2023-08-01 19:31:23
Sonnet presented a new USB-C dock whose full name reveals the peculiarity. Indeed, the Echo 13 Triple 4K Display Dock allows you to connect three 4K screens at 60 frames per second via HDMI or DisplayPort and it also works on all recent Macs, including models equipped with an Apple M1 or M2 chip. . By default, these computers are limited to a single external screen (two for the Mac mini which has no internal screen), but the manufacturer has integrated the DisplayLink standard to overcome this defect.
Sonnet’s new dock.
This solution effectively increases the number of screens supported by a computer. Sonnet promises to manage three 4K screens via the connectors placed on the back of the product, knowing that the customer has the choice each time between a DisplayPort port and an HDMI. There are thus three pairs of sockets for the screens and three connectors can be used at any time out of the six.
In addition to the display part, this dock offers many other connectors: a jack and microphone input, an SD card reader and a USB-C port designed for fast charging on the front; four USB-A sockets, a Gigabit Ethernet port and the USB-C socket for the computer on the back. The latter can also power this computer, with up to 100 W of current delivered.
All connectors found on the Sonnet Echo 13.
Even if the DisplayLink is a functional solution to add screens to a Mac M1 or M2, it must be remembered that it involves some compromises. Bugs related to the driver, lower image quality or incompatibilities with DRM, we had listed them all in this article:
DisplayLink adapter test: a good solution for connecting several screens to a Mac M1/M2?
Depending on your needs, however, it may still be a good option. If this is your case, then this new dock from Sonnet may interest you. It is sold for $240 (€218) on its manufacturer’s website, but deliveries are limited to the United States and Canada. Sonnet is distributed in France, notably by MacWayso we should quickly find him on this side of the Atlantic.
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