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Various connectivity options boost your efficient work.
Jeff Schramm
Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2025
Performs as advertised
Del E.
Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2025
After trying two other top of the line Lenovo docking stations (both failed and had to be returned to Lenovo), I ordered this one and it has not developed any issues so far.
Matt
Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2024
I had a bit of an older 40AY Thinkpad dock from 2021. I took that dock and put a USB-C switch in between that and my computers, so I could click a button and toggle which PC is using the dock. Genius! Almost...I found that with 2-monitors (one a 29-inch ultrawide), 3 microphone, a webcam, an HDMI capture card, wireless keyboard/mouse, ethernet, and 3.5mm out to a set of speakers, sometimes I'd get a little quirky sound or glitches on my microphone... Additionally, the older docks have a recessed usb-c port, which doesn't allow you to connect newer USB4 cables, bummer.....I was hoping this newer 40AF may have some new and nifty features, and while it seems a little more stable, it's not all that different.Both connections are 10gbps. While this 40AF dock has a 10gbps USBC connection (not thunderbolt) it doesn't have any 10gbps capable ports. This is a bit of a bummer, and I'm not sure why all the USB and Type C ports are limited to 5gbps, when even a hub for 2021 had multiple 10gbps grade Type C and Type A ports.One other sort-of bummer, is that this hub uses DisplayLink. I'm not exactly sure what it does, but it's sort of a blessing and a curse.... In theory, it's supposed to allow more monitors over a standard USB-C connection. I do believe this is what allows the 40AF dock to be more stable than the older dock, without DisplayLink. Less bandwidth over the cable required to display the same thing through some graphics trickery. This is a benefit for me, as one of my PCs only has USB 3.2 Gen 1, and is limited to either 5 or 10gbps. This helps the stability of all the other connected devices.On the downside, you MUST install other drivers.... I have a work laptop which I cannot install any outside software on, but fortunately, DisplayLink is widespread enough it was available on that PC from a corporate software store. You may want to check first if you have a company provided laptop that is locked down....There are other versions of this dock that use Thunderbolt 4 rather than DisplayLink. If you have Thunderbolt 3 or 4, that's probably what I'd recommend, but if you have something that is a little bit older, this may be a good way to may the most of the bandwidth available on earlier USB Type C ports.Not perfect, but a solid docking station with good performance. Just be aware of what your getting into with DisplayLink and whether it will work for your use case. It was more stable for me, but depends on your hardware.
Thomas
Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2024
This is an excellent docking station. I tested it with a Mac, and everything worked as expected.I connected two 4k@60 Hz displays to the dock, one over DisplayPort and another over HDMI. Both displays connected quickly, without any delays or other issues, and the connections remained stable, with full chroma 4:4:4. For Macs that only officially support one external monitor, DisplayLink software is required.A network connection to the Ethernet port worked fine too, with both displays connected, as did the USB-C charging for the laptop (the dock supplies up to 90 W over USB-C).Four of the USB ports, three USB-A and one USB-C, have SuperSpeed logos, while the other two are suitable for things like keyboards and mice. The specs indicate the USB SuperSpeed ports support USB 3.1 Gen2, which offers up to 10 Gbps. However, total bandwidth to the laptop is limited by the single USB-C host connection, which appears to be USB 3.2 Gen 2×2, offering 20 Gbps in total.The displays appear to be using display stream compression (DSC). An uncompressed 4k@60 Hz display requires almost 18 Gbps with 8-bit colour (more with HDR), so even USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 only offers enough bandwidth for a single uncompressed display. With DSC, however, the bandwidth falls to a little under 6 Gbps, so two area easily supported.Assuming the two displays each use 6 Gbps of bandwidth, and the network connection uses another 1 Gbps, that’s about 13 of the total 20, leaving 7 Gbps for USB data. That amount of bandwidth is more than sufficient for most USB devices, but fast SSDs that can handle 10 Gbps are likely to be constrained by the USB bandwidth in the dual-display scenario. With only a single display, 10 Gbps should be no problem, as long as only one SSD at a time is active.The product bundle includes the dock itself, with a power adapter and a USB-C-to-USB-C/A cable, as well as a DisplayPort cable and an HDMI cable, both of which support 4k@60 Hz, plus a cleaning cloth. The overall bundle is a pretty good value. There are cheaper alternatives, but they often suffer from things like overheating, unstable connections, etc. This docking station has none of those issues.Overall, this is a great docking station, and I can recommend it.
Augustus Xander Agraan Raiz
Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2024
Working good
JOSE
Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2023
Despite the negative reviews, I decided to give it a try and failed miserably. The dock never worked, and on top, they ask you to pay for shipping to return it. Avoid this merchant and save yourself a headache.
KandyH
Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2023
This’s docking station was exactly what I hoped it would be. It came with everything that I needed to hook it up. Installation was so easy.
saintsomewhere
Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2023
This is a godsend-I have 4 different machines- a Lenovo lap top (personal machine,) a work-issued Lenovo, a govt issue Dell laptop, and a 3rd employer’s Asus Chromebook. This enabled me to have one work station, instead of having to have a couple of desk setups.Worth the price.
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