The difference between splitter and docking station_Docking station performance characteristics

　First of all, the core difference between splitters and docking stations is that splitters do not have a chip, docking stations have a chip, that is, the data processing of splitters or rely on the computer's motherboard, while docking stations can rely on the chip independent calculation. This brings a huge difference in performance between the two, the docking station can have higher bandwidth than the splitter, which can also drive many different types of external devices running at the same time, and to ensure high-quality data transmission, such as Thunderbolt three docking station can be done at the same time to drive two 4K monitors, stable output of 60 fps, which is impossible to do with the splitter.
 
 
　　So from the price point of view, the docking station will be more expensive than the splitter, if you just want to expand an interface into more than one, the performance of data transmission is not much requirement, then you can buy a cheap splitter directly, if you need to transfer more types of signals, and for the transmission quality requirements, it is essential to buy a docking station. Currently, as notebooks go further and further down the road in the pursuit of thin and light, the interface type is also less and less, such as Apple's macbook only retains the type-c interface, so to thin and light with a docking station can be said to be the basic operation, but it is because the docking station can be adapted to a variety of different devices, with many types of interfaces, which also leads to the purchase of white easy to see dizzy, but also easy to step on The pit.

Docking station performance characteristics.
1, compact size, lightweight and easy to carry, good compatibility, suitable for most laptops and PCI devices
2, the transmission speed without any attenuation, especially for data communication volume of the occasion
3、All aluminum casing, good heat dissipation, stable and reliable quality, very easy to use process