ZDNET's key takeaways The Baseus Nomos NU1 Air Spacemate is on sale for $79.
It's a compact docking station that's ideal for both Windows or macOS users on the go.
Unlike its predecessor, however, it only supports two monitors at 4K resolution instead of three. View now at Baseus View now at Amazon more buying choices
Sometimes the best updates are incremental, and not a complete top-to-bottom overhaul. That's how I feel about the Baseus Nomos NU1 Air Spacemate 12-in-1 Docking Station. It's a follow-up to the Baseus 11-in-1 Spacemate, but it's not a direct upgrade to the older device. If anything, it's an alternate version. It performs similarly, although the Nomo NU1 carves out its own niche.
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One thing you'll notice is that it is significantly smaller than the older model, measuring 115.5 x 65.5 x 65.5 mm (4.54 x 2.57 x 2.57 inches). Port selection is mostly the same, except it now has an SD card slot and replaced the headphone jack with a microSD card slot.
Another major difference is that it only supports two 4K external displays running at 60Hz on Windows instead of three. It does support two screens on Mac, but according to Baseus, "macOS doesn't support Multi-Stream Transport (MST)". This means the two monitors will display the same content for macOS.
Another major difference of the Nomos Spacemate is that it only supports two 4K external displays running at 60Hz on Windows instead of three. It does support two screens on Mac, but according to Baseus, since macOS doesn't support Multi-Stream Transport (MST), the two monitors will display the same content as each other.
Key compatibility
With this dock, usage requirements aren't super strict as long as your laptop supports screencasting through a fully functioning Thunderbolt port. You'll see a list of "compatible devices" on the device's official Amazon listing. Don't read too much into that.
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