Customer Reviews

I've had this docking station for a while now and I can't seem to get through a full day (even a few hours) of work without it disconnecting the video. About a third of the time when I plug it into my computer (2018 MBP) it doesn't recognize the USB keyboard. I have to either disconnect and reconnect, or turn the docking station off and on again. I've tried updating firmware and DisplayLink drivers on my Mac but nothing has helped. My (much less expensive) docking station in my home office does not have these issues, so I know it's not my computer. It's frustrating that I can't get this to just work the way it's advertised...

I bought this docking station last week and connected it today. Its working perfectly with 2 additional screens and the available usb ports are enough. The only disappointing part is the power adapter supplied with it. As it is a universal version you have to apply the EU, JP, UK or ANZ part yourself. The EU adapter doesn´t connect perfectly and because of this the power is failing several times in a power-strip. It would be beter to deliver a regular EU power adapter as I now have to fix it with additional tape/tie-rip to keep it on its place. Because of this it would not recommend the docking to others.

After some running around, I assumed all dual monitors would be able to extend from an M1 to two screens. Actually without the DisplayLink technology in this model, no other dock will offer dual but only offer a single extended display. After advice from the StarTech team online, I went ahead with this purchase. I am happy to say it works on my M1 Apple Macbook Air 2020 model. The only downside is this unit does not power the laptop like other models do. So it's only 4 stars due to the fact power is the missing component in this setup.

This is a really versatile docking station. Depending on what monitors you have, you invariably have to look at adapters for something or other, or you are tied to only using one device. This dock lets you connect different host machines (USB 3.0 or USB-C) to a wide variety of monitors. I was impressed with the 4 USB 3.0 ports in the front, I thought all these ports would make it look crowded, but it’s very slick and everything works. I can go between my 2 laptops and connect to everything I need. This would be a great option for Hoteling stations, where people don’t all have the same hardware. Setup is very easy and every Win10 machine I’ve connected finds all the drivers quickly and efficiently. I received this product in exchange for an unbiased review

This is a great docking station for people who want simple and easy connection. This dock is well built and has just enough weight to it to sit firmly on the desk with cables as to not move around too much. I have tried similar docks from other manufactures and this one tends to stay in one place better. I like the simplicity of a simple connection of usb-c or usb 3.0. I had no issues with hookup to my windows based laptop and found everything worked as planned. The monitor resolution and image was great when used and I could see no artifacting at all. I appreciate the ethernet port as so many laptops are dropping this feature but in the office having a solid hard wired connection is always a nice addition. Overall the quality is excellent. I received this product in exchange for an unbiased review

First off, this is an excellent product that supported all the non-display accessories I use. The shortcoming is with the DisplayLink driver. Turns out that the driver for Mac does not support clamshell mode. I could work around that. The show stopper for me is that HDCP will not play thru the dock with the current driver, no iTunes purchase video will play thru to the monitors.

I have 5 of those dockingstation, hooked up to HP zbook 16G, but the docking stations will lose connection all the time, No network no monitors. When disconnecting the dockingstation and connecting again it works again. Updated the USB c drivers, Video drivers, laptop bios. But nothing solves the issus. Maybe StarTech need to update the firmware of the dockingstation.

Setup is simple and one can be up and running very quickly. It astounds me that the unit can have so many ports while remaining so compact. The rubber feet grip the desk nicely and with it's small size it is unobtrusive on the desk. Works as expected to power two additional monitors. Disclaimer: I received this product in exchange for an unbiased review.

IT bought me one of these for my WFH set up.. Works great, but how do you not have charging on it. I'll get the adapter, but seems like a massive oversight. I'll be stuck on my laptop only for part of the day while it charges in the meantime.. Overall startech products are quality. This is just annoying, and seemingly avoidable.

My unit did not provide power on the back USB-C port so i contacted their support chat support and I was told that the USB-C port on the back does not provide laptop power unless you but the adapter listed in the description: HB30C1A1CPD. Add an extra $35 if you want to use it as a full docking station.....