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This is a really great Thunderbolt 3 dock. I'm using it with my 2016 13" MacBook Pro (no Touch bar), a Dell 4K display, a Scarlett 2i2 USB audio interface, Logitech 1080p webcam, and I hook up an external drive using the front USB port every week to make a bootable backup. Everything works flawlessly.
One thing to note is that the cable that comes with this dock is only half a meter long, which was too short for my needs. After doing some research I found that passive Thunderbolt 3 cables that support full 40Gbps speed max out at 0.5 meters long. My choices were either an active Thunderbolt 3 cable, which are pretty expensive as they contain additional chips and whatnot to support the full 40Gbps speed, or a longer 1 meter passive cable that can only do 20Gbps. I was worried the slower speed cable wouldn't work with this dock, but I consulted with Plugable support, and they said the longer 20Gbps cable should work fine, but it will only be able to drive a single 4K display instead of dual 4K displays. Since I only have one 4K display I went ahead and tried it, and it works great!
Also of note: The first dock I got had USB-C ports that were a bit too recessed, resulting in the cable falling out at the slightest touch. Thankfully Plugable's support is top notch, and I had a new dock in hand very quickly that worked great, and they provided everything I needed to ship the defective one back.
I finally have a single-cable solution for my MacBook Pro, and it's really awesome. This is the dock to get!
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| Price | $177.00 | $199.95 | $193.99 | -8% $229.99 List: $249.99 | $269.99 | $289.95 |
| Delivery | Get it as soon as Saturday, May 11 | Get it as soon as Saturday, May 11 | Get it as soon as Saturday, May 11 | Get it as soon as Saturday, May 11 | Get it as soon as Saturday, May 11 | Get it as soon as Saturday, May 11 |
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| Sold By | Sixdrop | Plugable Technologies | Plugable Technologies | OWC (Other World Computing) | Cable Matters | Plugable Technologies |
| hardware interface | thunderbolt 3 | usb docking station | thunderbolt | thunderbolt 4, usb, usb c, usb3.0, usb2.0, ethernet | thunderbolt 4, usb3.2 gen 2 x 2, hdmi, displayport, usb3.1 a | thunderbolt |
| number of ports | 10 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 16 |
| number of usb ports | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 5 |
| HDMI ports | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
| compatible devices | Apple Intel Macs with Thunderbolt 3, Apple M1 Macs (one display only), Dell laptops (such as XPS 13 & XPS 15) with Thunderbolt 3, HP laptops with Thunderbolt 3 (such as many Spectre x360), Lenovo laptops with Thunderbolt 3 | Windows 10 / 11 & ChromeOS 100 or newer & macOS 11 and later Supports full-featured USB-C, USB4, and Thunderbolt 3 / Thunderbolt 4 systems, including: M1 / M2 / M3 (M1 Pro/Max, M2 Pro/Max, M3 Pro/Max); Intel-based Thunderbolt 3 MacBooks (late 2016+) Dell XPS, Latitude, Inspiron series with full-featured USB-C, USB4, or Thunderbolt 3 / 4 Microsoft Surface Pro / Go / Book / Laptop models with USB-C, USB4, or Thunderbolt 4 HP ProBook, EliteBook, Spectre x360 series with full-featured USB-C, USB4, or Thunderbolt 3 / 4 Lenovo ThinkPad, IdeaPad, and Yoga with full-featured USB-C, USB4, or Thunderbolt 3 / 4 LG Gram with full-featured USB-C, USB4, or Thunderbolt 3 / 4 & thousands of other laptops which are compliant with full-featured, standards-compliant USB-C ports | USB-C / USB4 / Thunderbolt 3 / Thunderbolt 4 Mac M1 / M2 / M3 (M1 Pro/Max, M2 Pro/Max, M3 Pro/Max) and Windows Systems | Laptop/Personal Computer, Tablets, Chromebooks | MacBook Pro, Mac Mini, Dell XPS, Dell Latitude, Lenovo ThinkPad, HP EliteBook, ProBook | Windows 11 Thunderbolt 4 hosts (Dell XPS, Lenovo Thinkpad, HP ProBook), macOS Thunderbolt 3 and Thunderbolt 4 hosts with macOS 11+ M1 / M2 / M3 (M1 Pro/Max, M2 Pro/Max, M3 Pro/Max) |
| wattage | 60 watts | 60 watts | 100 watts | — | — | 100 watts |
| weight | 415 grams | 2.4 pounds | — | 0.88 pounds | — | — |
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At Plugable, we design products for productivity. And we know that work can happen anywhere–at a desk, on the road, in an office, and more often than ever, at home.
Every Plugable product–from dongle to docking station–is designed and tested by our team in Redmond, Washington to work anywhere you work.
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Product Description
Product Description
Plugable’s Thunderbolt 3 Single Display Docking Station (TBT3-UDV) offers high-performance expansion of your Thunderbolt 3-enabled Mac or compatible Windows Thunderbolt 3 system while also providing up to 60W of power to charge the host. Connect a single display up to 4K 60Hz (4096x2160 @ 60Hz) via the integrated DisplayPort output, or an HDMI display using the included Active DisplayPort to HDMI adapter. Thunderbolt 3’s massive 40Gbps bandwidth enables you to run your high resolution display connected through the dock at the full native performance of your system’s graphics processor while also enabling access to your wired network and existing USB peripherals.
Supports connection to wired Gigabit Ethernet networks using the integrated Intel i210 network adapter and 10Gbps peer-to-peer networking when directly connected to a second Thunderbolt 3-enabled system. Provides a combined analog audio input and output jack for connecting stereo headphones or a combination headset with microphone. Provides five extra USB 3.0 (5Gbps) ports for device connectivity (one in front, four in back). Is positioned vertically to save space, and has a removable stand that also allows the unit to be placed horizontally.
Thunderbolt 3 compatibility is complex, and some features like PCI-E bandwidth, support for 2 displays over Thunderbolt 3, and the necessary firmware updates for docking compatibility (BIOS and NVM) are system-specific. Apple and Dell Thunderbolt 3 systems are currently the best-performing, best-supported systems with this docking station. Please see the “Specification Sheet.pdf” document under the “Technical Specification” section below for a more detailed compatibility list.
For details on supported monitor configurations and what components are needed to add a second display, and non-Apple and Dell compatibility, please see additional details below. The dock can provide up to 60W of power to charge the host system, assuming the system supports being charged via its Thunderbolt 3 port. Windows systems require updated NVM firmware, system BIOS, and Thunderbolt/GPU drivers from the system manufacturer (Apple systems provide this automatically). The ability to add a second display depends on design decisions made by your system manufacturer and requires additional hardware, sold separately. Some Thunderbolt 3 systems support a maximum of 20Gbps Thunderbolt 3 bandwidth. The docking station will not function if attached to a non-Thunderbolt 3 capable USB-C port.
System Requirements
Compatible with Apple and Dell systems which have Thunderbolt 3 support. Other brand Thunderbolt 3 systems may work but not support all of the functionality of the dock. Please see important details regarding system compatibility, frequently asked questions and more below.
Compatibility Information
Thunderbolt 3 is powerful technology, and system manufacturers have discretion how they implement various elements and features. As a result, compatibility information is complex and some available Thunderbolt 3 systems do not support all the features offered by this docking station.
Some systems support a second display using a USB-C video adapter or cable, sold separately. To support a second display via the dock, the system manufacturer must have routed two DisplayPort lines to the Thunderbolt 3 port. Currently all Thunderbolt 3 systems from Apple using Intel processors and Dell meet this requirement, and implementation from other manufacturers varies. ** Apple systems with an Apple M1 processor support only one display **
Requires updated system BIOS, Thunderbolt 3 driver, Thunderbolt 3 NVM firmware and graphics (GPU) driver from system manufacturer.
If you have a Thunderbolt 3 host system which supports two video outputs, a separate purchase of one of the following Plugable adapter models is required: USBC-DP, USBC-HDMI, USBC-DVI, USBC-VGA Please see the FAQ section below for more information.
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| Price | $177.00 | $179.95 | $193.99 | $120.95 |
| Designed for both Thunderbolt 3 and USB-C | Thunderbolt 3 and USB-C | Thunderbolt 3 and USB-C | Thunderbolt 3 and USB-C | Thunderbolt 4, USB4, USB-C, and more* |
| Power Delivery to host | 60W | 100W (96W Certified) | 100W (96W Certified) | 60W to host and 15W for each attached device |
| Number of displays supported | 2 (with separate adapter) | 2 (4K 60Hz displays via Thunderbolt 3) or 2 (1080p 60Hz or single 4K 30Hz display via USB-C.) | 2 (4k 60Hz displays via Thunderbolt 3) or 2 (1080p 60Hz displays via USB-C) | 2x 4K or 1x 8K (1x USB-C HDMI 2.0 adapter included) |
| Video output types | 1x DisplayPort, 1x Thunderbolt 3 output (with separate adapter) | 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort (or second HDMI with included adapter) | 2x DisplayPort or HDMI | 3x Thunderbolt USB-C ports (1x USB-C to HDMI adapter included) |
| Includes DisplayPort to HDMI adapter? | ✓ | ✓ | - | - |
| DisplayPort adapters support (e.g., DP to HDMI adapter) | Only supports ACTIVE adapters | Only supports ACTIVE adapters | - | - |
| Orientation | Vertical or Horizontal | Horizontal | Vertical or Horizontal | Horizontal |
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Does what it is says it will do. One cable to hook up a laptop to everything
Day 1 review: Edited after week 1. EDITED after 1 year - Upped from four to 5 star as we have never had an issue with it once Dell (or MSFT) update their thunderbolt drivers.We're pleased with product so far as it did what they said it would do and did so without any quirks or common tech setup glitches. It makes it super quick and easy to use the laptop with a host of other peripherals. The horizontal and vertical options allow it to fit where I needed it and it takes up only a minor amount of space in the vertical orientation (the included base is very heavy and helps to ensure cables aren't going to tip it over). It is visually appealing as well (as much as a dock can be).I'm using it to power a Dell XPS 13 9350 (windows 10 home current version) and connect a Dell 2560 x 1440 monitor via the (full size) DisplayPort connection, 1gbit ethernet, mini-jack headset, and as needed memory stick and USB Blu-ray drive.Setup is essentially 'power up and plug in' simple with the one step of authorizing the thunderbolt device in Windows, which is noted in the instructions (a dialog window opens automatically). Of note is that video to the external monitor worked automatically, prior to the Windows authorization as the authorization seemed to apply to the audio device and/or some other component. Ethernet showed up and tested at full gbit speed, audio was automatically set to use the dock by default, and the display worked and looked the same as when it was plugged in directly (via CableMatters USB C-to-DisplayPort adapter). I validated that the laptop did charge while it was asleep and powered down as it would via the power brick.Addition notes:-There are two lights on the front, but their function isn’t specified in the included documentation for the initial batch. The green indicates the dock is plugged in to power and blue indicates it is connected to a host device.-EDIT: Removed flashing screen comment as we never had a flashing screen after Dell driver updates. Wasn't Plugable's issue.Possible Issues for your use scenario:1. (Edit: From the feedback, this issue seems to apply to all docks (not Plugable docks specifically) vs. using built in audio on the laptop. However it can be worked around by using a app like the “SoundSwitch” application recommended in the comments on this post. It enables a keyboard shortcut to swap audio instantly. Plugable should look to develop/include something similar.). If you unplug your headphones, audio will not switch back to laptop speakers. This was the -1 star issue for us as I wasn’t aware of it from the FAQ’s but it might not be for you if, for example, you use the headset jack for desktop speakers, not a headset. You will get no audio until you either plug back in your headset, unplug the entire dock, or go into speaker settings and change your default speaker. That is a pain in the butt if you want to share audio for a moment to show a video or just have any pattern of switching back and forth occasionally. With the laptop itself, plugging and unplugging a minijack headset will automatically switch back and forth (as does a usb headset).2. Edit after 1 year: The wake from sleep error never happened after Dell thunderbolt drivers were updated. not pluggable's issue.Old Comment: On the first day of testing we saw two "Thunderbolt 3 functionality might be limited" errors after waking from sleep where the dock didn't function. Unplugging and replugging in the dock allowed it to resume normal function. I updated the BOIS on the Dell laptop and it hasn’t happened in the week since which could point to intermittent issue or something the BIOS update fixed though there were no notes about Thunderbolt fixes in the release. Given comments on Dell forums about other docks I suspect the error is/was due to Dell drivers and/or Windows bugs.
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