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[Teardown] Dell SD25TB5 Pro Thunderbolt 5 docking station

danchar Mar 4, 2026

Dell launched the TB15 Thunderbolt 3 docking station in 2015 so this latest product launch marks the 10th anniversary of the Dell Thunderbolt Docking Station product line. Compared to previous WD-series docking stations, the SD25TB5...

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TESmart HDC202-X24 Thunderbolt 4 KVM teardown and review

danchar May 3, 2025

Introduction I don’t have much experience with modern KVM solutions. When I joined the Microsoft DirectX Graphics team in 2003

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Cable Matters “foldable” USB4 SSD enclosure Teardown & Review

danchar Mar 6, 2025

Hide-a-cable

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Surface USB4 Dock for Business Teardown and Review

danchar Feb 20, 2025

Is USB4 better than Thunderbolt 4?

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120+ USB4 / Thunderbolt 4 Hubs & Docks compared (January 2024)

danchar Jan 1, 2024

[Updated 2024/01/01 with additional models] Here come the mighty Docks… [Looking for less-expensive USB-C options?] Introduction Here is a growing

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List of fastest USB4 ASM2464PD, JHL9480, and JHL7440 SSD enclosures (Feb 2025)

danchar Jan 1, 2024

[2025/02/21 – Additional TB5 JHL9480 models] Introduction There are four main vendors of controller chips used in external SSD enclosures:

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List: 2TB, 1TB, 512GB M.2 2230 SSDs (July 2024) – upgrades for Surface Pro/Laptop, SteamDeck, XBox Series X, etc.

danchar Jan 1, 2024

[Updated 2024/07/14 – Added BiCS6 models – re-organized BiCS5-based models] List of M.2 2230 NVMe SSD models (2TB, 1TB, 512GB)

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EBL 65W TC-073CA65 GaN USB-C power supply / power strip review

danchar Dec 6, 2023

Introduction I built my first power supply with a soldering iron when I was 14 years old. It was a

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Plugable UD-4VPD USB4 desktop dock review

danchar Nov 2, 2023

Introduction I really do love Plugable products. So when I heard about their new USB4 Docking station back in July,

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USB-C splitter/merger? – charge laptop while displaying to HDMI, DisplayPort, or USB-C monitor without a hub

danchar Oct 19, 2023

[Updated 2023/11/20] Introduction Suppose you have a compact laptop like a Macbook Air that only has USB-C ports. You’d like

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