USB Laptop Docking Station Dual Monitors, DisplayLink Computer Dock for M1 M2 Mac and Windows, ChromeOS, Ubuntu 20.04/22.04 (HDMI & HDMI/DVI/VGA, 6xUSB Ports, LAN, Audio)

I did a lot of research since there are plenty of good choices out there for a docking station for a Macbook Pro M1 Pro including Wavlink, iVanky, Sateshi, OWC, Plugable. And I chose this Wavlink by considering many factors that were important to me including having the "extend mode" option for multiple monitors, laptop charging via the dock, multiple display port availability, combination of USB type A and type C ports, 1GbE Ethernet port. Having a Thunderbolt 4 40Gb down port was not important for me. And of course wanted something at the $200 price point. This Wavlink was perfect. Few things that you should know. This requires the DisplayLink driver and that is perfectly fine because my work environment requires that as well and so this was not a new requirement for me. BTW, if you run into issues with streaming video (Netflix, Prime Video, etc.) when you use DisplayLink, just switch off "Hardware Acceleration" in the Chrome browser and that will fix it. I used to have 4 cables connected to my Macbook (for two monitors, network cable, speaker). Now have a very elegant setup with just one cable from the Wavlink. Nice!

It came well packed. I have been using it for a week, and so far it does everything it is supposed to do. It is connected to Dell Latitude 7440. I connected two 4K monitors to the two HDMI ports and they work very well. All other usb ports work as well. It came with biffy 100 Wt adapter, which is connected and charges my laptop without problems. I also use the RJ45 ethernet port and the audio port without problems. I have not tried to connect an external drive to it, so I cannot comment on that. Some people had problems with that. I will keep you posted, when I try it, or if something happens in the future. It is one month now, and it is working fine - no problems.

I have three of these docks that my company is using with M3 Macbook pros. They work great with dual and triple monitors. I ordered three more for some M4 Macbook pros we just received. The new docks are labeled as a Pro version while the previous docks I received are labled as a Max version. The Pro version does not work with the M4. We tried all of them and the screen blacks out every few seconds with a dual or triple monitor setup. The M4 works great on the previous docks we received that are the Max version. The only difference I can see between the two models I've received are the Max version of the dock includes a 180W power supply while the Pro version is 160W. With the 180W power supply, the M4 has no issues connecting. Other than the discrepancy in the models, the Max 180W dock works great and has been in use for over a year. I took one star off due to the recent models received.

Easy setup....Works as advertised...

I could not recommend this unit. Although it will allow you to have 3 monitors, it randomly blanks out. It started to blank out altogether at the same time. Now, it slowly blanks out on one monitor.......then the next.......and then onto the next.........when it eventually comes back up, whatever you were previously working on ends up on only 1 monitor. Contacted support numerous times and they take their time getting back to you. Their emails include a support tool, which collects data and supposedly installs the latest version for display link or something like that. I've done this several times. Once they've figured out there is no resolve, they pass you onto someone else and you have to start over from the beginning, as if you've never contacted them. It's a pain having this unit and even more of a pain dealing with tech support. I'd steer clear of this unit. Also, when looking up files, everything is really delayed. Overall, this dock has great options however, it's not worth the hassle.

I have only had this docking station for a couple of days but love it so far. I have a M2 macbook air that only has the ability to use 1 external monitor. This docking station allows for a total of 3 external monitors. The first monitor needs to use HDMI. The 2nd and 3rd monitors can use either display port or HDMI. The power cable, the cable from macbook to dock, and the ports for all the monitors are all in the back. The front has a headphone jack, 2 usb ports, and 2 usbc ports. The ports are useful for charging anything that you need. In my case, the keyboard, the mouse, the ti-84 calculator, ipad, and anything else that uses those chargers. One thing that I did not know until now is that you no longer have to charge macbook when using this dock because when the macbook is hooked up to the dock, it actually charges the macbook (bonus). I was originally going to give it 4 stars because every time i shut down the macbook and restarted it, I had to go to applications, display link, and open it up before the 2nd monitor would show up. I was messing around with the settings and there is a setting that allows you to automatically have it open up upon startup. Anyways, it does everything you would expect and that they advertise. I have only had it for 2 days now so I can't comment on long term use, but it's great so far. 3 month update. The docking station is just ok after having it for 3 months. When I turn the macbook on, sometimes it does not recognize that docking station, most of the time it does. When it comes to charging the macbook when it's plugged in, it's weird. It first started and stayed at 100%, but now it shows it's charging but at 93%. It will actually go down to 80%, but then start actually charging again. It's weird. The last thing that I'm not happy about is when you have multiple monitors hooked up, the first additional monitor you have will work perfectly fine and smooth, but the 2nd monitor lags when you move your mouse on it. For example, if you are browsing a web page and scrolling, you can clearly see how it lags. If I knew all of this before I bought my macbook air, I would have just bought the macbook pro and not had the issue with needing a docking station with displaylink technology. This will do the job as I only have about 8 more months left of school and I will finish, but there are probably better products out there.

If you are cool with updating your own drivers, you have found the PERFECT dock for PC and Mac. Everything this dock says it can do, it does. 4K at 60hz. Up to 4 mirrored or extended screens, if you include the laptop monitor itself. 10gb per USB port. Audio, speakers and mic. And it runs smoothly. I have two computers. A Lenovo Thinkpad (PC) laptop and a MacBook. The PC didn’t require a driver. It was genuinely plug-and-play. But the MacBook did require the driver. I plugged it in and it didn’t work. (Actually, let me specify that. The other aspects of the dock worked, like the audio and USB ports. Just the screens didn’t work.) The problem isn’t the dock. The problem is macOS. Mac is notorious for having compatibility issues. In order to have a dock that works well with both PC and Mac, you have to rely on a third-party driver (DisplayLink) to make it run. That being said, here is why I’m giving the dock 5 stars: Wavlink tells you upfront you will probably need to install a driver. The manual for the dock specifically tells you to install the driver AND tells you where to find it. The website it takes you to is very self-explanatory and the install is easy. It took me less than five minutes to find and install the driver. As a further note, when I upgraded to macOS Sonoma, I did have to download and install a new driver also provided on their website. AGAIN, THIS IS NOT WAVLINK’S FAULT. THIS IS APPLE’S FAULT. THIS DOCK IS BUILT ON DISPLAYLINK, A DRIVER WHICH IS NOT PROPRIETARY TO MACBOOKS. MAC WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY UPGRADE THIS DRIVER FOR YOU. THIS IS WHAT YOU ARE SIGNING UP FOR. In conclusion, I love this dock. It does everything it says it can do and I’m not bothered by updating my own drivers. ***UPDATE - 18 months later*** Still works exactly the same as the day I bought it. Have not had to update the driver in over a year. Still 5 stars. Going to buy a second one for my office at work.

First and foremost, it works with my Thunderbolt iPad pro, which is what I really need to connect my various devices like audio interface, external monitor, keyboard and mouse. My past experience with various USB3 hubs was they worked for a time and then either died or became unusable when using an external monitor. For this, time will tell. My main disappointment isn't necessarily with this dock, but the sorry state of Thunderbolt docks in general, in that they all seem preoccupied with the same sorry, inefficient design while marginally enhancing functionality. Why can nobody design a docking station that works like ... well, an actual docking station? Ideally, I want something that allows me to hide my laptop or tablet away and allow for a standard usable desktop with all the ports I need in front, with a single Thunderbolt connection in the back. There should be a power button that powers up and down the host ON THE FRONT, enough front-mounted Thunderbolt/USB-C and USB-A ports WITH LED STATUS INDICATORS that will allow me to connect the front-accessible things like my Logitech mouse/keyboard USB dongle (or separate ports for each), USB iLok dongle, a fast SD and microSD card reader, some spare PD ports so I can charge my phone or earbuds, as well as headphone/microphone inputs. On the back, this mythical dock would have all the monitor connections, power connector, TOSLINK optical and S/PDIF digital audio outputs along with the RCA analog R/L audion outputs, ethernet network port, four USB-A ports and at least two USB-C ports. And why is it so impossible for a manufacturer to add a Thunderbolt2 port that handles the format conversion -- do you know how many Thunderbolt2 audio interfaces exist that just don't work anymore with Thunderbolt4? This docking station gets me closer to ideal than others, but still leaves a lot to be desired. For instance, the power button presses down to power it on -- why? This dock does what it says, so if that's the only unit of measure for consideration then this should get all five stars and come highly recommended. Thunderbolt has been around for 15 years, and manufacturers have yet to develope a docking station that maximizes the utility of this interface. And honestly, that is unconscionable.