Sonnet Echo 11 Thunderbolt 4 Dock (2021)

Sonnet's Echo 11 is a clean, aluminum Thunderbolt 4 dock with four Thunderbolt 4 ports and up to 90W laptop charging over a single cable. One Thunderbolt 4 port is the computer/upstream link; the other three are downstream for displays and Thunderbolt peripherals. It rounds things out with three rear USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gb/s) ports, a front USB 2.0 charging port, Gigabit Ethernet, a UHS-II SD card slot, and a 3.5mm combo audio jack. Displays attach over the Thunderbolt/USB-C ports; there are no native HDMI or DisplayPort connectors.

Sonnet Echo 11 TB4 dock: four TB4 ports, three USB-A 10Gb/s, USB 2.0 charging, GbE, UHS-II SD, audio; 90W.

Device Information

Manufacturer
Sonnet
Release Year
2021
Model Number
ECHO-DK11-T4
Category
Dock / Hub

Available Ports

Connector Quantity Power (PD) Capabilities Label Notes
Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) 1 90 W DP Alt Mode Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 computer port (upstream) Upstream host link; up to 90W laptop charging
Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) 3 15 W DP Alt Mode Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 peripheral ports (downstream) Downstream for TB4/TB3/USB-C displays and peripherals
USB Type-A (USB 3.2 Gen 2) 3 — — USB-A 10Gb/s (rear) 10Gbps data
USB Type-A (USB 2.0) 1 7 W — USB-A charging (front) USB 2.0, 480Mb/s; 7.5W charging/sync
RJ-45 (Gigabit Ethernet) 1 — — Gigabit Ethernet Gigabit wired networking (Realtek RTL8153B)
SD Card Slot (UHS-II) 1 — — SD (front) UHS-II SD 4.0 card reader
3.5mm TRRS (Headset with Mic) 1 — — 3.5mm combo audio Headphone/microphone combo jack

Notes & Compatibility

Ships with a 135W external power adapter (not modeled); up to 90W to the host. Four Thunderbolt 4 ports total: one is the computer/upstream port, three are downstream peripheral ports. No native HDMI or DisplayPort — displays connect over the Thunderbolt/USB-C ports. Front USB 2.0 Type-A is a 7.5W charging/sync port.

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