Plugable USB-C Triple Monitor Docking Station: 13-in-1 Laptop Dock with 100W Charging for Mac (DisplayLink Driver Required), Windows, Chrome, 3 HDMI, Gigabit Ethernet, SD, USB-C 20W, 4 USB - UD-ULTCDL

I read alot of reviews and bought this used. I have used it with my Galaxy book which only has a USB C video out. This works great. It charges my little laptop and will run my TV and projector. Sound can be played out thru the USB or out thru the 3.5mm. Surround sound works well also. I had some driver issues at first but those have been resolved. No issues anymore. It can also just be used as a charger if I need it for only that. It's very versatile. Worth the money if you need it for that. I have not been able to get it to work with my note 8 though. It does not seem to support phones. Or at least the one I have. I have no others in which to try it. *Update 07/2019 I have moved twice now with my job. I still have my galaxy book and it's in my living room as I no longer use it for work. It's hooked up to the TV with a USB to hdmi dongle and doing fine. I didn't think I would use this dock anymore tbh. But I had bought a laptop to do a bit of gaming and light music mixing and editing with and like many older laptops I'd had over the past several years they would have had an hdmi out along with a vga. This laptop did not. But it did have usb 3.0 so I plugged the Plugable back in and ran a USB 3.0 to USB C which I had been using to charge my phone but was rated to transfer data and do video. And it took actually nothing but getting the connections correct and I had 3 monitors. 1 hdmi, one usb C running thru the dock and one running one the laptop itself. All were separate and extended. None mirrors. I can play Netflix or YouTube on any of the 3 and can see no lag. I have not tried gaming but I doubt it will hold up as well but who knows. I'm not the expert. I'm just surprised it works at all. I can plug in all my keyboards and my mouse into the plugable as well. No issues. I even have a Logitech wireless keyboard plugged into it. My sound is routed elsewhere thru a soundboard and such but I'm still impressed it works. This hub is impressive and keeps delivering no matter what I throw at it in so many different configurations. This is a long review for me. I don't review tech. I usually don't care enough to review it but when something impresses me I will give it the many accolades. After how this started out so expensive and with poor reviews. Well it was just ahead of its time. Like my 1997 Onkyo home theater system that them costs thousands and still holds up. I like older tech that really was way ahead of its time. Or can stand the test of time. But usually in tech it's the one who can improve on the innovation that makes the biggest impact. Not the inventor. The innovator.

This works great! I have three external monitors connected to my laptop and no problems. I originally had this connected to an older laptop (4 years old) and was having problems with one of the monitors. The tech support (Josh) was excellent. They responded quickly, spent a lot of time helping me solve the problem. Eventually I changed to my newer laptop (1 year old) and it worked perfect from the start. The addition of additional ports on the docking station as well as an Ethernet port allows for faster connectivity and enhanced productivity by allowing even more devices to be connected. If you want a plug and play device out of the box for multiple external monitors, this is the solution. I included a picture of my setup (excuse the mess as I had just finished painting and was setting the room back up). You can see the monitor count and their identities on the screen.

We added this to our system at church for our video broadcast audio broadcast interior and exterior monitors. Follow the directions is the best advice I can give. Do not plug it into your computer until after you have installed the drivers and rebooted follow all instructions. I know some people think myself included. Think we got it. I personally have over 45 years of computer experience Alpha tester for Apple, Microsoft and Google so I’m used to winging it. However, follow the directions. It’ll save you a lot of headaches and time. The quality is superior. We are using it on a Mac mini M4 standard basic unit because of this system we are able to use eight monitors with no problem whatsoever keep in mind Apple says two for a Mac mini M4 basic. So my best advice follow the directions and it works amazing !

Update June 23, 2017: I should not have been so quick to praise this item. After six months of use I can only say that this is a very temperamental and unreliable piece of hardware. When it works it exceeds every expectation, as my initial review has illustrated. However, working from home with this device is now a concern - often when I connect it it takes at least an hour of coaxing and updating drivers and restarting it before i can do any useful work. It typically requires one to three driver updates to be performed (DisplayLink, BIOS, Graphics) and even then it will sometimes flicker and cut out every few seconds. In it's defense the issues can usually be resolved, but I'm never sure what course to take to resolve them. For example, today I've been at my desk for an hour, have updated the DisplayLink driver and have recently updated the BIOS and Graphics drivers (during my last struggle), but it is still non-functional. As a developer I need to have some useful display real estate, not just a tiny laptop screen and keyboard (on which I am now forced to type this review). This device is jeopardizing my ability to work from home. This device was a wonderful surprise. When a new peripheral technology is introduced the 3rd party market is usually filled with devices of questionable engineering; many just don't function at all. This docking station has performed flawlessly out of the box. It even (instantly) accepted the transceivers for my Logitech MX mouse and Microsoft Sculpt keyboard; devices like those usually insist on being attached directly to the host to work. The driver download and install to Windows 10 on my XPS 13 9360 was swift and required no configuration. My expectations have been exceeded in every way.

Background: I got this for my Macbook Pro 2016 w/touchbar. I have a Monoprice 2560x1440p monitor. This monitor has DVI and displayport input, as well as HDMI. But if you use HDMI, you only get 1080p. With my prior macbook pro, I just simply used a passive cable to mini-display port and had no problems. On the 2016 MBP, I use a usb-c to display port adapter and a regular displayport cable. That works fine. My goal in purchasing this dock was to eliminate as many cables to "dock" as possible. What did work for me: First off, this worked great for charging my laptop. The power supply is only 60W vs Apples 87W provided charger. If you want a fast charge, use the 87W they provide. But if you're on a desktop dock, the slower charge of their 60W supply is fine. The 1gb network port and usb 3.0 ports work fine. I attached keyboard, mouse, usb drives, etc. I did not test audio, but it shows up in the sound menu bar. What did not work: The DVI port relies on displaylink drivers. I didn't know if this would work, but took a chance. If it had worked, I would be down to a single usb-c cable to my laptop. I downloaded the most recent drivers from Pluggable's site. Unfortunately, this dock does not do a native 1440p, falling back to 1080p. Also, for some reason, while connected to the DVI port, some sort of background noise came out of the monitors speakers. I had to turn down the monitor volume to get rid of it. USB-C to displayport adapter does not work. I wasn't expecting it to work, but tried in hope. This relies on what they call "VESA DisplayPort Alternate Mode over Type-C", which did not work here. Summary: This did not meet my single cable goal, but did get me down to two cables (one for the dock, and one for the display). If you have a newer monitor (4k hdmi) it should work for you. Ultimately though, their UD-CA1 newer dock is probably what everyone should get. It's cheaper, provides 80w, supports thuberbolt-3, and has alt-mode support on the usb-c. I am pretty sure that will get me to a single cable (by plugging my displayport adapter into the dock's usb-c port). But even if it doesn't, it will still be a better/cheaper dock for my setup down the road (say if I get a new monitor). The newer dock does have less usb 3.0 ports on the back, and it does not have a DVI port. I wish it would have an alt-mode display port, but what can you do. My plan at this point is to return my existing dock and get the UD-CA1.

I am running a Macbook Pro 2016 with Touchbar. I've been looking for a dock that would ultimately end the "dongle hell" as I've been running off of those dongles for over a year and between them sliding out, poor performance or simply having to disconnect and connect other dongles to accomplish other items, it was a frustrating experience. Enter in when I decided to purchase this item last week, DisplayLink technology which is leveraged in the docking station has had issues with Mac OS 10.13+, however, the latest beta of Mac OS Mojave has re-added support in for DisplayLink allowing these to work properly and I went ahead with the purchase. I have been quite pleased, there is certainly performance differences such that DisplayLink causes some delays and that can be an aggravation factor at times but having the ability to be back to a "normal" setup, I can honestly say, I am more than pleased with the experience thus far. Read below for the full review. Pros: * Multiple Displays * Plethora of Ports * Built-in Ethernet * Headphone and Microphone Jack Cons: * DisplayLink Software Performance * Secondary USB-C port limited to 1.5A * No Memory Card Reader * Third Monitor Port not HDMI/DP Initial Setup: I initially unboxed everything and downloaded the DisplayLink installer, I ended up having to manually configure the DisplayLink agent for the mac as it did not auto-install itself. The installation will require a reboot. After doing this, I then hooked up all of my monitor cables and a couple USB devices. I connected my Mac power adapters USB-C / Thunderbolt cable from the docking station to my Macbook. I could only get a single monitor to display (The 2K one not the 4K which is a direct pass-through). After going through all other options, I used the provided cord instead of the one from my mac power adapter and the 2nd display turned on and ready to use! Therefore, DO NOT use your mac power adapters cord but rather use the provided cord with the unit, otherwise the 4K HDMI/DP WILL NOT WORK. Up and Running: The unit is nice and compact, leaving me with being able to hide it behind my monitor and attach it to the laptop. I can easily switch between more of a "desktop" environment and go mobile quickly without worrying about the 5 dongles that used to be thrown about and worrying about connecting each one (or as it happens, searching for said dongle after it falls off of the desk). I am now using 2 HDMI ports, the Ethernet port, all 3 USB ports. The only port I am not using is the headphone port as there is not a need to do so since I work from my home office and noise is not of a concern. The performance has overall been "good" not "great". This is mainly due to the DisplayLink drivers sometimes causing a bit of a visual lag or causing a lag with the Macbook itself. This is not a consistent problem but does happen from time to time. That's not necessarily a hardware issue but rather a software issue with DisplayLink which will slowly be ironed out (they are not known for their quickness in resolving problems). Future Considerations? * Having a memory card reader. * Having a secondary usb-c / thunderbolt port that is not limited to 1.5A. * Removal of DisplayLink technology * Change the 3rd display port to be the same as the HDMI/DP

Edit: less than two years later and the display output ports all died; they either have noise and artifacts or they don't sync properly despite trying other cables and monitors in each of the ports. My new dock uses the same cable, same monitor without issue. On top of that this always played weird with my computer and would never want to output to the external displays after a reboot unless I opened up the laptop, waited for it to go to the external display and then closed my laptop again. It was annoying. On top of that forget it if it was ever disconnected at all. My mouse and keyboard would drop every few seconds over and over until a reboot. Kind of sours the whole convenience aspect of having a TB3 dock if I can't just up and go then come back and plug in with it working fine. My new dock doesn't have that issue, so I am blaming this one. Edit over. Original review was as follows, probably should have updated it earlier with my frustrations. At the time of this writing it didn't seem like there were many docks that met my specifications: -Dual monitor output -Thunderbolt 3 with host charging Well that's pretty much it other than expected features (USB for mouse and keyboard and 3.5mm for audio). Most offerings seemed very expensive and/or they had uninspiring reviews and/or they just didn't have all the features I wanted. So that's it. Does what it's expected to do. Not much to know here, it has the ports you see in the pics and they all work. I run two 1920x1080 monitors off of it (HDMI & DVI) and the host computer display works simultaneously, but I disable it so I can close it and throw it on a vertical stand. I've only had it a few days now but it works as expected so far and will charge the host computer while doing it all (I will update this review if any issues crop up as long as I am using it). Doesn't seem to even get warm to the touch, either for what that's worth. My specs: HP Spectre x360 13t (model: 13-ac023dx) Windows 10 x64 Home and I didn't have to download any drivers for it but to be fair I was completely up to date on Windows updates (including the Creator's Update). So why four stars instead of five? I don't particularly care for the way it looks, that's why. It works though, so I can't be too hard on it, just doesn't tick that last, vain requirement of "look pretty". I'll take an ugly, working dock any day over a pretty, non-functional one though.

I have a ASUS ZenBook Laptop and just retired from work, so I wanted my laptop to be able to have 3 screens, the laptop and 2 monitors. The laptop is older so the USB C does not handle a 3rd monitor. I took my laptop to BestBuy and they are not able to add anything to it. But the tech looked it up on Google and said there a thing called DisplayLink. I looked it up when I got home, tried to download the driver and try my USB C again, still did not work. I even had purchased a hub it the 2 HDMI ports plus a bunch of others and that did not work. After reading the information in the Synopsis website about DisplayLink, I purchased this from Amazon. This had the DisplayLink hardware in it and I still had the downloaded driver. This has worked great! I now have the 3 screens! The only thing is that there are 3 HDMI ports on the docking station. I tried HDMI 1 & 2, 2 worked. I then tried HDMI 2 & 3, and that worked! I also plugged my other periphials in this along with a direct line to my WiFi. The only other part that did not work on this is that this does not send power to my laptop, I still use the plug it came with. But I am very happy with this!