UGREEN's new Maxidok 17‑in‑1 Thunderbolt 5 docking station lands as the company's flagship high‑end accessory, targeting power users who need extensive connectivity. The dock retails for $499.99 but is currently listed at $389.99 on Amazon with free Prime shipping, positioning it as a competitive option in the emerging TB5 market.
The unit plugs into a laptop via a single Thunderbolt 5 cable and expands the link into 17 ports: two downstream Thunderbolt 5, one upstream Thunderbolt 5, a DisplayPort 2.1, three USB‑C and three USB‑A ports (each 10 Gbps), a 2.5 GbE Ethernet jack, three audio jacks, SD and TF card slots, and an empty PCIe Gen4 x4 M.2 slot that can house up to 8 TB of SSD. Thunderbolt 5 delivers up to 80 Gbps bidirectional bandwidth, enough to drive three 4K displays at 144 Hz or two 8K/6K screens at 60 Hz, and provides up to 240 W of Power Delivery for charging laptops.
File transfers through the dock can reach 5,000–7,000 MB/s thanks to the PCIe Gen4 interface, while an active 60 mm fan and aluminum unibody chassis keep temperatures in check. Users should verify that their laptop’s GPU and CPU can sustain the heavy graphics load before attempting the maximum monitor configuration.
