Post #1560265
2026-04-23 06:34 UTC
This dock does not fix any of the problems I mentioned. It is (like all the others) just a simple metall plate with a PCIe and OcuLink Connector…So again a flimsy solution for tinkerers at best.
Thunderbolt 5 is, from a Performance point of view, a rather inferior solution compared to OcuLink performing in a lot of cases worse. See the testing results from “Try some tech”: pcgameshardware.de/…/Thunderbolt-5-vs-Oculink-You…
Therefor I would rather take the Downside of a non-Hot-plug solution like OcuLink. But I want a proper Docking solution for a Desk and not this “bare metal” stuff we have right now.
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@Amaterasu@lemmy.world 2026-04-23 06:38
What are you about here? “Just a simple metal plate”, what exactly are you expecting? That is exactly the definition of a motherboard or a dock. The TGX dock from Lenovo is that inside a box. I never said TB5 is best than Oculink in performance but is better than at TB4 and reduce the gap to Oculink. Good luck with your imaginary eGPU dock and your Framework 13 with limited TB4 port.