SABRENT Universal Laptop Docking Station with Stand for Tablets and Notebooks

I recently purchased a portable 15.6" external/second monitor (amazon.com/gp/product/B07RGPCQG1) to use with my laptop. This form factor is great for use both at home and on the road. This monitor is powered by USB C (at least 2.1A) and connects via either USB C or HDMI. Using the cables which come with it is great for on the road, but a mess at home. Enter the Sabrent docking station. If I was going to design a docking station to work with this portable external monitor, I could not have done a better job than Sabrent. First, the Sabrent has a deep groove in the front of the dock. The slim external monitor sits in there perfectly, and a great viewing angle. Second, the dock has two USB A ports whose sole purpose is to deliver 2.4A of power for charging. I connected one of the ports to the USB C power port on the monitor and yahoo! it powered right up. Third, the dock has a HDMI out to connect to the monitor. It also has DVI (with a VGA adaptor) if that's your thing. I purchased 1 foot USB C and HDMI cables to make the connections, which eliminate the rats nest of cables you get using 3 foot cables. What else? Two USB 2 and two USB 3 ports. Why USB 2? Because keyboards and mice sometimes don't play well with USB 3, so you have that flexibility. Also audio in/out and an Ethernet CAT5 jack, if that's your thing. Even better, it's 100% plug-n-play. No drivers required (although up-to-date video drivers are recommended). For me, this means inserting one USB 3.0 A plug into my laptop and I get an external monitor, external audio/microphone, and connection to my external 2TB drive. No rats nest of cables. No cable swapping. It all works seamlessly. OK, what would I change? I'd love an on/off switch on the dock so I could power it off when I'm not using it (because I don't use it every time). Absolutely not a showstopper, though. I can always just unplug it power supply from the back of the dock if I want to. Again, the two features that are a game changer for me are the groove in the front and the two USB A power-only ports at 2.4A each (which can also be used to quick-charge your mobile devices). Plus, it's Sabrent. I've been using their gear for years and never had an issue. You really can't go wrong with this dock, and the price simply can't be beat.

I don't know what to say but I love this docking station. I use this so I could add extra screen real estate. I didn't want to get a desktop since I was always about portability. I never needed a powerhouse desktop, but I did need the extra screens. I use this for a 17" laptop and a 13" ultrabook. I really love having the extra usb ports for my ultrabook at times as well. I went with this docking station because of the dimensions. Sits comfortably underneath my monitor riser and monitors. UPDATE: I have been using this now for a few months now and I have to say, I'm still very happy to have purchased this. There is one drawback that I did not notice before and that is the headphone jack. Before I ran my audio off my monitor which is connected to the dock through the HDMI port. I plugged in my speakers into the dock instead of my monitor and started noticing a ticking/clicking/static-like noise. I chalked it up to old speakers. When I plugged my headphones into the docking station, the noise became apparent and annoying. Even with my computer muted I could hear the ticking. I switched my headphone to different devices and it goes away. I assume it's coming from the docking station because the noise is gone when plugged into other devices that are plugged into my computer; such as my monitor and laptop. This annoyance is not a deal breaker to me. It is an annoyance that I avoid. I say annoying because it's not loud but very annoying when there is silence. I don't see this as a high performing graphics adapter or high end audio so I'm not disappointed by a little noise running through this. Especially since I have an external hard drive , two monitors, one 2.0 in use, two 3.0 ports in use, one of which is connected to a usb hub. My two devices I use this for are both 3rd gen Intel processors. When plugged into my 3rd gen i5, my i5 is pushed to it's limits when I put my daily load. Operates fine, does not overheat, just that the processor is taking on the extra load of this dock. When used with my 3rd gen i7, the dock does not seem to phase my CPU. Yes the load is there but it does not normally go beyond 70-80% capacity, but that's easy to do without the docking station. I'm only stating that my average use ultra book runs without any problems, it just gets pushed harder than normal. My i7 on the other hand feels like it's just shrugging it off. Also, I've tested this many times and yes, you can definitely run three additional monitors; two off the docking station and one out the HDMI port on the computer(if you have one).

Its fairly compact size which can easily fit in any desktop computer setup. I just plug it in with my hp elite book and its worked out of the box. I did not need to install any software manually. I get connected with no time. I have connected with one monitor so far with HDMI port. I have not tried VGA port yet. Performance is good. I could have to give it 5 stars. But.. my biggest concern is my wireless Logitech keyboard/mouse performance after a couple of days of use. I have tried all both usb3 n 2 ports back on the dock. Basically, after using sometimes it makes the system slow. You need to wait for mouse and keyboard movement literally sometime. I noticed, its happen when you keep laptop ideal for some time when you try to log back and start using it back.. sometimes it even very hard to enter a password from the wireless keyboard. But if you attached wireless dongle then no issue. but in that case, why I need dock then if i need to attach everything in my laptop... i would like to reach out there customer service will see what they are saying...will update

Regarding USB docks, this one is my favorite. Impressive build quality, very nice design with all ports on the back (makes your workspace look neat and clean) and a place to conveniently hold your cellphone. I've experienced no sort of delay in commands (I have both my mouse and keyboard connected there), no loss of quality or any weird stuff in VGA and HDMI ports, and had no compatibility issues with any other peripherals linked there. One thing that it is important to beware of, and that caught me off guard I must admit, is that the charging ports can be used only for charging. I was hoping I could connect some other things there for the sake of comfort, but it is no big deal, 4 USB is still plenty. It still is a 5 star from me.

I've been looking for a dual display dock that works on both mac and windows and came across this. I specifically wanted to extend my display (rather than mirror) which is what this does. I'm using a 2010 MacBook Pro running sierra, and a surface book. There were two things that concerned me prior to ordering. The driver website said there may be issues on macs running sierra. Also, my mac is old and only has USB 2. I took the plunge and ordered it as I knew it would at least work on the surface book and was a much better price than their dock. I downloaded the drivers on both machines prior to arrival which took moments to do. I plugged it all in and it immediately worked with no settings or faffing about needed. Same goes for both machines. I was worried that my 2010 MacBook Pro may be too old for it to work but it is perfect. There is no lag on either machine. I can choose to extend the desktop to two monitors or mirror to two monitors. All in all, brilliant device at half the cost of the Microsoft dock, with the addition of working on mac and windows.

Robusto e comodo, piccolo rispetto ad altre che uso e devo dire ben fatto, dopo una settimana di utilizzo sono contento del mio acquisto... se dura anche nel tempo è perfetto!

Honestly the best product to have! Works wonders and I’ve had no problems with this what so ever! Charging USB Ports, 3.0 USB Ports, 2.0 USB Ports and an HDMI Port as well as a DVI Port! You can hook up 2 more Monitors if you wanted too! Honestly best investment I’ve done this year

Para quienes tenemos varios monitores y además varios equipos laptop, esta estación de trabajo es una excelente solución para mantener nuestro centro de trabajo organizado y movernos con fácilidad, es excelente la cantidad de puertos, el que tenga puertos para carga rápida del celular, y las salidas de vídeo han funcionado adecuadamente, es necesario que el equipo tenga un puerto USB 3.0 e instalar los drivers, después de esto sólo hay que conectar la laptop a el puerto usb 3.0 y a disfrutar el trabajo o la multimedia con todas las opciones de este producto. He quedado muy satisfecho con su calidad, su capacidad, su tamaño y su tiempo de entrega. Muy recomendable!