
Benchmark tests by MacWorld and Tom's Hardware said that the hard drive was slower than other products they tested, despite being connected through a faster Thunderbolt port, rather than Firewire. Thunderbolt SSD Įlgato introduced two external solid-state drives in September 2012 called Thunderbolt Drive.

Reviews in TechRadar and Macworld gave it 4 out of 5 stars. The Register and CNET disagreed on whether it was competitively priced. A review in The Register said it was compact and useful, but Windows users should consider a USB 3.0 dock.

It is typically used to plug a Macbook into an office setting (printer, monitor, keyboard) or to provide additional ports not available in the MacBook Air. A computer is plugged into the dock using a Thunderbolt port in order to gain access to the dock's three USB ports, audio jacks, HDMI and ethernet. The Elgato Thunderbolt Drive+ Thunderbolt dock Įlgato introduced a Thunderbolt docking station in June 2014.
