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Satechi’s brand new Mac mini-style Thunderbolt 5 dock now up for pre-order at 20% off

Satechi landed with a suite of new gear for CES 2026 this year – you can check it out right here – and all of it is now available for pre-order at 20% off. We wanted to touch down this morning with a closer look at the new Thunderbolt 5 CubeDock with SSD Enclosure that is also eligible for the 20% off CES2026 discount code ahead of its launch this spring. 

Satechi is now offering pre-orders on its new Thunderbolt 5 CubeDock with SSD Enclosure at $319.99 shipped using code CES2026 at checkout. Carrying a regular price at $400, you can now secure an early launch on the brand’s latest desktop hub for Mac users. 

  • Satechi Thunderbolt 5 CubeDock $320 (Reg. $400)
    • Using code CES2026 at checkout
A pair of rectangular electronic devices on wooden cubes

The design of the brand’s new flagship dock solution falls in line with its previous Satechi USB4 NVMe SSD Enclosure and Mac mini Hub & Stand, delivering a look and feel heavily inspired by Apple’s latest M4 Mac mini – it is a “precision-milled aluminum cube.” 

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This unit is, however, designed to be the first companion for Apple’s tiny headless desktop machine (or any other Mac for that matter), complete with a bevy of I/O expansions for your setup headlined by a single Thunderbolt 5 upstream connection and three additional T5 connections downstream. You’ll also find the following to join the M.2 SSD Enclosure on the underside (up to 8TB, 2230/2242/2260/2280 M.2 NVMe SSD sizes):

  • 80Gbps Data Bandwidth each
  • 15W power output each
  • Single Display up to 8K@144Hz (Windows), 6K@60Hz (macOS)
  • Dual Display up to 8K@120Hz each (Windows) , 6K@60Hz each (macOS)
  • Triple Display up to 8K@60Hz each (Windows)
  • Triple Display not supported on macOS

And finally here’s a breakdown of the rest of the data, power, Ethernet, and audio ports:

  • 1 x USB-C Data + Power: Up to 10Gbps, up to 30W charging
  • 1 x USB-C Data: Up to10Gbps, up to 7.5W charging
  • 1 x USB-A Data 1 (Front) Up to10Gbps, up to 7.5W charging
  • 1 x USB-A Data 2 (Back): Up to10Gbps, up to 4.5W charging
  • 1 x SD Card Reader: UHS-II, up to 312MB/s
  • 1 x microSD Card Reader: UHS-II, up to 312MB/s
  • 1 x 3.5mm Audio Jack: Output/ Input Support
  • 1 x 2.5G Ethernet Port
  • 1 x DC Port: 180W Smart Power Supply

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Justin is a senior deal Jedi over at gadgetnewsonline where he heads up our game/app coverage and more. He also covers all things music for 9to5Mac, including the weekly Logic Pros series exploring music production on Mac and iOS devices