The dock sometimes gets warm, but never hot, and I've experienced no drop-off in connectivity throughout my time using it. And quite simply, I couldn't conceive a situation in which an average person would need more ports than you're provided with.

Having the connection to the computer on the front, and the other Thunderbolt 4 ports on the back, makes a lot of sense and helped reduce clutter and chaos on my desk.

I tried it out with a range of devices, and everything worked seamlessly. There are no drivers or software to install: the thing 'just works' once you've connected the power and added the appropriate leads. It truly is a case of plug (in) and play. Thankfully, with the Corsair TBT200 that's very much not the case. So you certainly don't want a lot of faff setting it up. One of the reasons to spend money on a dock is the sheer convenience. And remember, this doesn't just power the dock but can provide 96W of passthrough charging to your laptop too. The cable is nice and long, though, so at least you can spread out the weight and space it takes up. What's a bit heavier and more cumbersome, though, is its power supply, which features a pretty hefty power brick. It fits nicely in the hand and any bag you need to carry it in. Everything is contained within a titanium-grey housing made from anodised aluminium, and it looks and feels a bit like a metal pencil case. The dock itself is relatively small and light, considering how many slots it manages to pack in. And secondly, it opens your eyes to just how many connections are possible from this sophisticated dock. Firstly, it saves you a fair bit of money compared to having to buy these leads all separately, putting the overall price into perspective. Along with the dock and the power supply, you get a 2.6ft/80cm long USB-C cable, which supports Thunderbolt 4 a metre-long USB-C to DisplayPort cable, and a metre-long USB-C to HDMI cable. The first thing that hits you when you open up the box the TBT200 comes in is quite how many cables are included. The box comes with a nice range of cables (Image credit: Tom May)

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