Both the front and back of the enclosure include USB 3.0, audio input, and audio output connections to support the handy connection of devices such as a microphone, thumb drives, headphones, or a cell phone for synching and rapid charging. The case may be set horizontally or vertically to save space on the desktop. Sonnet designed the Echo 15 Thunderbolt Dock for maximum flexibility in use. For Mac users, this means their Time Machine backup drive can be installed inside the dock.
All models support the installation of a standard SSD or hard drive for backing up data or hosting a media library. With the purchase of the Sonnet dock with Blu-ray drive option, software to enable Blu-ray disc playback on Mac computers is included. When it is time to take the computer and go, the user needs only to disconnect the Thunderbolt cable.
Peripherals are left connected to the dock using standard cables, while the dock connects to the computer with a single Thunderbolt cable. The Echo 15 Thunderbolt Dock offers a simple way to restore FireWire 800, Gigabit Ethernet, eSATA, audio, and add additional USB 3.0 connectivity plus an optical drive to load software, import CDs, burn CDs and DVD-ROMs, and play DVDs and even Blu-ray movies. With the introduction of new, thinner, lighter computers, manufacturers continue to remove interfaces and optical drives that were once standard. Here’s a deeper explanation of the Echo 15 Thunderbolt Dock, direct from Sonnet Technologies: MSRP for the Echo 15 Thunderbolt Dock with DVD Drive is $399.95 MSRP with Blu-ray Drive is $449.95 the MSRP with DVD drive plus 2TB HDD is $499.95 and the super-deluxe version with Blu-ray drive plus 2TB HDD has an MSRP OF $549.95. Get it all in and out of your Thunderbolt-equipped laptop, in one stop.Ĭompatible with OS X 10.8.2+, Windows 8, and Windows 7, all models are expected to be available by summer.
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