This doesn't appear to have a USB-C port to pass through power. Is there a similar dual 4K display model which will also power a MacBook pro either through pass-through or it's own power supply?
Is there any reason I am having difficulty getting this to display 2 external monitors at the same time on a Lenovo p52s? It only appears to output either HDMI or DP, not both at the same time.
A shopper
on Dec 3, 2019
BEST ANSWER:Sorry, I accidentally read the ad thinking it was for a dual HDMI device driver but, upon receiving it, I found it can only drive one HDMI device so, I have no use for it and thus have never turned it on.
BEST ANSWER:Sorry, I accidentally read the ad thinking it was for a dual HDMI device driver but, upon receiving it, I found it can only drive one HDMI device so, I have no use for it and thus have never turned it on.
I got this on a big sale, so I'm not sure if I'd pay full price, but it suits my needs perfectly. I have a Mac mini with one Mini DisplayPort/Thunderbolt and one HDMI and two 1080p monitors that each have DVI and DisplayPort. I wanted a solution to use dual monitors with the Mac mini and both my Latitude 7400 corporate laptop and my personal late-2017 MacBook Pro by simply switching the input on the displays. The system is also set up in a room with poor wifi, and neither laptop has inbuilt ethernet.
This gave me a unique set of requirements: - ThunderBolt to transport two video streams without MST, which Mac doesn't support. - Gigabit ethernet - Both DisplayPort and HDMI/DVI connections
This dock fit the bill to a T and works great with both laptops. There was zero configuration except for display arrangement, of course.I actually get better performance on the Dell than when I use the Dell D6000 DisplayLink dock at work. DisplayLink drives the displays over USB and uses system resources to do that.
The only downside is that it doesn't have power delivery, but I can't complain for the price.
Big point is that I did get it on sale at half off, and that value is absolutely incredible. Had a near $300 dock from work that was Thunderbolt 3 and couldn't do dual 4k @ 60hz; and this did it out of the box. Exactly what I needed without breaking the bank. Even at full price it's a great value.
I was initially thrilled to have found a device that met the needs of my connections, and it worked great for the first few weeks. It wasn't long though until it was unable to provide a stable connection to the HDMI display while also supplying the DisplayPort. The HDMI display has begun losing signal for a few seconds before picking it back up again - and this is happening sometimes 8-10 times per minute. I was hopeful, but apparently this was a waste of money.
This Thunderbolt 3 Travel Dock failed after 5 weeks of very light use! Seems to have been manufactured by unscrupulous vendors overselling a simple USB 3 (mini) design that is physically identical to Thunderbolt 3 connectors, but offers only 20% speed of Thunderbolt 3 specs. The un-powered device simply cannot drive or maintain an HDMI 4K connection for more than a few minutes of connection to an external monitor before internal component failure.
This is the first device I have found that does what I need (after ordering 5 or more similar devices from another big online retailer). On my Macbook Pro, I am getting:
4k@60Hz on HDMI 4k@60Hz on DisplayPort Gigabit Ethernet USB 3 connectivity
All with a single device and just 1 usb-c connector. I like how the cable folds up for travel, too.
Overall, it's a great little box that does exactly what I needed. FINALLY!!!
