Ugreen Revodok Max 213 Thunderbolt 4 Dock Review

I’ve beforehand reviewed the excellent Ugreen Revodok Professional 209, which I’ve continued to make use of with my Geekom Mini IT13 Mini PC for the previous few months.

Extra lately, I reviewed the Revodok Professional Collection 313 13-in-1 & 210 10-in-1 USB-C docks, that are each wonderful and what I exploit once I journey.

Ugreen can also be releasing a number of Revodok Max fashions, which improves the connectivity with Thunderbolt 4 supplying you with as much as 40Gbps throughput vs 10Gbs you get with the USB on the Professional fashions.

Specification

• 1x DisplayPort 1.4
• 1x Upstream Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
• 2x Downstream Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
• 1x USB C 3.2 port (10Gbps)
• 2x USB A 3.2 port (10Gbps)
• 2x USB A 3.0 port (5Gbps)
• 1x SD 4.0 Card Reader
• 1x TF 4.0 Card Reader
• 1x 3.5mm Audio Port
• 1x 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
• 1x DC port (21V/8.57A)

Design and Ports

The Ugreen Revodok Max 213 is a big dock with a devoted energy provide requiring an influence pack with a DC barrel. So, it isn’t a very moveable dock and is finest used to transform a laptop computer (or mini PC) right into a multi-monitor system.

On the entrance of the dock, you could have an influence button, USB-C 3.2 (10Gbps, 20W PD), two 10Gbps USB-A 3.2 ports, SD/MicroSD slots, and a 3.5mm audio port.

On the rear, you could have the 180W DC enter, 2.5GbE port, wo 5GBps USB-A 3.0 ports, one DisplayPort 1.4 port able to 8K@30Hz, two Thunderbolt 4 ports that additionally help 8K@30Hz, and at last, a 90W TB4 port that connects to the host.

Ugreen advertises this as having an upgraded cooling system with cooling silica gel and pleated aluminium sections for elevated floor space, and the whole shell is a cooling aluminium. Throughout my time with it, it will get heat to the touch however not sizzling.

Show Output

The Revodok Max 213 solely has a single show output port with DP1.4. However, it helps two shows should you use Thunderbolt/USB-C.

I discover it a little bit bit odd that the flagship product has restricted show outputs. The Revodok Max 313, which can launch quickly, helps three shows and has HDMI2.1 and DP1.4 ports. The Revodok Professional 209, which I’ve been utilizing for the previous few months, helps two shows however has 2x HDMI2.0 and 2x DP1.2, supplying you with a bit extra flexibility on the way you join shows.

The 2 TB4 ports on the rear of the dock may also help 8K@30Hz, and it runs my Samsung U32J59x monitor nice at 4K@60Hz.

USB Ports

You get 6x USB ports in whole, with a great mixture of USB requirements catering to each new and legacy gadgets:

• 2x USB A 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps)
• 2x USB A 3.0 (5Gbps)
• 1x USB C 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps)
• 2x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)

I’ve examined the USB ports with the Orico Montage MTQ-40G USB4 SSD and was in a position to obtain the 3119MB/s learn and 1632MB/s write, which matches the efficiency when connected to a USB4 laptop computer port immediately.

2.5Gb Ethernet

The inclusion of a 2.5GbE port is without doubt one of the standout options for me personally. Though my mini-PC has 2.5GbE built-in, many laptops and PCs lack it.

Having 2.5GbE on a router is turning into more and more frequent, WiFi 7 can comfortably obtain multi-gig efficiency, and firms like CityFibre are rolling out 2.5Gbps Web.

I’ve beforehand written a information on the most effective USB-C Docks with 2.5gbps Ethernet, and the obtainable choices had been restricted. Probably the most cost-efficient resolution is to purchase a devoted USB to 2.5GbE adaptor. Nonetheless, if you need an all-in-one resolution, then the £400 CalDigit TS4 Thunderbolt 4 Dock was the best choice I may discover. It has an identical specification to this Revodock, but it surely has extra ports in whole.

So I’m happy Ugreen has included 2.5GbE by default quite than requiring an extra accent.

Efficiency is as anticipated, with it reaching 2500Mbps throughput with iPerf.

SD Slots

You get twin card readers supporting the newest requirements, in a position to take full benefit of current SD playing cards and gadgets:

• 1x SD 4.0 UHS-II
• 1x MicroSD 4.0 UHS-II

My SanDisk Excessive Professional 128GB SD card has a max learn pace of 300MB/s. In testing, the averages speeds had been:

• Learn: 220-270MB/s
• Write: 84-110MB/s

So whereas the writes fall a bit wanting the cardboard’s max speeds, the reads are wonderful, and general efficiency is nice.

Energy Supply

The Revodok Max 213 can ship as much as 100W of energy supply to cost laptops.

I’ve a Huawei Matebook 14, which solely requires 65W of energy, and the Revodok rapidly powered it.

For the TB ports, I used to be in a position to present 12.5W to my Anker 737 Energy Financial institution

The entrance USB-C was in a position to present 18.6W to the ability financial institution.

Worth and Various Choices

The Ugreen Revodok Max 213 has an RRP of £400, however on the time of writing, they’d a pre-sale low cost of £80 obtainable, taking it all the way down to £320. It is usually obtainable on Amazon, however there are not any reductions obtainable but.

It’s price noting that Ugreen are one of many many manufacturers that launch issues at a reasonably excessive worth however rapidly scale back the worth following launch.

The Ugreen Revodok Professional 209 launched for £200 however was rapidly discounted to £170 and is at present obtainable for £120.

The Revodok Professional 313 launched for £130 however was instantly discounted to £100.

Compared, the CalDigit TS4 constantly stays round its RRP of £395.

Anker has the Anker 577 PowerExpand EliteThunderbolt Docking Station priced at £280. That is additionally a 13-in-1 docking station, however solely has gigabit Ethernet.

The Corsair TBT200 has fewer ports and no Show Port/HDMI, but it surely has 3x TB4 ports and a couple of.5GbE and is priced at £280.

The OWC Thunderbolt Dock is £262 however solely has 11 ports, is proscribed to gigabit and lacks HDMI ports.

The iVANKY FusionDock Max 1 has a powerful 20 ports and may help 4 extra shows on the MacBook Professional, plus it has 2.5GbE, however it is extremely costly at £500 RRP (£70 voucher obtainable).

General

The Ugreen Revodok Max 213 is an extremely costly however excellent Thunderbolt dock.

Though it is extremely costly, that is true for the competing choices. Thunderbolt instructions a big worth premium vs USB.

Wanting on the various choices, there’s nothing that stands out as a greater various to the Revodok Max 213.

I’d have appreciated an extra DP/HDMI port to make connecting a 3^rd show extra handy however that is achieved simply sufficient with the USB-C ports.

Aside from that minor gripe, the Ugreen Revodok Max 213 has labored completely for the previous few weeks I’ve been utilizing it and is a simple suggestion if you need a premium Thunderbolt dock.

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