You’ll enjoy the single Thunderbolt connection and the additional ports. If you have a MacBook Pro then having a Thunderbolt 2 dock is a big plus. The design is nice and compact and it’s great having the audio ports on the front as well as the 3rd USB 3.0 port capable of charging your mobile device. If you fall into that category then I would save save the hundred bucks and use part of it to buy a USB 3.0 hub. Also most people at this point have probably replaced their older Firewire 800/eSATA devices with newer tech. Since I connect more than 5 USB devices anyway I would still need a USB 3.0 hub. Really the only thing missing is more USB 3.0 ports and a legacy port like Firewire 800 or eSATA. For a hundred dollars less than the competition you still get 2 Thunderbolt 2 ports, 3 USB 3.0 ports, 1 HDMI port, 1 Gigabit Ethernet port, and an audio in and audio out port. Elgato has created one the fits the bill nicely. Although I’ve used a Belkin one for years now, people are always asking for a lower priced alternative. That’s where a Thunderbolt 2 dock comes in. The last thing I want to do when I leave or return from a trip is connect a bunch of cables. Having a MacBook Pro doesn’t mean that I don’t have a ton of peripherals that I need to connect. Now my only desktop computer is my Mac OS X Server. For years now my MacBook Pro has been my primary computer.
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