Reddit reviews Belkin Thunderbolt Express Dock (Compatible with Thunderbolt 2 Technology), Cable Sold Separately

You can get a 27" IPS DisplayPort panel (with a 0 dead pixel policy) from Monoprice for $460

The Mini-Displayport to Displayport Cable is $5

And then you can get a Berklin Thunderbolt dock for $150

A thunderbolt cable will run you $37

And an 85W Magsafe Adapter will run you $80 (although you can get it cheaper)

So for $732 you can get an identical setup as a cinema display, and your Thunderbolt dock and power adapter can travel with you.

There’s things like this but that’s just an example as it doesn’t have HDMI, but you can get them...

> Surface Connect predates both TB3 and USB-C and was an innovative docking solution at the time.

You do realize that Thunderbolt has been around since 2012. If you look at the 1st generation Retina MBP, it comes with Thunderbolt 1 using the MiniDP connector.

TB1 has a bandwidth of 10 Gbps which is twice the bandwidth of USB 3.0/3.1 Gen 1 or equal to that of USB 3.1 Gen 2.

Thunderbolt 2 has twice the bandwidth at 20 Gbps and also uses MiniDP (at least on the Mac). And TB3, 40 Gbps.

Even back in 2012, there were Thunderbolt dock like this one from Belkin:

https://www.amazon.com/Belkin-Thunderbolt-Compatible-Technology-Separately/dp/B00BQHD4B8

Thunderbolt 2 (20 Gbps) came out late 2013 (when Apple released the 2nd Gen rMBP). And there were docks like this one from Elgato:

https://www.amazon.com/Elgato-Thunderbolt-Dock-Ethernet-aluminum/dp/B00PAPMSLE

All version of Thunderbolt uses the same protocol: 4 x PCIe and DisplayPort. The difference is in the revision ie PCIe 2.0 to 3.0/DP 1.1 to 2.2 (and doubling the number of stream).

And finally, Thunderbolt is the result of the collaboration between Intel and Apple who was looking to replace FireWire (which was also initiated by Apple with the help of Sony and Panasonic).

Is this a MacBook Pro with Thunderbolt (i.e. is it from 2011 or later)? If so, your best bet would be something akin to the Belkin Thunderbolt Express Dock.

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Title: [USA-AZ] Belkin Thunderbolt Express dock, iPhone 6s 16GB [W] PayPal, local cash

Username: /u/RiceRocketJockey

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Belkin Thunderbolt dock for MacBook with Thunderbolt 2. Nothing wrong with the unit, I upgraded my MacBook a while ago and this has just been sitting around. The cable is also included. Asking $90 shipped or $80 local.

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Verizon iPhone 6s 16GB (model number MN1M2LL/A). No activation lock and phone is unlocked. Battery maximum capacity is at 90%. Asking $90 shipped or $80 local. It is currently on iOS 12.3.1.

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I'm happy with the Belkin.
http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-Thunderbolt-Compatible-Technology-Separately/dp/B00BQHD4B8/

But it is over $200 when you include a cable.

I also have the Caldigit, but it isn't as compatible as the Belkin...