For this week’s giveaway, we’ve teamed up with CalDigit to give MacRumors readers a chance to win a USB-C HDMI docking station compatible with Apple USB-C Macs and iPads.
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Unlike most Thunderbolt docking stations on the market, CalDigit’s HDMI USB-C Dock provides up to 94W to charge a MacBook, which means it has enough power to make charging easy. even the 16-inch MacBook Pro at full speed. Most other docks peak at 87W.
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Priced at $ 219.99, the USB-C HDMI docking station offers a total of 10 ports, including one Thunderbolt 3 port, two HDMI 2.0b ports, one USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 10Gb / s port, three USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 ports that supports transfer speeds of up to 5 Gbps, SD card reader, Gigabit Ethernet port and combo audio input / output jack.
CalDigit’s HDMI USB-C Dock is compatible with all Thunderbolt and USB-C laptops, so it will work with all modern Apple computers. It is also compatible with the USB-C iPad Pro models and the fourth generation iPad Air, which is equipped with USB-C.
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As a universal docking station option, when paired with a Thunderbolt 3 laptop, the HDMI USB-C docking station delivers full 40Gbps performance and when connected to a USB-C laptop, it offers 10 Gb / s performance. It is also compatible with machines equipped with Thunderbolt 4 ports.
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With a Thunderbolt connection, the docking station supports two 4K 60Hz displays through the HDMI 2.0 ports, while USB-C users can connect two 2K 30Hz monitors or a single 4K 30Hz monitor. M1 Mac users can connect a single external monitor up to 4K 60Hz.
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The HDMI USB-C docking station offers a few more bells and whistles. With CalDigit software, all external drives connected to the docking station can be ejected with one click, and it supports standalone charging so you can charge accessories like iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch up to 7.5 W without a connected laptop.
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We have five of the USB-C HDMI Docking Stations to offer MacRumors players. To enter to win our ‘giveaway’, use the Gleam.io widget below and enter an email address. Email addresses will be used only for contact purposes to reach winners and send prizes. You can earn additional entries by subscribing to our weekly newsletter, subscribing to our YouTube channel, following us on Twitter, following us on Instagram, or visiting the MacRumors Facebook page.
Due to the complexity of international laws regarding gifts, only U.S. residents 18 years of age or older and Canadian residents (except Quebec) who have reached the age of majority in their province or territory are eligible. To provide your feedback or get more information on the restrictions on “giveaways”, please see our Comments section on the site, as this is where the discussion of the rules will be redirected.
The contest will run from today (February 12) at 11 a.m. PT until 11 a.m. PT on February 19. The winners will be chosen at random on February 19 and will be contacted by email. Winners will have 48 hours to respond and provide a delivery address before new winners are chosen.
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