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Read the blog to see the performance parity with Thunderbolt 4, lower total cost of ownership, and how to time dock decisions to your device refresh.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stuf.in\/biqew9\" target=\"_blank\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A docking station that works for any device fleet.\ud83d\udd0c <\/p>\n<p>USB4 from @StarTech.com delivers up to 40Gbps, dual 4K, and 100W charging over a single driverless cable that works across Mac and Windows. 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