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Corsair’s TBT100 Thunderbolt 3 is the Only Dock You’ll Ever Need

Corsair isn’t just for the PC Master Race anymore. If you’re a Mac user in need of a USB-C Thunderbolt 3 dock, then they’ve got you covered. Providing you with the mighty speeds of Thunderbolt 3, the TBT100 Dock from Corsair is the only dock you’ll ever need.

Get ready to connect a wealth of devices to your Mac or any laptop with Thunderbolt 3. Boasting a whopping 40Gbps bandwidth, this bad boy will send 85W of power straight to your computer while powering up to nine devices.

All your devices are just one cable away with the Corsair TBT100 Thunderbolt 3 dock. It’s got two USB-C 3.1 ports, dual USB-A 3.1 ports, an SDXC card reader, a 3.5mm audio jack (can’t get rid of it that easily, Apple), a Gigabit Ethernet port, dual HDMI 2.0 ports, a Kensington security lock, and of course, the Thunderbolt 3 port for connecting it to your laptop.

Able to power two external displays at 4K 60HZ in HDR, the Corsair TBT100 has some serious grunt for something so sleek and sexy. Sporting a durable and slim aluminium housing that looks great and easily fits into any setup, no matter your aesthetic choice. Plus, with that Kensington Security Slot, it’s thief-proof too.

Ready for either macOS or Windows, it’s a simple as plugin and play. At USD$259.99, it’s not cheap, but if you follow the buy once, cry once rule, this is the only way to go. Get Corsair’s TBT100 Thunderbolt 3 dock; it’s the only one you’ll ever need.

Corsair’s New iCUE QL PWM Fans Pack 34 Addressable RGB LEDS Each

It appears that RGB has been in the market for so long that companies are starting to feel the need to up the ante, which is exactly what Corsair is doing with its new iCUE QL RGB PWM fans announced today. For the time being, the company is only announcing them in 120 and 140mm variants.

What’s special about these RGB-enabled fans is that they have not one, two or even three lighting zones. No, they have four lighting zones spanning over a grand total of 34 individually addressable RGB LEDs per fan. I don’t think my entire PC even has that many RGB LEDs in the entire build!

The lighting zones are located at the outer and inner rings of the fans on the front and exhaust sides. Corsair’s goal here was to make accompanying systems “look great from all angles,” its announcement said. The inner ring of the intake side of the fan also passes some light into the lightly translucent fan blades for added effect.

Thankfully, all this RGB craze seemingly hasn’t gone at the total expense of the PWM fans’ performance. Corsair is still trying to ensure these units aren’t all too loud with built-in vibration dampers, PWM control and silent fan hubs. The 120mm units will run at up to 1,500 RPM while pushing up to 41.8 CFM of air, and the 140mm units are said to push up to 50.2CFM at 1,250 RPM. Corsair rates both at 18-26dBA through their RPM range, and although they aren’t expected to perform at industry-leading silence levels, these are fairly respectable numbers (assuming Corsair’s testing conditions were fair). They’ll go down to 525 and 550 RPM for the QL120 and QL140, respectively, so based on this information I wouldn’t concern yourself with excessive noise levels.

Corsair will sell the units in single-packs and in three-packs (120mm) or two-packs (140mm) with an included Corsair iCue Node CORE hub that allows you to connect up to six fans. They come with a two-year warranty, and the fans are rated to operate with a mean time between failure of 40,000 hours.

Corsair’s color-crazy fans are currently available at Amazon starting at $44.99 for 120mm or $49.99 for 140mm. The 120mm three-pack is $139.99, and the 140mm two-pack is $119.99, but “temporarily out of stock.”