Satechi’s new CubeDock is a Thunderbolt 5 dock with a compact, cube-shaped design that looks like a Mac mini. Unveiled this week at the massive CES 2026 electronics convention in Las Vegas, the dock comes with a versatile port selection and an internal NVMe SSD slot to expand your Mac’s storage.
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Satechi CubeDock: A standout Mac SSD that looks familiar
There is no shortage of Thunderbolt 5 docks for Macs, but Satechi’s CubeDock stands out from the crowd. Made from aluminum and resembling a Mac mini, it measures just 5 inches by 5 inches by 2 inches. Its color also matches Apple’s silver shade for the Mac mini and Mac Studio.
The CubeDock houses a power button with an integrated LED on the front, along with a 3.5mm audio jack, a 10Gbps USB-C port with 30W output, a 10Gbps USB-A port, and SD and microSD card slots.
The rear features a 2.5GbE port, three Thunderbolt 5 downstream ports, one 10Gbps USB-C port and a 10Gbps USB-A port. There’s also an upstream Thunderbolt 5 USB-C port that connects to your Mac or MacBook and can deliver up to 140W of power. The dock pulls power from a 21-volt barrel connector.
A Mac mini-size Thunderbolt 5 dock with an integrated SSD slot
Photo: Satechi
Internally, the CubeDock features active cooling, with the mesh design on both sides helping with airflow. The NVMe SSD slot is located at the bottom and supports drives up to 8TB with speeds reaching 6,000 MB/s.
Satechi’s CubeDock works with both Thunderbolt 5-equipped Macs and Windows PCs. On Windows, it can drive up to three 4K monitors simultaneously, while on Macs, it supports dual 6K60Hz displays.
Meet Satechi’s most advanced Thunderbolt 5 Pro cable yet
Alongside the CubeDock, Satechi unveiled the Thunderbolt 5 Pro cable featuring reinforced aluminum housings and a premium braided jacket. The company’s most advanced cable yet, the Thunderbolt 5 Pro supports 240W power delivery and 120Gbps unidirectional data transfer.
The Satechi CubeDock will retail for $399.99 and start shipping later this quarter. (It’s already available for preorder through Satechi’s website.) The Thunderbolt 5 Pro cable can be purchased for $39.99 through Satechi’s website or Amazon.
This braided 1-meter Thunderbolt 5 cable can handle the most demanding applications.
- Great specs: 240W PD and 120Gbps data transfer.
- Handles multiple monitors: Dual 8K@60Hz, triple 4K@144Hz.
- Backward-compatible with Thunderbolt 4 and 3.
- Not the longest cable around.
Rajesh has been writing about consumer technology for over a decade, with a strong focus on iPhones, Macs and Apple’s ecosystem. He enjoys digging into Apple software updates, hardware changes, and discovering new Mac apps that make work faster and more enjoyable.
