit per second dock, and when connected to a USB-C laptop it becomes a USB-C 10 Gigabit per second dock.<\/p>\n<p>It can help charge a <a href=\"http:\/\/appleinsider.com\/topic\/macbook\">laptop<\/a> with 85 watts of charging power, provided your laptop allows for USB-C charging. A Thunderbolt 3 computer can support dual 4K monitors with this dock, and a USB-C computer can support dual 1080p monitors. <\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<div class=\"article-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/caldigit-usb-c-pro-dock-cuts-confusion-with-expanded-compatibility.jpg\" alt=\"Dock on green background\" height=\"368\" class=\"lazy\" data-original=\"https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/caldigit-usb-c-pro-dock-cuts-confusion-with-expanded-compatibility-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/caldigit-usb-c-pro-dock-cuts-confusion-with-expanded-compatibility-2.jpg\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"minor2 small gray\"><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Additionally, as it supports USB-C, it can upgrade an <a href=\"http:\/\/appleinsider.com\/topic\/ipad_pro\">iPad Pro<\/a> into a full workstation with support for a 4K monitor, hard drives, a keyboard and mouse.<\/p>\n<p>The Pro Dock also features a 3.5mm combination audio in\/out port, three USB-A ports, a Gigabit Ethernet port, and an SD card reader to help minimize the need for adapters around your workspace.<\/p>\n<p>The CalDigit USB-C Pro Dock retails for $199.99 and is available from Amazon with a special deal to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Mk5Sm6\">get $30 off the retail price.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>AppleInsider<\/em> will be reviewing the dock in the weeks to come.<\/p>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; By Amber Neely Friday, October 04, 2019, 09:13 am PT (12:13 pm ET) The new CalDigit USB-C Pro Dock offers maximum compatibility with both Thunderbolt 3 and the various flavors of USB-C, making it a good choice for Mac and iPad Pro users. CalDigit USB-C Pro Dock is one of the first Thunderbolt 3 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":101257,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[173],"class_list":["post-101256","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-apple-insider","tag-ipad"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101256","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101256"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101256\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/101257"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=101256"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=101256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}