Matrox Intros Thunderbolt Docking Station for Mac Laptops

Matrox introduced its Matrox DS1 Thunderbolt docking station for the MacBook Pro and MacBook Air on Monday. The station supports Thunderbolt's 10 Gbps throughput, and includes a several I/O ports such as video out and USB 3.0.

Matrox DS1 Thunderbolt docking station for MacBook Pro and AirMatrox DS1 Thunderbolt docking station for MacBook Pro and Air

The DS1 includes a Thunderbolt port, one USB 3.0 port. two USB2.0 ports, a Gigabit Ethernet port, and 3.5mm stereo out and mono audio in ports. It also includes either a DVI-D video out port with 1920 x 1200 resolution, or HDMI out with embedded audio at 1920 x 1080 resolution.

Both models are available in the United States now for US$249 and will ship worldwide in January.