CalDigit Launches New Thunderbolt 5 Docks

CalDigit today announced the upcoming launch of two new Thunderbolt 5 docks, the TS5 and the TS5 Plus. Both docks support transfer speeds of up to 80Gb/s with a speed boost feature when paired with Apple's Thunderbolt 5 Macs.

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The TS5 has a total of 15 ports, including four Thunderbolt 5 ports, two USB-A ports, three USB-C ports (including two at the front), a headphone jack, an SD card slot, a microSD card slot, and a 2.5Gb Ethernet port. One of the front charging ports supports 20W charging.

The TS5 Plus has 20 ports, including three Thunderbolt 5 ports, five USB-C ports (two at the front), 5 USB-A ports, a headphone jack, an SD card slot, a microSD card slot, and a 10Gb Ethernet port. One of the front ports supports 36W charging, as do two of the rear Thunderbolt 5 ports, so it is able to charge more devices. There is a Dual USB 10Gb/s controller design for better USB performance.

Both docks offer 140W power delivery, which is enough to charge Apple's 16-inch MacBook Pro at full speed. On the Mac, the displays support two 4K 240Hz displays or dual 8K 60Hz displays. All of the Thunderbolt 5 ports support Bandwidth Boost, so the default 80Gb/s speed is boosted to 120Gb/s for more demanding displays.

The TS5 Plus is priced at $500 and it will be available to purchase from the CalDigit website in late April. The TS5 is priced at $370 and it will be available for purchase in late May.

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Top Rated Comments

mtnr Avatar
14 weeks ago
10G ethernet on a Thunderbolt dock again, FINALLY! Just too bad it costs $500.
Score: 28 Votes (Like | Disagree)
maasj Avatar
14 weeks ago

Does 1GBPS Ethernet vs 10 GBPS Ethernet have any real world speed differences? I think after 100 mbps most internet transfers are quite fast.
Ethernet isn’t just about “Internet”. 10Gb Ethernet is nice for sharing a NAS / file server on a LAN for things like video editing without copying files to local storage first.
Score: 26 Votes (Like | Disagree)
CIA Avatar
14 weeks ago

Does 1GBPS Ethernet vs 10 GBPS Ethernet have any real world speed differences? I think after 100 mbps most internet transfers are quite fast.
The mere fact that you associate 10Gbps networking with your internet connection tells me you do not ever need 10Gbps networking.
Score: 23 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Rico-Suave Avatar
14 weeks ago
At that price point both of these need NVMe slot(s). Hard pass.
Score: 15 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Allen_Wentz Avatar
14 weeks ago

The costs of these things are ridiculous. Just to regain some ports.
Which is why folks like me suggest that the Studios quickly become best value once one goes beyond the base level Mac mini.
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Trey M Avatar
14 weeks ago

Yeah. But isn’t 1GBPS enough for most tasks, even on LAN?
I mean define “most tasks”. For most internet users, sure it is quite difficult for a high-consuming household to notice the difference when using typical streaming or social media or browser page downloads.

If you use a LAN, it is literally 10X of difference. Some people host servers serving hundreds of thousands of sessions in their residential home. Some people do large 8K file transfers as part of their work at home job. Some people live in densely populated apartments which share WAN connections across multiple sub units. Some people have 10 kids who heavily consume data.
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)