🚀 Elevate Your Workspace with 5K Brilliance!
The WAVLINK USB-C Dual 4K Universal Docking Station is a versatile docking solution that supports up to 5K resolution and dual 4K displays. It features multiple connectivity options, including 2 DisplayPort, 2 HDMI, and 4 USB 3.0 ports, along with Gigabit Ethernet and 65W power delivery for fast charging. Compatible with a wide range of USB-C Windows systems, this docking station is perfect for enhancing your productivity and streamlining your workspace.
M**D
Works with PC and both Intel or M1 Mac.
I am using this with both a Dell Latitude 7310 and a MacBook Air M1 (Apple Silicon). Keyboard and mouse on Logitech universal receiver, plus speakers, makes it very easy to swap computers over - just 1 USB-C cable. Both laptops charge fine from the passthrough connection, no alerts about slow charging or anything like that (except when I tried running Bioshock 2 on one screen and iPlayer on the other - it worked fine, but the Mac said it was not charging, although actually it was). For office work, Zoom, Teams etc., you can't tell the difference vs. a direct connect monitor. Perfectly watchable for full-screen video; no noticeable lag on games. I am using HDMI from the dock to the monitors. Note that the DisplayLink driver does take some of your CPU cycles.This dock allows 2 external monitors on the Mac M1 (can't do that on Thunderbolt) plus leaves a spare USB-C port for a 3rd display if you want, plus the built-in screen. If you have a recent iPad, sidecar on the Mac (or Duet Display on the PC) works too. My iPad is also connected and powered by the dock.
P**R
2x 4k @ 60Hz working on Surface Book2
I initially bought original Surface Dock 2 for my Surface Book 2, but to my surprise I found that it only supports 2x 4k @30hz ! this results in a terrible experience so I started looking for other alternatives, found this wavlink and decided to give it a try.Cons:- cheap build quality- bulky psu, but at the same time it's light which doesn't suggest high quality- there's a slight input lag compared to the laptop screen, nothing major, for office work it's really hard to notice, but I wouldn't use it for gaming- it's pretty ugly- charging is only 60W so my laptop keeps displaying 'slow charging' notification, I don't use it for gaming or video/photo editing so the power consumption is not high enough to drain the battery (so not really a big deal for me)Pros:- IT WORKS!! 2x 4k @60Hz via DP cables!! I spent so much time trying to find a way to get the surface dock 2 to work and failed, this one simply works out of the box, and because of that none of the above cons matter to me :)- has all the ports one would needOverall I'm extremely happy with the purchase, my only concern is the reliability, but that's something I'll see in few mths time, for now it's a winner. I'd just like it to look bit better and not feel so cheap, paying around £180 for something that feels such a poor quality is disappointing, I'd rather pay extra £20-£30 and have the looks & feel on par with microsoft or apple devidec.
L**G
fantastic with a few minor problems
Setup:macbook pro 13.3 2020, M1, 8gbMacOS 12.1ASUS VG289Q 28 Inch 4K@60Hz * 2Two monitors, one through HDMI directly from mac, no rotationThe other through displaylink, through displayport, 90 degree rotationBoth function overall normal with 4K@60HzPros:1. Waking the mac from sleep, displaylink monitor connect much faster than direct connection2. Just the fact that they are able to bypass apple's restriction allowing me to have one more monitor is amazing, worth the money cos the only other option will be buying the newer mac with 2000 poundsCons:1. As mentioned in other reviews, my unit got a minor hiss sound. I presume it is the sound of AC current. Sound like something between the white noise and a boiling kattle but with minor volume. You will not be able to hear it if you play music from laptop with normal volume. Also doesn't affect the performace in anyway.2. USB 3.0 clearly do not have enough bandwidth for 4k@60, I presume they are only updating pixel difference from frame to frame. I say this cos(1) when I use gesture to swipe between apps there are minor tearing when using HDMI. Strangely with displayport this is not noticeable. I presume they allocate larger bandwidth to displayport, so tearing doesn't exist although frame drop is still noticeable when the whole screen's pixel is changing. Would say dropping to 30Hz.(2) when updating pixels frequently, like scolling madly through a large pdf or csv, the cpu usage goes up to 30%, sometimes 50%. But as soon as you stop scolling like mad it comes down to normal. This doesn't happen on my directly connected screen. Doesn't affect my workflow at all but ain't the encoding process suppose to go the GPU?3. Some problem with other apps(1) Displaylink is actually regonnised as a virtue screen, with the current driver V1.6 it cannot do night shift together with the mac. Or using f.lux. I end up using the blue light filter that come with the display, not perfect but useable.(2) Doesn't work perfectly with MonitorControl, neither through hardware or software control. I eventually dim it by shading, but the mouse is not affected, stays bright. Also shading is flawed on MonitorControl, so I do not go to full screen in apps, that solves the problem. Ignore this if you have no clue what I am talking about, probably won't affect you in that case.Overall would recommand perchasing. I write a lot of problems of it but that is just for you guys' reference. This is as close as it can be to the native apple experience. I absolutely love it.
M**L
Broken after a year
After 1.5 year of use - it starts to refuse to work. A couple day of sound issue, and then it refuses to connect with power light blinking. Now its just a paper weight. Should have gone for the best option right from the start if you're a heavy user!
J**K
Frustrating coil whine/high pitch noise
The dock itself worked perfectly fine with the DisplayLink drivers on the Macbook Air M1 2020. However the downfall was the horrible coil whine the dock made when the laptop was plugged in to it. This has led to me returning the product and going for a different brand of dock.
A**L
Great piece of kit!
I bought this to easily swap between work and personal kit and connect it to my dual monitor set up, webcam, wireless input devices, external sound interface, etc. I've used it only for a few days but it works a treat. Setup was pretty much plug and play, just had to tweak display settings to re-order monitors in the preferred sequence. All USB peripherals work as expected. Haven't tested sound in/out yet. Works great with HP ZBook G5 mobile workstation as well as MS Surface Pro 7. With Surface the bonus is that the USB-C cable that connects to WAVLINK also acts as a charger which means one cable less to worry about.
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