USB 4 docks arrive with enough bandwidth for two 4K 120Hz displays
by Jon Porter from The Verge - All Posts on (#6D2FC)
The dock offers 11 ports total. | Image: Plugable Plugable's latest USB 4 dock doesn't require compromises when using external monitors with your laptop. The USB4 Dual Monitor Docking Station (model number UD-4VPD) contains not one but two HDMI 2.1 ports, allowing compatible laptops to be connected to dual 4K displays running at a refresh rate of 120Hz. Plugable's press release notes that the UD-4VPD will be available starting today from Amazon for $199.95.
I say compatible laptops'' because, in order to get the most out of the UD-4VPD, you'll need a USB 4 or Thunderbolt 4 port that offers the 40Gbps worth of bandwidth needed by the dock. (Thunderbolt 3 is supported, but Plugable's press release notes that, in some cases, it'll offer reduced display mode options.") The dock is also...