UGREEN Revodok Maxidok 17-in-1 Thunderbolt 5 Dock: problems, parts and running costs
Checked: 2026-10-19
Summary
The dock is a Mac-mini-sized Thunderbolt 5 cube with 17 ports and a built-in M.2 NVMe slot, aimed at owners of Thunderbolt 5 laptops who want fast internal storage in one box [1][3]. What usually goes wrong is measured, not hypothetical: TechRadar found the M.2 slot running at PCIe Gen3 x4 speed despite its Gen4 x4 rating, and the 2.5GbE port capped near 160MB/s, with no firmware-update mechanism to fix either [5]. There are no subscriptions; the running cost is the SSD and adapters you add. UGREEN lists the dock at $499.99, with street pricing around $390 observed in March–June 2026 [2][5].
Common problems and fixes
- 2.5GbE port capped near 160MB/s — copying from a 10GbE NAS capped at about 160MB/s, around 1.5GbE, while a UGREEN USB 2.5GbE adapter on one of the dock’s USB-A ports hit full speed, pointing at fixed internal bandwidth allocation. Workaround: use a USB 2.5GbE adapter on a USB-A port when you need full 2.5GbE. [5]
- No native HDMI output — HDMI monitors need an active adapter, and a third display over USB-C or HDMI requires an adapter cable. [3][4]
- Downstream Thunderbolt 5 charging is only 15W per port — called wimpy by Windows Central; fine for peripherals, slow for charging a second laptop. [4]
- Display ceilings depend on the host — full 8K@60Hz or triple 4K@144Hz needs a Thunderbolt 5 host such as an M4 Pro or M4 Max Mac; Thunderbolt 4 and USB4 hosts cap lower, with Windows Central listing dual 2K@120Hz. [1][3][4]
- Horizontal orientation only, and the 240W brick is large — the dock sits horizontally only, and the 240W power supply takes desk space. [4][5]
Parts and consumables
- Thunderbolt 5 cable — included in the box; the length is disputed (TechRadar lists 0.7m, Macworld 1m). A longer cable is an optional extra if the included one is too short. [3][5]
Yearly running cost
No subscriptions or yearly consumables: nothing to replace on a schedule. The extras the dock assumes are one-time purchases — the M.2 SSD (buyer-supplied, up to 8TB), an optional longer Thunderbolt 5 cable, and HDMI or USB-C adapters if you need them [5]. Yearly electricity cost: not enough data.
When it is a good buy
UGREEN lists the dock at $499.99, and its US series page showed $389.99 after a $110 discount at capture time (October 2026); reviewers observed street pricing around $390 in March–June 2026 [2][5]. At around $390 it is the only Thunderbolt 5 dock near that price with an internal SSD slot, and that slot is the reason to choose it. At the $499.99 list price it is weaker.
- CalDigit TS5 Plus ($499.99) — the better choice when you want more ports, 10GbE and a 330W power budget and do not need internal SSD storage [3][5].