StarTechcom Triple Monitor USB 3.0 Docking Station, 2x 4K DisplayPort & HDMI, USB Type A Universal Laptop Dock, Windows/Mac, TAA

This filled my need for a USB 3 docking station that would drive 2 monitors with my computer image across 2 screens. The DP supports my 2560x1440 display through a StarTech 4-port USB DP KVM Switch and an HD display through a separate HDMI KVM switch. Now, I have up to 4 PCs driving a dual-monitor set-up. Everyone comes into my office and asks how many computers I have :)This docking station is a level above most others, especially in this price range. It has all the ports I need, and lots of USB 3s, not a bunch of USB 2s like you get with others.I tried a sexy USB-C model from another source, but my laptop's port just was not up to the task. And, only 1 of my laptops even has USB-C, so it really was not as flexible as I needed. In a couple years, I hope all PCs use the same level of USB-C, but as of today, most do not support data, video and especially power all together. This USB 3 model works with all my laptops and I'm not really missing out on bandwidth. I just have to plug my laptop into the USB 3 dock and a power source, then I'm up and running.Last bit of general advice - if you're like me and you buy lots of stuff on Amazon, especially Electronics, then you must use FakeSpot to root out all of the fake reviews that some of the sellers use. 4 or 5 stars just doesn't mean the same thing if it's coming from fake review(ers).

I have had two different Dell docking stations, most recently the D6000, and they both have been garbage; USB ports not working, sporadic and frequent hiccups and resets, and so on. So I abandoned Dell docking stations and opted for this one, and I couldn't be happier. It works flawlessly with my Dell Ubuntu 19.04 laptop after installing the DisplayLink drivers (from displaylink.com), driving 3 external 1920x1200 monitors, and the built-in laptop display becomes a 4th monitor. The networking, audio, and and USB all work perfectly.When my work shipped my a new HP/Windows 10 laptop, I was wondering how it would fare, and it works perfectly too, without even installing extra drivers.I don't do gaming, so I can't comment on how the video feed would perform in that more demanding environment, but it works great for general office use and for software development.The fact that it is USB3 instead of USB-C turned out to be an unexpected advantage since the Windows laptop does not have a USB-C port.The only down side, which I consider minor, is that I still have to plug the power cable into my laptop(s), but that is a very small price to pay for such a solid piece of gear.

Ranting about modern laptop docks:I remember the good ol' days when you could buy a splitter for a dollar at radio shack and turn your single coax cable into 2, and have your TV in 2 rooms instead of 1, and not pay the technician $100 for the privilege.It just doesn't seem to work that way anymore. While I fundamentally disagree that USBc port replication streams are worth nearly the price everyone is charging, I cannot argue that they are more complicated than old splitters.We're muxing and demuxing and other fancy stuff here, so I guess that's why folks are paying hundreds of dollars.Ranting about DisplayLink:My company supplied laptop uses linux, and displaylink isn't directly supported on anything other than ubuntu. This leads to general incompatibility and makes anything with displaylink strictly a windows (and maybe MAC) technology at the time I'm writing this. I tried very hard to find a non-displaylink dock, and they are rare and even more expensive. So I am forced to accept how things are instead of how I wish they could be.Anyway, ranting aside, this thing has worked quite well for me. I wanted to be able to support 3 monitors, and have a handful of USB ports to work with, and I wanted support for HDMI and DP. This thing meets all the requirements, and it's not $500 so I call this a huge win.736801My laptop is a Razer Blade 15 base model (2017) and my laptop does not support USBc charging, so I cannot evaluate that aspect.My laptop gets quite warm on the bottom, so I greatly appreciate the design and shape of this dock, as it allows me to prop up the laptop to give better airflow and cooling to the underside.No issues with the construction quality, or issues with USB drivers in windows randomly disconnecting and connecting as I have seen on some types of USB hubs (usually due to power issues).Also, I have noticed issues with my laptop lid needing to be opened every 5 minutes to unlock my screen, however, I attribute this to the laptop, not the dock. It seems to only be an issue if/when I launch an application that triggers optimus to switch over to the GPU. After the discrete GPU (gtx 1060 ti) has been tickled, I have to leave the laptop screen open to avoid the display freezing. If I close the lid again, it freezes after ~5min, I have to open the lid to unfreeze it. If I reboot the laptop, it runs fine with the lid closed (until that discrete card gets triggered by optimus again). I tried updating the displaylink driver, but it did not help.

I don't understand the other reviewers giving this device bad reviews because it doesn't work on a Mac... umm, yeah, the description SAYS THAT in very plain writing. If you don't like that fact, then don't buy this and don't ding it with bad reviews just because you can't be bothered to read the description properly. I run three screens off of this at 1920x1080, one external USB3.0 hard drive, a set of speakers, a wired keyboard and wired mouse, and it works great - all over one USB 3.0 cable, and without a single driver to install (though I recommend the latest DisplayPort drivers from their website, just Google it). I've tried many other docks and this was by far the easiest and smoothest one.

I bought this for work to swap between my windows personal computer and my Mac work laptop but unfortunately it doesn’t support Apple devices with intel chips yet. They’re working on it though! I couldn’t wait and ended up getting a different dock but I still use it for my personal computer. It works very well when connecting my windows 10 computer to my monitors, the ample amount of USB ports with the flexibility of using HDMI or DisplayPort is really nice. Cable management is a breeze and it looks so neat when everything is tucked behind the device. A little pricey but I definitely would recommend this to anyone once they release support for intel chips on Apple.