WAVLINK DisplayLink Laptop Docking Station - Quad Monitor 5K/4K@60Hz, 100W Charging - Thunderbolt 5/4, USB-C/A - M1-M5 Mac/MacBook Neo/Windows/Chrome- 4 HDMI, 4 DP, 180W Power, SD 4.0 CR, 2.5Gbps LAN

To address the rating system before me, to choose from: >Overall Rating--- I give it 5 stars (I'll explain). >Tech Support --- I choose "Not Rated" - None necessary (see "Overall Rating" above). >Value For Money- I give it 4 stars (I'll explain) >Sleep Mode ------- I choose "Not Rated" (if someone can explain w t f "Sleep" is, I could rate it) I was skeptical to use this as I expected failure. I'm running a DELL laptop with, 1 LAN 2 USB 2.0 1 USB 3.0 1 HDMI 1 Audio Out And the usual Micro Card reader/writter I have 2 identical, 24 " LED Acer monitors, each with, 1 DVI port 1 VGA port The following is how I have two monitors running successfully , IN CONJUNCTION WITH, a laptop, a secondary [cabled], keyboard and a Bluetooth mouse [Logitech mouse, old DELL kbd]: This "Box" is connected to the Laptop by a true, USB 3.0 cable to USB 3.0 (Port 1) Secondary Keyboard --> USB 3.0 (Port 2) Monitor 1 --> DVI to HDMI [F] Converter -->> HDMI to HDMI (Single port) cable. Monitor 2 --> DVI to DVI (Single port) Therefore, the "Box" has available; 2 USB 2.0 1 USB 3.0 2 USB Charging Ports 1 LAN 1 Audio/IN 1 Audio/OUT Therefore, the DELL Laptop has available; 1 HDMI 1 LAN 1 USB 2.0 *Audio/OUT is connected to external speaker *USB 2.0 Is occupied by Bluetooth/(mouse) transmitter. *I'll be adding a 3rd, identical monitor to the equation - theoretically, in the HDMI port, on the DELL Laptop. During this very hectic time these monitors were able to show the vibrant, crimson, bleeding of the digital chart pixalization. The "Box" has been running nonstop since I got it and set it up - maybe a week after receiving it. It performed quite well in keeping the video connections almost pure. You could almost smell the copper from the blood my portfolio leaked for two weeks. But those red pixels...?? Man !! I use LED grow lights, but Jesus, Marie- when the monitors, connected to a "Box", connected to a laptop, connected to a speaker blazing "Forty Six & 2" on YouTube, while the monitors keep clones going for two weeks...??!! THAT, is an impressive BOX !! I didn't need technical support per se, but I needed mental support since Pink Floyd only helped curtail the monster for so long. I was told that "This was an outside issue". Having been a Tech, a Team Leader, and then Floor Manager in a top 3 computer company, before support was EXported to a country you can't pronounce, where people had the commanding understanding of the English words... "Please hold", and "Try plugging it in", while dealing with FRAUD PREVENTION... I understood that my dilemma TRULY wasn't their responsibility. So I never REally called them because I never REally needed them so I didn’t REally feel that it was fair to rate that which was not REally needed. It makes sense in my head (Shut up, he's typing. Don't tell him to shut up). As far as, "Value for the money", and the 4 Stars I gave it; It's a BOX. I'm not sure if it was designed this way but if you place the "Box" by instinct, with the cables in the back, then you are doing it wrong or there is a better way. Which then begs the questions as to placement of ports v. placement of bright-blinky lights v. "Box" orientation. It seems that standing the "Box", with the cables on the top, is a better situation. Putting the stack of cables just behind a monitor (on stands before mounting on a latis - the walls need new, greed bleed), allows for the hiding of the cable stack but keeping the pretty lights in sight, just under the frame. I say go for it. If you got the bread to spend and the need to juggle chaos in a manageable and recognizable form of insanity, who am I to discourage you. But remember, once you taste the Dark Side, you'll need another shot in the morning... at exactly 9:30 AM, NYSE-ST. Just don't leave it directly under the edge of your monitor. I'm not sure what dripping pixels will do to the electronics while exposed in its upright position. I hope this help you decide and if you were able to understand more than 73.27% of this the, please, seek help. But don't burden the tech support lines. Think about the minority of those who are well and don't lose social skills in a most necessary time of isolation. Alone. By yourself. With the "Box". Just you and the "Box". Day and night. Taunting me with those lights. Just blinking away as if it's some complex math from a civilization far, far away. Like a desert location with a name like ohhh, Mos Espa or maybe Mos Eisley.

I really wanted to love this dock. At first, it felt like the perfect setup — one cable to my laptop and suddenly I had multiple 4K monitors running, super fast Ethernet, a bunch of USB ports, and even my SD cards loading faster than ever. The idea of simplifying my workspace with one clean hub? That was the dream. And for a while, it did work as advertised. But after a few months, little issues started creeping in. Random screen flickers. The dock would disconnect from everything without warning. Sometimes my laptop wouldn't charge unless I unplugged and plugged it back in several times. Even my Ethernet connection, which I chose specifically for stability, started dropping out. There were moments where I thought: “Is this just me? Is it the cable? My laptop?” But I checked everything. Updated the drivers. Swapped cables. The pattern was always the same — it worked great for a bit, and then something would break the flow. What frustrated me most wasn't the features — those are amazing on paper — but the lack of reliability. When you depend on your setup to work smoothly day after day, surprises like random disconnects or having to restart the dock multiple times a week just become unacceptable. I still think this dock has a lot of potential, especially for someone with lighter needs or for short-term use. But for me, it ended up feeling like an unstable solution for something I needed to just work. So if you’re looking for a docking station that supports a lot of monitors and ports, the Wavlink WL-UG69PD8 Pro definitely delivers… until it doesn’t.

Use case: Macbook Air Early 2015 running Catalina 10.15.4 Verdict: HIGHLY RECOMMENDED --------------------------------------------------------------------- I received the product on time and in good condition. The instructions were clear and I downloaded DisplayLink drivers, from DisplayLink website, installed it on my Mac and rebooted. Once I completed rebooting my Mac, I connected the main cable to the display. Please note that you will need to open DisplayLink software(from Applications), for the first time, to see the multi-monitor display in action. Then you can configure DisplayLink to start automatically during reboot. Important note: I use my Macbook at different physical locations, do I prefer to start DisplayLink software as and when I need it. The USB peripherals as well as the Ethernet connection, on the dock, were automatically recognized by the Mac and nothing further needed to be configured. What a delight! THE ONE AND ONLY ONE DING : Why don't you make both display outputs as HDMI? This would make color balancing on monitors so much more easier. However, this should not stop anyone from buying this product, as it is truly plug-and-play and the display is 1080i on both monitors!!! This is a great product, reasonably priced with excellent performance. Kudos on making a terrific product!!!

This devise works well., but as soon as the computer is booted up, everything comes to life except the audio. At first I thought that the device was defective, but I figured out that the problem was a computer setting. It could just be my PC, but every time I boot up the computer or wake it up from sleeping, I need to go back into the computer settings and redo them to get the audio to work again. Yes, I do understand that you can set this device as the default for the audio and I did do that. Never the less, even though it is the default device for audio when I boot up, it still does not work until I reset it for the laptop audio, hit test, and then reset it for this device and hit test again. At that point it comes back to life and works perfectly until I have to wake up the computer again or reboot it. Once you know how to do it, the process only takes a few seconds, so not such a big deal. I don't know if this is a problem with this device or a problem with my laptop. All in all, I am happy with this docking station and I do recommend it. By the way, I read another evaluation where the author had a small issue that the inputs were in the rear of the device. This is easily solved by placing the unit next to the computer and turning it sideways to allow for easy access to the back. I also like the fact that his box has a flat top that allows me to place a couple of USB drives on top of it to save space.

Great Plug & Play Universal Docking Station. The dock is super easy to use and super useful for content creators and other professionals who need multiple displays simultaneously. The dock can stream 2k if you're using one display setup with the high-speed HDMI port and 1920x1200 if you're using dual monitor setup without any hiccups. If you own an Ultrabook or MacBook, this can be used with the male USB type C to female USB type A adaptor along with the adaptor provided along with docking station or USB type c to USB type B adaptor. The dock comes with USB Type B to USB 3.0 Cable. It has 11 usable ports excluding the USB type B port (used for connecting to your laptop or MacBook). It has two fast-charging USB ports without data transfer. You can plug the Ethernet cord into the "WAVLINK," It feeds the internet through the USB plug to your laptop. If you're using it with a laptop, you can make it as a triple monitor setup, with one being your laptop screen itself. Build quality is excellent for its price. Overall satisfied with the product, I recommend it.

[Update 7/13/2020] My Logitech M705 wireless mouse now works intermittently with the docking station. If I disconnect the docking station from my laptop and plug the mouse transmitter in the USB port on my laptop the mouse works normally. If I leave the transmitter plugged in to my laptop OR I plug the transmitter into the docking station and then plug the docking station into my laptop my mouse works sporadically. Sometimes works, most of the time it takes a second for the mouse do anything and today it stopped working altogether. If I can't use the mouse then the docking station is of no use to me. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I first purchased a hub expecting it to work like a docking station. I had to return that because it would not pass the signal to the monitors. Then I bought a docking station. The same thing as the hub, the video signal did not get passed on to the monitors plus it ran hot. I returned that one also. Then I bought the WavLink and it just worked. I didn't have to do anything but plug everything into it and then plug it into my laptop. The first two purchases plugged into the USB-C port on my laptop. This uses the standard USB-A connector. That didn't matter to me as long as it worked. There are instructions to download the setup software. I downloaded the software but I never installed it. I didn't have to. It did everything I wanted it to do right out of the box. I connected two monitors, a keyboard and a mouse to it. Everything worked. I was even able to extend the monitors so that I could use the two as one big monitor.

I am using this docking station with an inexpensive not very powerful Lenovo laptop. Everything I need works beautifully. Windows 10 was smart enough to find and download compatible drivers so I didn't even have to go to the web site for this docking station driver software. I am running two 27" monitors at 1920x1080P each, one connected HDMI and one using the old fashioned analog VGA cable using the provided adapter. Both work smoothly and perfectly. I have hardwired internet to the LAN port and speedtest is a happy experience. I use a Logitech keyboard/mouse wireless adapter in one of the USB 2 ports. I can't believe how well this thing works to help with my usability on this little laptop. Can I game on it? No, of course not. But I certainly can run spreadsheets, virtual desktops, web pages, etc. on the two monitors with zero problems, and the monitor on my laptop works as well! My only very minor nit - not even enough to complain about - I'd like to see the power, LAN, USB3 input, and monitor connections on the back side of the device, and the USBs on the front. When I look at this on my desk it's a tangle of wires around some USB ports. I'd rather have the tangle of wires somewhere else and a clean panel with the USBs facing me at my desk for connecting whatever I want to connect. Very minor complaint - everything works great. This little box absolutely kicks my butt.

I bought 3 different hubs over the last month to fid something that would work with my Mac Mini and 3 monitors. None of them, including this hub worked for me HOWEVER I know it is not because this hub is a bad display hub. It is very nicely manufactured and I think it would be a great hub for people that don't have Mac Minis ( I don't know about other Macs). After a lot of research I learned that Mac Minis will not work properly with any display hub that uses Display Link drives. Many multi-monitor hubs and docks use DisplayLink software to enable multiple displays over a single USB-C connection. The M4 Pro's enhanced display support appears to be incompatible with these software-driven hubs, leading to performance issues or complete failure.