Plugable Technologies

Plugable Technologies Plugable Technologies is a US-based electronics company that has been trusted by IT professionals and prosumers for over a decade. Email [email protected]

Need help with your Plugable device? Plugable offers a wide range of universal products that are tested to fit any desk environment with guaranteed compatibility. "How you connect up a keyboard, a mouse, an extra display, a wired network adapter. Those have all become problems that require something to connect those things. So at Plugable, we connect this with that.”
-Bernie Thompson, Plugable Founder, and CTO

It's no accident Plugable has grown to be one of the top five brands globally for docking stations; we've been in the game for a while. Our Washington-based design team combines the latest technology with years of customer feedback to create products that don’t just meet a user's minimum requirements but instead becomes an extension of their productivity. "Every company has a statement about customer service, but the execution doesn't match. Plugable really does, through word and deed, everything we can to help our customers."
-Gary Zeller, Plugable Product Director

Have you ever tried to get support from a tech company only to walk away feeling like the person on the other end was just reading from a script? We don't do it that way. Suppose you had a question about your new Plugable docking station. When you contact our support team, you're actually connecting with the engineers that designed your docking station. They're personally invested in making sure you love it because they made it. It's not a typical customer service model, but we try not to be a typical technology company. "Plugable is an American brand, with a great depth of understanding around the complex technology required to achieve simple compatibility. The company mission is to deliver better products enabled by better information and better support."
- Lynn Smurthwaite-Murphy, CEO

Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Ultra goes on sale October 16, and it’s headed straight into the Plugable lab.It’s the first ...
10/15/2026

Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Ultra goes on sale October 16, and it’s headed straight into the Plugable lab.

It’s the first Surface built on NVIDIA RTX Spark, with an Arm CPU and a Blackwell RTX GPU sharing up to 128GB of memory. The detail that matters for your desk is the ports. They’re USB4, not Thunderbolt, and testing is the only way to know which features this laptop actually supports.

So we’re asking the questions you’d ask. Will one cable run more than one monitor? Will a 100W dock keep it charged during heavy AI work? Can it drive an external GPU like our TBT5-AI?

No compatibility claims yet. Here’s our full test plan, with results to follow:
https://vist.ly/5nifp

Got a setup you want us to try? Tell us in the comments.

USB-C has made docking easier in some ways and more confusing in others.Alt Mode. MST. DisplayLink. Thunderbolt. They ca...
10/13/2026

USB-C has made docking easier in some ways and more confusing in others.

Alt Mode. MST. DisplayLink. Thunderbolt. They can all connect external monitors, but they work in very different ways.

We break down what each one does and when it matters -->

Learn how Alt Mode, MST, DisplayLink, and Thunderbolt USB-C docking work, and compare Mac, Windows, and ChromeOS compatibility before choosing a dock.

Port Wars. USB-A or all USB-C? Dual HDMI or one of each? Is 2.5GbE worth paying for?Week 2 of The Great Dock Debates sta...
10/12/2026

Port Wars. USB-A or all USB-C? Dual HDMI or one of each? Is 2.5GbE worth paying for?

Week 2 of The Great Dock Debates starts October 13 on r/UsbCHardware. Pick a side, and MC will read every reply.

Always nice to see Plugable out in the wild.XDA recently featured one of our USB-C docks as part of a MacBook workstatio...
10/09/2026

Always nice to see Plugable out in the wild.

XDA recently featured one of our USB-C docks as part of a MacBook workstation setup.

See why it caught their attention -->

I turned my laptop into a desktop workstation and all it took was this one accessory

Watts gets around!This time, he is in Greenville, SC with John, and has just registered for TD Synnex' Inspire event.Com...
10/07/2026

Watts gets around!

This time, he is in Greenville, SC with John, and has just registered for TD Synnex' Inspire event.

Come say hi if you are there!

Take a Watts Break. 🎮This week, Watts is putting your stacking skills to the test.In Watts Stacker, drop docks and hubs ...
10/07/2026

Take a Watts Break. 🎮

This week, Watts is putting your stacking skills to the test.

In Watts Stacker, drop docks and hubs to build the tallest tower of Plugable gear you can.

Line things up perfectly and you’ll keep the full width. Miss the edge and... well, your tower gets a little more interesting.

Think you can make it to layer 25?

Play Watts Stacker --> https://vist.ly/5md92

11 years of partnership, millions (i think) of products shipped with a trusted and longstanding partner like Flexport. W...
10/02/2026

11 years of partnership, millions (i think) of products shipped with a trusted and longstanding partner like Flexport.

Watts helping them in the warehouse

We make docking stations and apparently, we make games now too 😎Introducing Take a Watts Break, a growing collection of ...
10/01/2026

We make docking stations and apparently, we make games now too 😎

Introducing Take a Watts Break, a growing collection of mini-games starring our favorite green mascot.

First up: Stealth Watts: Dock Rush.

Watts is running low on power. Your job is to sneak him past security, avoid the spotlights, and get him to the dock.

No charge. No subscription. No productivity required.

Just a quick break in your day.

🎮 Play Dock Rush: https://vist.ly/5kkki

And stay tuned. We’ll be adding more games each month!

Sneak Watts past the spotlights and plug into the dock. How high can you score?

Modern laptops keep getting thinner, lighter, and more powerful. The number of built-in ports? Not so much.That's made t...
09/30/2026

Modern laptops keep getting thinner, lighter, and more powerful. The number of built-in ports? Not so much.

That's made the USB-C hub one of the most useful things on the desk. But here's the catch: "USB-C hub" describes a category, not a capability. Two hubs can look almost the same and be built for completely different jobs. One keeps things small for travel, while another is powering a high-refresh 4K display or a dual-monitor workstation.

And no matter which one you pick, a hub can't add a display, charging, or speed capability your laptop doesn't already support. So choosing the right one starts with something more useful than counting ports: understanding what you need those ports to do.

We put together a comprehensive guide to our full USB-C hub lineup, from compact travel hubs to full workstation setups. It's organized by the way you actually use your computer, so you can find your fit fast.

Read the full guide here:

Compare Plugable's USB-C hub lineup — from compact travel hubs to dual-monitor and high-refresh display docks — and find the right one for your workflow.

Watts escaped HQ and had a busy week last week!Our favorite little green teammate tagged along with the Plugable crew fo...
09/28/2026

Watts escaped HQ and had a busy week last week!

Our favorite little green teammate tagged along with the Plugable crew for Amazon Accelerate 2026, and let’s just say he made the most of it.

📦 Found the biggest Amazon box in the building (and climbed right in)

☎️ Took a call from the original Amazon.com office

🎤 Grabbed a front-row seat at the main stage

🥟 Stopped for dumplings, obviously

But the best part of the week was the people. Hours of great conversations with the Amazon teams, a wonderful dinner with partners, and a few downtown Seattle adventures with the team.

Thank you to everyone who made time for us last week. We headed home energized, grateful, and a little tired.

Watts is already asking about next year.

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