CalDigit rolls out two Thunderbolt 5 docking solutions aimed at Apple’s newest Macs. The 15‑port TS5 sells for $400 and slots into a compact 5.5‑by‑4.5‑inch footprint, while the Element 5 Hub costs $250 and shrinks to a 2.75‑by‑4.5‑inch form factor. Both devices connect via a separate 240 W brick and include a braided 1‑meter Thunderbolt 5 cable, eliminating the need for external adapters.

The TS5 offers three downstream Thunderbolt 5 ports with 15 W charging, a 140W upstream port, two 10 Gb/s USB‑C ports, dual SD slots and 2.5 GbE. It drives up to four 6K 60 Hz displays on an M5 Max Mac, or dual 8K 60 Hz panels on lower‑end chips. In testing the dock kept temperatures lukewarm, but intermittent USB‑C SSD detection failures required a Mac restart to recover.

The Element 5 Hub trades ports for size, delivering four Thunderbolt 5 connections, two USB‑C and three USB‑A slots while supplying 90 W host power. It lacks SD readers and an audio jack, but its tiny chassis fits beside a laptop without crowding the desk. For users who need only Thunderbolt bandwidth, the Hub provides a functional, lower‑cost alternative to the larger TS5.