It would be interesting to see if this can handle so many ports - I have a Pluggable USB C dock with almost as many ports - and it not like Thunderbolt 3 dock
I've got 6xUSB, 2x video, 1ex ethernet, 2x audio in a 3.0 A/B port dock using displaylink to run everything over the USB channel itself. With 3 video out options I assume it's doing something displaylinkish and encoding video in the USB stream instead of pulling USB3 lanes away for DP or HDMI exclusive traffic.
The press release says it supports up to 3x1080 or 1x4k displays, which is presumably the bandwidth maxing out; and suggests that despite the price it's running in 5Gb mode only.
Personal experience I found that the dock from device maker works best - Dell XPS 13 2i1 and Dell XPS 15 2in1 work with best with Dell TB-16 and Samsung Tab Pro S works with Samsung port. Only on Thunderbolt can I support both 4k and UltraWide 34in - power delivery has been very picky - especially with Dell XPS 15 2in1 - even with 240w power supply must power up without dock - otherwise get message on doc. The Pluggable was attempt for Samsung and even 13 2in1
I also a Chuwi Hi Pro which is a piece of junk - and extremely difficult with any docking options.
I also found it most convent to place a separate USB 3 dock for keyboards and USB drives connected thought the dock - primary for conveyance of placement on desk.
I wish someone would make a Micro SD reader with multiports. Even if can only get speeds for one port at a time for transfers, still be better than swapping out constantly after taking lots of video/photos from multiple sources. Yah can do a DIY type and buy a USB c hub, and just fill with with MicroSD readers. But its still janky as hell because of different parts and looks silly on desk.
That would be nice option to have - even multi SD reader with converters - good for going though multiple cards - I could have use that earlier this past week. Pain searching multiple Micro SD cards on my XPS 15 2in1.
Not bad. I have the $299 OWC thunderbolt dock and the only thing this really lacks is a daisy chain to another thunderbolt device (which I use to my monitor at 4K 75hz).
I also have an Aukey dock which is more of a travel size, and for $50 it’s a great product. It’s not too far from this dock feature wise (but is 4k30). It supports up to 100w power delivery, and works either way. That is you can plug the laptop power supply into it and pass through to the laptop, or charge things through it from the laptop itself.
The main problem with the unpowered docks is that it's a strain on the laptop's PD output deliver, if the laptop even supports PD out. Even if you try to neglect that using the laptop to power all the devices on the hub as a problem, it will still bite you in the ass if you try to connect more devices than the hub can power when drawing from the laptop. For example if you have an SSD and a 2.5" HDD drive connected via a USB3 to SATA toaster - those can easily draw 10W between the two of them when you connect it, which can result in corrupted data or failure to spin up the HDD properly, which can result in the HDD flagging itself for SMART failure, which can be inconvenient if you have SMART monitoring software on your laptop... lovely notifications at every insertion that the drive is failing until you either disable SMART or stop using the drive. :-(
Hubs like the one reviewed have their own power supply which means that even if your laptop doesn't accept USB-C PD charging, it will at least power the 10 devices you've plugged into it. If your laptop does accept PD then you can skip taking its charger... and just about every other charger. So for pros on the go these hubs are a Godsend.
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HStewart - Friday, July 12, 2019 - link
It would be interesting to see if this can handle so many ports - I have a Pluggable USB C dock with almost as many ports - and it not like Thunderbolt 3 dockDanNeely - Friday, July 12, 2019 - link
I've got 6xUSB, 2x video, 1ex ethernet, 2x audio in a 3.0 A/B port dock using displaylink to run everything over the USB channel itself. With 3 video out options I assume it's doing something displaylinkish and encoding video in the USB stream instead of pulling USB3 lanes away for DP or HDMI exclusive traffic.The press release says it supports up to 3x1080 or 1x4k displays, which is presumably the bandwidth maxing out; and suggests that despite the price it's running in 5Gb mode only.
HStewart - Friday, July 12, 2019 - link
Personal experience I found that the dock from device maker works best - Dell XPS 13 2i1 and Dell XPS 15 2in1 work with best with Dell TB-16 and Samsung Tab Pro S works with Samsung port. Only on Thunderbolt can I support both 4k and UltraWide 34in - power delivery has been very picky - especially with Dell XPS 15 2in1 - even with 240w power supply must power up without dock - otherwise get message on doc. The Pluggable was attempt for Samsung and even 13 2in1I also a Chuwi Hi Pro which is a piece of junk - and extremely difficult with any docking options.
I also found it most convent to place a separate USB 3 dock for keyboards and USB drives connected thought the dock - primary for conveyance of placement on desk.
imaheadcase - Friday, July 12, 2019 - link
I wish someone would make a Micro SD reader with multiports. Even if can only get speeds for one port at a time for transfers, still be better than swapping out constantly after taking lots of video/photos from multiple sources. Yah can do a DIY type and buy a USB c hub, and just fill with with MicroSD readers. But its still janky as hell because of different parts and looks silly on desk.HStewart - Friday, July 12, 2019 - link
That would be nice option to have - even multi SD reader with converters - good for going though multiple cards - I could have use that earlier this past week. Pain searching multiple Micro SD cards on my XPS 15 2in1.lioncat55 - Friday, July 12, 2019 - link
Lexar has their workflow line of card readers, one of them is a micro SD reader with 3 slots on it.Source: I use to be customer service for them a few years ago.
lioncat55 - Friday, July 12, 2019 - link
Lexar has their workflow line of card readers, one of them is a micro SD reader with 3 slots on it.TheUnhandledException - Friday, July 12, 2019 - link
Why would they waste a port and video output with VGA. Ideally it would just be three DP ports but two DP and one HDMI would be decent.RSAUser - Saturday, July 13, 2019 - link
Projectors at the office, and then you only need to carry one dongle.sor - Friday, July 12, 2019 - link
Not bad. I have the $299 OWC thunderbolt dock and the only thing this really lacks is a daisy chain to another thunderbolt device (which I use to my monitor at 4K 75hz).I also have an Aukey dock which is more of a travel size, and for $50 it’s a great product. It’s not too far from this dock feature wise (but is 4k30). It supports up to 100w power delivery, and works either way. That is you can plug the laptop power supply into it and pass through to the laptop, or charge things through it from the laptop itself.
linuxgeex - Saturday, July 13, 2019 - link
The main problem with the unpowered docks is that it's a strain on the laptop's PD output deliver, if the laptop even supports PD out. Even if you try to neglect that using the laptop to power all the devices on the hub as a problem, it will still bite you in the ass if you try to connect more devices than the hub can power when drawing from the laptop. For example if you have an SSD and a 2.5" HDD drive connected via a USB3 to SATA toaster - those can easily draw 10W between the two of them when you connect it, which can result in corrupted data or failure to spin up the HDD properly, which can result in the HDD flagging itself for SMART failure, which can be inconvenient if you have SMART monitoring software on your laptop... lovely notifications at every insertion that the drive is failing until you either disable SMART or stop using the drive. :-(Hubs like the one reviewed have their own power supply which means that even if your laptop doesn't accept USB-C PD charging, it will at least power the 10 devices you've plugged into it. If your laptop does accept PD then you can skip taking its charger... and just about every other charger. So for pros on the go these hubs are a Godsend.
Gunbuster - Wednesday, July 17, 2019 - link
Dell D-6000 dock. Better specs, cheaper price.