Alastair Jennings

The Satechi Thunderbolt 5 CubeDock is a compact, premium desktop dock with three downstream Thunderbolt 5 ports, up to 140W laptop charging, UHS-II card readers, 2.5GbE networking, and an integrated enclosure for an separately purchased M.2 NVMe SSD. Testing reached up to 4,622.50MB/s read and 3,721.54MB/s write speeds on a Thunderbolt 5-equipped ASUS system, while Thunderbolt 4 reduced performance. Its strong build, single-cable workflow, and built-in storage make it particularly useful for photographers and video editors, but the $399.99/£399.99 price excludes the SSD, full benefits require Thunderbolt 5, and the lack of HDMI or DisplayPort outputs means adapters may be needed.