OWC Thunderbolt 3 Pro Dock for Extreme Workflows

OWC (Other World Computing, Inc.) announced the availability of the Thunderbolt 3 Pro Dock.

Thunderbolt 3 Pro Dock front and rear

Designed by professionals, this addition to the company’s lineup of connectivity solutions was built  to meet the demands of today’s professional video production, image processing and performance data workflows.

High bandwidth and flexibility for demanding Hi-Res needs
Pro-level docking stations must be equipped to handle any situation in a production workflow. The Thunderbolt 3 Pro Dock is the ultimate on-location, post production ‘mission control’ solution, with an unrivaled combination of 10GbE, CFast and SD card readers, 2 Thunderbolt 3 ports, 3 USB 3.1 ports, and support for eSATA devices and drives. For efficiency for multiple card transfers, the CFast and SD 4.0 card readers are conveniently accessible on the unit’s front side. And while big on pro-level features, the Pro Dock sports a compact footprint roughly the size of a single external drive enclosure.

Performance and versatility
With this productivity configuration, creators can ingest and work with 4/8K RAW video and RAW photo files at speeds up to 600MB/s. Collaborate in a shared workflow environment via the 10GbE port to keep projects streaming from file setup to final renders with headroom to spare. The Thunderbolt 3 Pro Dock shines with versatility, supporting either 1 or 2 4K monitors, or alternatively 1 5K monitor connected to the second Thunderbolt 3 port. Daisy chain up to 5 additional Thunderbolt devices like studio-level storage, RAID arrays, PCIe expansion, or Thunderbolt displays – all while powering a laptop and managing the typical USB 3.1 devices required to get the job done.

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Thunderbolt 3 Pro Dock delivers:

• Two Thunderbolt 3 ports delivering lightning-fast 40Gb transfer speeds, with backward compatibility for all Thunderbolt 2 devices

• Transfer at speeds up to 600MB/s – One CFast 2.0 card reader, and one SD 4.0 card reader

• Bandwidth to edit from your server – One 10GE port

• Power while working – 60W notebook charging

• Connect peripherals – 3 USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports

• See your work – One DisplayPort 1.2 port for an additional monitor (up to 4K), or one 5K monitor via Thunderbolt 3 port

• Securely powered – locking power connection

• Multi-bay external drive access – One eSATA port with port multiplier support

• Thunderbolt certified for Mac and Windows

“Many of the world’s most talented content creators and producers have been loyal OWC customers for decades because pros know our performance and reliability is simply unmatched, and they won’t settle for second best,” said Larry O’Connor, founder and CEO, OWC. “We built the new OWC Thunderbolt 3 Pro Dock for them, and I am confident it will take their creativity and productivity to the next level in a world where speed, versatility and reliability are everything.“

The Thunderbolt 3 Pro Dock is available at the company webstore, and Amazon, MSRP: $339.99.