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This new Apple Mac mini dock adds 40 Gbps NVMe SSD expansion and USB ports for just over $100

RayCue's new Mac mini dock swaps ports for a faster external SSD. (Image source: RayCue)
RayCue's new Mac mini dock swaps ports for a faster external SSD. (Image source: RayCue)
RayCue has released a second dock for Apple's new Mac mini. This time, the dock brings 40 Gbps NVMe SSD expansion, as well as a pair of USB Type-A ports and a 3.5 mm jack.

RayCue has been selling its purpose-built dock for the new Mac Mini (curr. $579.99 on Amazon) for over a month now, having presented it towards the end of November. To recap, RayCue's effort brought over half a dozen ports to the table while only taking up one of the Mac mini's Thunderbolt 4 or Thunderbolt 5 ports.

Additionally, the dock provided access to an M.2 2280 SSD, albeit one capped at 10 Gbps. Alternatively, RayCue now sells a 40 Gbps variant that will provide a much faster secondary storage option than its 10 Gbps counterpart. With that being said, the former is more expensive than the latter at $110.

(Image source: RayCue)
(Image source: RayCue)

Moreover, RayCue has only included a handful of ports this time around. As the image below shows, the new 40 Gbps option sacrifices all but a pair of USB 2.0 Type-A ports and a 3.5 mm jack. Ultimately, RayCue's new dock contains significantly fewer ports than its Satechi rival, which offers 10 Gbps SSD expansion.

With that being said, Satechi still has not revealed when or for how much its dock will be available, despite presenting it over two months ago globally. Currently, RayCue hopes to begin shipping all 40 Gbps orders by January 10. It is worth stressing that the company is still yet to fulfil all 10 Gbps orders even though it claimed to have started doing so on December 15.

(Image source: RayCue)
(Image source: RayCue)

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Alex Alderson, 2024-12-30 (Update: 2025-01- 4)