DUAL MONITOR DOCKING STATION

I received this in exchange for an impartial review. Admittedly, I wanted it anyway so I hopped on the opportunity. I don't use monitors anymore, I have three large Smart TVS and my laptop monitor. It's an Acer VX15 which bills itself for it's high quality graphics. However to do what I need, I have two additional video cards. It has a USB C port, three USB ports, a HDMI port and a card reader. I travel non-stop and it's a nightmare, a NIGHTMARE, packing up and coming home b/c of all the hubs and all the video displays. To power things, I have extra USB video cards BTW and I run very short on usb ports. It took a minute to unpack this. I laid out my chords, powered it up and had it all set up in under 6 minutes. It was so easy that I'm sure anyone, without the instructions, could figure it out and do it well without any effort. However it's very well suited to people that travel a lot or have to take their laptops or tablets with them. Ok, so 1, 1 USB port is all it takes to power all of this. It took one port, gave me 6 USB ports, gave me another HDMI Port and runs USB 3.0. Only complaint is that it's very compact so the usb ports are a little tight, but honestly, it verges on a 'good problem'. I can't pretend I'm not overly fond of StartTech b/c of the luck I've had with their other items (In fact, I use two other StartTech products to power this setup). But it's saved me a good 10 minutes of packing time and 15 of unpacking time. And when I have to unpack, plugging in one chord instead of going through the whole ritual (and literally, it used to be a ritual to pack and unpack) is just divine. Well done. It runs a little hot sometimes, nothing much. And I didn't mention, you don't get the 'weak power' note when you are charging with it, b/c it is a charging station. Yes, it's that good.

This has become part of my essential computer tools and is used daily and I am loving it. It will work on any computer with a USB 3.0 port. It is well made. It comes with power adapters for difference countries, a USB 3.0 cable to connect to your computer, a manual, and a VGA to DVI adapter. It has Display Link drivers available for Windows and Mac (beta drivers also work in High Sierra). All work well. I have not tested any 4K display devices so can not comment on this or workability of this. This docking station provides all the essentials of USB ports (4 on back, 2 on front) as well as HDMI, DVI (via to dvi with included adapter), gig ethernet. 1 port on the front and 1 port on the back can be used to charge USB devices even when the docking station is not plugged into a computer, while the other ports are available when plugged into a USB 3.0 port. Stepping down from USB 3.0 to USB 2.0 may cause performance issues and non working of some USB devices due to speed differences. Well made and truly functional docking station and I, for one, will not part with it. This has been tested primarily on a MAC (under High Sierra) but has also been tested on Windows 10. Note: I received this product in exchange for an unbiased review.