IOGEAR has been servicing the pc equipment market with docks and KVMs for greater than a few many years now. Along with the generic use-cases, the corporate creates merchandise that concentrate on area of interest segments with characteristic units that aren’t obtainable in merchandise from different distributors. At CES 2023, IOGEAR is taking the wraps off plenty of USB-C docks slated to get launched over the following couple of quarters.
Docking Options
The three new merchandise on this class fall underneath two classes – the primary two make the most of Show Hyperlink chips together with conventional USB-C Alt Mode help, whereas the third one makes use of the Intel Goshen Ridge Thunderbolt controller for 8K help along with the standard array of ports present in common Thunderbolt 4 / USB4 docks. The next desk summarizes the important elements of the three new merchandise.
| IOGEAR USB-C Docking Options @ CES 2023 (Dock Professional Sequence) | |||
| Common Twin View Docking Station | Duo USB-C Docking Station | USB4 8K Triple View | |
| Mannequin Title | GUD3C4K2TAA | GUD3CDHTAA | GUD4C8K3 |
| Upstream Port | USB 3.2 Gen 2 Kind-C | 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Kind-C (Twin Host Help) | USB4 Kind-C (40 Gbps) |
| Audio | 1x 3.5mm Combo Audio Jack | 1x Mic In 1x Speaker Out |
1x 3.5mm Combo Audio Jack |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (12W charging) |
2x USB 2.0 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 |
2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 |
| USB-C | 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 | 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 | 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 2x USB4 (40Gbps with DP Alt Mode as much as 8Kp30) downstream |
| Networking | 1x GbE RJ-45 | 1x GbE RJ-45 | 1x 2.5 GbE RJ-45 |
| Card Reader | – | – | 1x SDXC UHS-II 1x microSDXC UHS-II |
| Show Outputs | 2x HDMI 2.0a 2x Show Port 1.2a (All by way of DisplayLink Chipset) (Max. of 2x 4Kp60 Outputs) |
2x Show Port 1.2a (4Kp60) (by way of DisplayLink Chipset) 1x HDMI 1.4a (4Kp30) (by way of DP Alt Mode) |
2x HDMI 2.1 (as much as 8Kp30) 2x Show Port 2.1 (as much as 8Kp30) (All by way of DP Alt Mode) |
| Host Energy Supply | USB PD 3.0 (as much as 100W) | As much as 100W per host (complete 200W) | USB PD 3.0 (as much as 96W) |
| Energy Provide | Exterior 150W @ 20V/7.5A | Exterior 230W | Exterior 150W @ 20V/7.5A |
| Dimensions | 91mm x 70mm x 17mm | 219mm x 88mm x 32mm | 225mm x 85mm x 18mm |
| Launch Date | March 2023 | June 2023 | March 2023 |
| MSRP | $250 | $300 | $300 |
The Dock Professional Common Twin View Docking Station is a premium DisplayLink-based dock able to driving as much as two 4Kp60 shows, with a selection of HDMI or DisplayPort for every.
The dock additionally consists of host energy supply help, and the distribution of ports is offered above.
The Dock Professional Duo USB-C Docking Station is ostensibly a USB-C dock, however it incorporates options usually present in KVMs. It permits two methods to be concurrently linked to the dock, and a push button in entrance to cycle between one among 4 show modes as present within the image beneath.
The push button configures one of many two hosts to the DisplayLink chain (that’s behind the 2 DisplayPort outputs). All of the peripheral ports are seen by the host linked to that chain. On the similar time, the HDMI port is stored lively utilizing the Alt Mode show output from the opposite host. Scorching keys can be found to cycle by means of the show modes to allow simple multi-tasking. That is an modern mixture of docking and KVM that I have not seen from different distributors but.
Lastly, we now have the flagship USB4 / Thunderbolt 4 dock – the Dock Professional USB4 8K Triple View. It incorporates all of the bells and whistles one would possibly need from a TB4 dock, together with downstream USB4 ports and 8K help.
Surprisingly, the pricing is sort of cheap at $300 – probably stored that means by avoiding Thunderbolt certification. This product might attraction to a special viewers in comparison with the Plugable TBT4-UDZ regardless of related pricing, due to the provision of downstream ports. Nevertheless, the product is slated to ship solely in the direction of the tip of the quarter.
KVM Options
IOGEAR can be asserting the GCMS1922 2-port 4K Twin View DisplayPort Matrix KVMP with USB 3.0 Hub and Audio. Such KVMs with 4Kp60 help have usually been priced upwards of $500. That is no exception with a $530 MSRP. Nevertheless, for this pricing, IOGEAR is incorporating plenty of attention-grabbing options. The KVM can function in both matrix or extension mode, with one laptop driving each show outputs within the latter, and every host driving one show within the former. Within the matrix mode, the KVM additionally helps crossover switching by way of motion of the mouse pointer (along with the common bodily button on the KVM and hotkeys). Audio mixing help (i.e, preserving the audio output of a ‘disconnected’ host additionally lively) is out there too, permitting the monitoring of notifications from each computer systems with out having to modify sources.
The KVM supplies two USB 3.2 Gen 1 and two USB 2.0 Kind-A ports for downstream peripherals along with separate audio jacks for the speaker and microphone. It should be famous that the show outputs are HDMI, whereas the inputs are DisplayPort. The KVM change is slated to turn out to be obtainable later this quarter.
Along with these upcoming merchandise, IOGEAR can be demonstrating the KeyMander Nexus Gaming KVM and the MECHLITE NANO compact USB / wi-fi keyboard on the present. These merchandise have been launched into the market final yr.
