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As a guy who works in IT I never would have believed that any laptop in 2023 would ever go back to only working with one monitor after almost any laptop made in the past 5 years would easily work with 2-3 monitors. As I started to support people using M1 and M2 Apple laptops I was baffled to find that they only work with one monitor. My first assumption was that my co-workers didn't know jack diddly squat since obviously I'm the expert here. Imagine my humiliation when I found out they were right. This has kept me up at night, so here I am venting about it to my fellow Amazon explorers.
Apple just keeps making my life harder by convincing people that their bantha poodoo computers with 8GB RAM in 2023 are better than my professional recommendations.
What is DisplayLink? - All you need to know is that it enables laptops that only support one monitor to work with two monitors. It basically works by compressing display data so that there is enough bandwidth to send data to a second monitor on a poopy data pipeline. Magically, it makes a useless Apple laptop a little more tolerable.
There is one downside I've noticed while using this. A lot of my co-workers use this with the laptop display on as well as 2 external 4K monitors. The first external monitor works fine, but the second extra monitor has a noticeably lower frame/refresh rate. It's fine if you aren't watching videos or doing anything graphical. (Not like their laptop could handle that stuff in the first place) Most people just make that their email or spreadsheet monitor. I would assume that this probably only happens with 2 4K displays. I don't have other displays to test unfortunately. People obviously still prefer to have a slower second monitor than no second monitor at all. However, regardless of how annoying that downside might be, I don't blame Plugable. I blame Apple. Plugable is performing miracles by creating something out of nothing. Apple is just creating a demand for miracles.
The last helpful thing you should know is the difference between Plugable's DisplayLink docks vs their Thunderbolt 3 Docks... If your laptop has a Thunderbolt port AND (the important word is 'AND') has a CPU/GPU/APU that supports 2+ external monitors then you definitely want the Thunderbolt dock. You will have plenty of bandwidth to use multiple 4K monitors at the same time at full speed. If you are moneybanks enough to have a high-end Apple laptop with a slightly less poopy CPU that supports 2+ monitors you will also want the Thunderbolt 3 dock instead. It works fine.
DisplayLink Dock - Makes a poopy computer better than it was. If your DisplayLink dock could talk they would tell your lappy, "It's okay little guy, I'll try to translate your sign language so the other monitor can understand what you're trying to say."
Thunderbolt 3 Dock - Makes your monitors treat your laptop like the champ it is. If your Thunderbolt docky could talk this is what it would look like:
Docky: It's okay little gu...
Lappy: LITTLE GUY!?? DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM??!??!
Docky: Uhhh, where did the other guy go?
Lappy: OTHER GUY? I KILLED THE OTHER GUY! I'M THE NEW GUY AND THINGS ARE GOING TO WORK A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY AROUND HERE!
Docky: My apologies, I just haven't talked to a coherent computer in years. What are your orders sir?
Lappy: INTERPRET MY INCREDIBLE DANCE MOVES AND DISPLAY THE INFORMATION ON ALL FOUR 4K MONITORS!
Docky: AYE AYE CAP'N!!!!
Narrator: And they lived happily ever after until the bearings on Lappy's cooling fans gave out 6 years later.
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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
Plugable's flagship DisplayLink docking station has gotten a big upgrade. The Plugable USB-C Triple 4K Display Docking Station (UD-ULTC4K) was designed from the ground up based on five years of collected user feedback to include improved charging capabilities, more flexible display options, an SD card reader, and a front-facing 10Gbps, 20W USB-C port to fast charge your phone and other devices.
This second-generation dock provides a better customer experience with 3x DisplayPort ports and 3x HDMI ports to match your monitors. And of course, whichever you choose—HDMI or DisplayPort—you’ll get resolutions up to 4K @ 60Hz on all three monitors with USB4 / Thunderbolt 4 hosts via Alt Mode. But monitor ports weren’t the only thing to get a boost. The UD-ULTC4K comes with 100W charging to better accommodate larger laptops. This docking station is a one-stop shop for all peripherals users may need, connecting all 13 ports to the laptop with a powerful 10Gbps USB-C cable.
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4K Your WayCompatible with Windows, Mac and ChromeOS, the Plugable USB-C Triple 4K Display Docking Station (UD-ULTC4K) is the computer docking station built for adding monitors. Featuring 3x DisplayPort ports, and 3x HDMI ports, now you can standardize on one or use a mix of both. And HDMI or DisplayPort will give you resolutions up to 4K @ 60Hz on all three monitors when connected to a compatible host computer with USB4 / Thunderbolt 4 hosts via Alt Mode. |
Ports a PlentyThis Displaylink docking station has a front-facing USB-C port for 10Gbps data transfer and 20W charging to accommodate your phone or other devices. Speaking of peripherals, the UD-ULTC4K also has 4x USB 3.0 ports for 5Gbps data transfer rates, an SD Card Reader, a Gigabit Ethernet port, and separate audio in and audio out ports. Requires installation of DisplayLink Drivers—automatically downloaded with Windows and ChromeOS updates, manual update on Mac |
Power DeliveredPower Delivery—charging your laptop through a USB-C port—can get confusing. How much power is enough? How much is too much? The UD-ULTC4K has you covered. With 100W charging (96W certified), you have enough power to charge just about any laptop—even under a heavy workload. And if your laptop needs less power, the dock communicates with your computer to negotiate the perfect charge level. To strictly comply with 100W regulatory limits with margin, Thunderbolt certification limits to charging to 96W. |
The Breakdown
1x USB-C (10Gbps, 20W PD)
1x SD Card Reader
1x Audio In (3.5mm) and 1x Audio Out (3.5mm)
2x DisplayPort 1.2 or HDMI 2.0 (DisplayLink)
1x DisplayPort 1.2 or HDMI 2.0 (Alt Mode)
4x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
1x Gigabit Ethernet
1x 10Gbps USB-C connection to host with 100W Power Delivery
Display Compatibility and Supported Resolutions
3x 4K @ 60Hz via DisplayPort or HDMI with USB4, Thunderbolt 4 / 3, USB-C hosts that support DP 1.4 Alternate Mode
On hosts that support DP 1.2 Alternate Mode, get 1x 4K @ 30Hz via DisplayPort or HDMI and 2x 4K @ 60Hz via DisplayPort or HDMI
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| Price | $239.95 | $189.95 | $199.95 | $149.00 | $279.95 |
| # of Displays | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Video Ports | 3x HDMI 2.0 or DisplayPort 1.2 | 1x HDMI 1.4 , 1x HDMI 1.3, 1x DVI | 2x DisplayPort or HDMI | 2x HDMI 2.0, 2x DisplayPort 1.2 | 2x HDMI 1.3, 2x HDMI 2.0 |
| Max Resolution Supported | 3x 4K 60Hz | 1x 4K 30Hz, 2x 1920x1200 60Hz | Thunderbolt 3: 2x 4096x2160 @ 60Hz | 2x 4K 60Hz | 4x 1080p@60Hz |
| # of USB Ports | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| Laptop Charging | 100W (96W Certified) | 60W | 100W (96W Certified) | No | 100W (96W Max PD Profile) |
| Laptop Connection | USB4, Thunderbolt 4 / 3, USB-C | USB4, Thunderbolt 4 / 3, USB-C | USB4, Thunderbolt 4 / 3, USB-C | USB 3.0 and USB-C, Thunderbolt 4 / 3 | USB4, Thunderbolt 4 / 3, USB-C |
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| hardware interface | usb docking station | usb docking station | hdmi, ethernet, usb, thunderbolt, usb3.0 | usb c | usb3.2 gen 2, hdmi, displayport, 3 5 mm audio, usb3.1 c, ethernet | hdmi |
| number of ports | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| number of usb ports | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| HDMI ports | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| compatible devices | Thunderbolt 3 MacBook Pro & Air, M1/M2/M3 MacBook Pro & Air, USB-C Microsoft Surface line w/ USB-C: Pro 7 / Go & Go 2 / Book 2 & 3 / Laptop 2 & 3, HP Spectre x360 series, Dell XPS 13 & XPS 15 (9300 9310 9350 9360 9370 9380 9550 9560 9570 7390 +more) / Latitude (5580 7280 7400 7490 +more), Lenovo ThinkPad T series (T470, T480, T490), Huawei MateBook Pro, LG Gram, Samsung Galaxy TabPro S | 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 | Windows 11 Thunderbolt 4 hosts and macOS Thunderbolt 3 and Thunderbolt 4 hosts with macOS 11+ including, M1 Pro/Max, M2 Pro/Max, M3 Pro/Max, or M3 MacBook Air (clamshell mode required for dual displays), HP ProBook / EliteBook / Spectre x360 series, Dell XPS, Lenovo ThinkPad / IdeaPad / Yoga , Framework (Intel Processors), Microsoft Surface Pro 9,8 / Surface Laptop Studio / Surface Laptop 5 | Windows 10 / 11 & macOS 10.15.x and later, ChromeOS 100.x 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 | Apple M1/M2 and Intel Macs (with macOS 10.14 or later) /Microsoft Surface line/HP Spectre x360 series, /Dell XPS 13 & XPS 15 / Latitude, Lenovo Thinkpad T series. Latitute 7280/ Latitude 5310 2-in-1; Precision 7730/7750; Laptop 5590, HP Spectre Laptop 13-af001TU/ Spectre x360 13t/ Spectre folio/ Specter x369; Elitebook 840 G5 series/ Elitebook X2/ Elitebook x360 1030 G3/ Elitebook 745 G6/ Elitebook 830 G6/ 2018 HP Elite 800 G4; Envy Geforce mx250/ Envy x360 Laptop (15z-ds100); Z book 15u G3/ Zbook 17 G4, Lenovo Yoga 720-13IKB/ Yoga 730/ Yoga 900-13ISK/ Yoga 910/ Yoga 920/ Yoga 930/ Yoga 940-14IIL; 3rd generation Thinkpad Yoga; Yoga15 Thinkpad Ultrabook Pro; Thinkpad E590/ Thinkpad P72/ Thinkpad T470/ Thinkpad X1 Carbon; Legion Y530; Lenovo C930/ T480s/ X390/ 81N8, Microsoft Surface Book 2/ Surface Go/ Surface Laptop 3; Surface Pro 7,Huawei Macbook Mate10 or later; Google Slate (2019); Chromebook C340-15; SanDisk Cruise Glide; Razer Blade 2017 (gtx 1060); Pixel book go 2019/2020 | Majority of USB C 3.1 Gen 2 Type C laptops | Majority of Thunderbolt 3/4 laptops iMac, Mac mini, MacBook (2015/2016/ 2017/2018/2019/2020+), MacBook Pro (2016/2017/2018/2019/2020+), MacBook Air (2018/2019/2020+) Dell XPS 13" 9350/9360/9370/8930 / Dell XPS 15 9550/9560 / Dell Precision 5510/5520 HP Spectre x360 13" ("Kaby Lake" version) / HP Zbook / HP Elitebook 840 G5 Lenovo Yoga 720 13" / Lenovo Yoga 920 13.9" |
| wattage | 100 watts | 60 watts | 96 watts | 100 watts | — | 100 watts |
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Great but design could use improvement
Solid product and I want to give it 4 stars as the design needs improvement, however I believe this hub is better than the competition so leaving as 5 stars..Plugable take notes.I use it for work which prohibits 3rd party software installations (which you need as thunderbolt 4 (usb-c) based hubs generally rely on displaylink drivers), but once I got passed that hurdle it was all plug and play. I have it using 2x 2k monitors, one at 120h, one at 100hz (I am using hdmi and will eventually switch to DP but until then I'm willing to accept throttled frame rates), and a 3rd regular 1080p over hdmi. In addition I have power, ethernet, and three usb peripherals. With that being said, the device runs flawlessly, with one caveat... It gets pretty toasty.PLUGABLE PLEASE READ THIS:it would take very little to implement an exhaust fan or another thermal solution in your higher end/flagship workstations. I did it myself, but I know this now voids any warranty I hoped to have. Please consider adding a fan to the top of your products or something similar. If I was running the stated/rated three 4k monitors at 60hz this thing would likely get way too hot and compromise its longevity. Take a look at the pictures.... EZ!I traced and cut a hole for a 25mm usb fan by cooler guys (also purchased on Amazon, amazing..) and now have an exhaust fan atop the hub, and it works FLAWLESSLY with near zero noise. Could not be happier now. The heat from the hub had me nervous but now, no more heat :)Consider any modifications at your own risk as this will certainly void your warranty, but I'll say mine works better than ever :)
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Debora
elimina limitacion de mac m2, conecté 3 monitores extendidos
Reviewed in Mexico on August 31, 2023
Jingxuan Hu
Very good docking station for Lenovo X1 Extreme
Reviewed in Canada on March 8, 2019