In this article we will concentrate our attention upon an interesting, compact Thunderbolt 3 Mini Dock from Elgato, that that is now owned by CORSAIR. This particular accessory does provide quite a bit of connectivity options while on-the-go, but also for home, high-performance laptops that do not feature enough ports.
The product did arrive inside a small cardboard enclosure, with a photo of the main product on the top cover:
Some details regarding the brand can be seen on the side, together with the product serial number:
Moving on, we will observe the Thunderbolt logo, along with the cable routing options schematic:
On the bottom area of the box, the manufacturer has included an explanation of the provided ports and compatible operating systems:
After unsealing the box, we will find a leaflet that explains where to get the resources from, if we do intend on connecting the unit to MAC devices, but also some Important Safety Instructions:
The dock does feature a metallic grey plastic housing, with the Elgato logo on the top cover; during operation, the cover will become a bit warm to the touch:
The Elgato dock can drive not one but two 4K60 displays at once, via the included DisplayPort and HDMI outputs. We can also connect high-speed USB 3.1 storage devices to it and connect to a Gigabit LAN network via cable (many compact ultrabooks no longer have a LAN port included nowadays, having you to rely on the performance of the included WiFi card):
The sides of the unit do not feature additional interfaces, but a cut-out is provided in order to have easy access to the underneath cable: