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We have an overstock of these brand-new docking stations. Ready to go!
Supports up to three 4K displays or a single 5K display
Four USB 3.0 ports
One USB-C port
Speaker output
Combo audio
Gigabit Ethernet
Kensington Lock Slot
Charges up to 65W laptop via USB-C
As a note, I'd recommend updating the firmware as these are new old stock.
No such thing as a good displaylink dock imho… Displaylink is a terrible pos.
Get one thats actual proper displayport and use that.
If your laptop doesn't have displayport over usb-c, chances are it doesn't have the hutzpah to drive displaylink properly either.
In a world of shit takes this has to be the shittest
I did 3 years of Covid work-from-home on an I7 gaming laptop that had plenty of CPU,but no thunderbolt,and i'm not alone. Thunderbolt is proprietary and not every manufacturer pays the licensing,this is a bargain website for a bargain price and that includes older tech that's still very relevant,and as far as Budget goes - this is one of the better Displaylink units (and i've had to test a few). Don't just dunk on people who aren't running the top tier of hardware
I'm not dunking on them, I'm warning them.
You don't need thunderbolt to use a decent dock, you only need displayport over usb-c, which doesn't add a licensing cost.
Displaylink is a software video card that runs the video data over the USB data channels, this means it has to be terribly compressed in software and thus slams your CPU anytime there's fast changes on screen (i.e. video) and has a nasty tendency to get pixelized and blocky and also to crash the driver because it can't keep up.
This is bad enough on a decent laptop, if you have a cheap laptop with shitty CPU and low ram it's damned nigh unusable for anything beyond basic text.
@Lt Lemming: You are right. Ive had to support hundreds of users who mostly have these, and around 1/4 of them would have died over the years. They are absolutely not a $300 product. I'd rather use a random china USB hub.
@Lt Lemming: yep, its important to share this, I've got few of the D6000s (paid a lot more than this price) as I originally was impressed by the specs, but afterwards regularly dealing with performance issues with the dell laptops I eventually pulled them all out of service.
once i removed the D6000's I saw stability finally.
Sad because display link at least offered an ability to drive multiple screens which was good for work but at a massive performance cost and strain on the machine, and the worst part was the dells were identifying the charging source as full advertised wattage and throttling down performance (no not the bios warning which checks the reported power of the source, I finally found the problem by monitoring the CPU and watching it throttling down due to "power limiting" which went away when I stopped using the docks to power the laptops and reconnected them to an ordinary 65W charger.
Other issues I noticed was some freakiness with the gigabit port, where occasionally they would disconnect briefly and reconnect, causing lots of 404's web browsing and regular "freeze ups" where you'd go to restart the machine and connected peripherals such as speaker phones wouldn't initialise until you connect/re-connect the dock multiple times. Really frustrating when trying to get into a teams call and the docks failed to initialise on bootup.
Eh we use them at work and probably 1/4 of them have died over a few years. I would definitely not consider them any better than a random unbranded China USB hub, especially when they cost nearly $300 new. This deal makes it good value, but retail price, what a scam for a substandard product.
I could rant on for at least 45 minutes about the overall failure rate of Latitude laptops too. We sure used that 3 year warranty coverage.
Fair criticism to make,haven't experienced the same,but yeah this deal makes it great value
yeh I think I was in denial too over the issues blaming windows or bad cables for at least a year until I saw that cpu monitoring proving the bloody docks were not delivering power properly and they were powering dell laptops so no excuse really.
Bit harsh to say worse than generics.. at least they don't catch on fire. (I hope)
Nice wanted one, thanks OP
What AC adapter do they come with?
130w
which can be repurposed to power a dell laptop that needs 130Ws. (throw away the dock and just keep the power supply)
These have awful latency and reliability issues versus Dell WD22TB, WD19TB, etc.
They are cheap and built to a price versus the other Dell docking stations.
No, these are Display Link docks - you need to use them when your machine cannot physically drive the external displays that you want to use.
The other docks you list are Thunderbolt docks - they're totally useless for laptops that need Display Link.
@netjock - no. Nom means what he said. DisplayLink is a feature of the dock, not the laptop.
Still wouldn't buy one of these.
Weird thread - there are laptops that have no choice. Display Link or nothing, if you want to drive multiple external screens.
If you have one of these machines, you will buy one of these 🤷🏼♂️
@Nom: I am in and out of meetings all day. The dock means I plug in one cable, and it's charging. I also have one large display and wired networking to access network drives that are not available over wireless.
That is your use case for a dock.
@Blyyth: Yep, my work use these kind of docks too. My gripe is that because I have more powerful spec laptop than other users, I need to bring my power cable with me as the laptop will only charge over USB C if it's 100W, not 65W, but it's only two cables for a quick grab and go for business, it's not bad. I can't comment of reliability of between specific model though.
@Nom: if you need to drive multiple displays external to your laptop and you didnt buy one with Thunderbolt, congrats, you bought the wrong laptop
@Laserface: My old msi doesnt have thunderbolt heck even proper usb c. Lucky i got displaylink dock, and connect from laptop to the dock via laptop usb A (3.2 version).
And from dock goes to 2 external displays, one is 4k (extend mode to both) plus the laptop display if i want
Agreed - having supported several hundred users and recently e-wasting a giant pile of dead ones.
At this price its good enough value but they're far from a premium or reliable product, thats for sure.
This can displaylink 2 monitors for 1 mac aiebook? I'm currently using a D3100 dock and considering upgrading to this?
Yes, I have this and tested on M1 Pro MacBook Pro 14".
With DisplayLink allows you to connect 2 external monitors in extended mode (possibly 3, but I don't have a 3rd monitor to connect in the 3rd port).
However, not sure if it was just my unit being fault, but I couldn't get power over the USB-C. Needed to separately power the MacBook. Maybe others with this unit can expand on their experience.
I ended up getting a HP Dock G2 (5TW13AA - second version). Where the displays work AND I had power over the one USB-C connection.
I have this dock and it can power 65W over the USB-C port. You need at least the 130W PSU it comes with for it to do the 65W though. And it won't do more than 65W even with a 240W PSU.
I had it with a 180w PSU. I even updated the firmware on it. Maybe I have a faulty unit.
@Warehouse: Did you try more than once? It does seem to be a bit flaky sometimes it doesn't provide power, but most of the time it does.
@stumo: I did. Even tried it with 2 windows PC's which also didn't get power over usb-c.
I even tried another D6000 dock from a refurbished reseller and had the same issue. I even mix and matched alt PSU's to check if that was the issue… In the end I gave up on it and the HP G2 dock worked from the get-go.
because the charging is only 65w and I believe you need more to power the MacBook
You can charge a laptop with a low power charger - even a phone charger - and it will recognise being charged, but warn it's happening slowly. This problem sounds different.
@Unrvl: It definitely is, I use one and I've charged it with an iPad charger and the charger I got with my Poco F5
funny you mention that. this works fine on m1s, my m3 you can't get it to work properly (threads about this on apple forums) :/
Gr8 price got one, cheers!
Does this work with MS surface pro 7 for dual screen?
Why not get a surface dock ?
I have to use my dell office laptop when WFS.. sorry WFH
dont recognise this WFS… :S
If it has USB-C it should work,Displaylink is mostly universal,you sacrifice CPU for extra screens if the machine(s) you have don't have DP Alt Mode or Thunderbolt
Yep, but my SP7 tells me it is a ‘slow charger’. Doesn’t charge any slower than my other 100w dock though.
I bought this Surface dock and it works great, $92 refurbished.
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0CZX2TJKB?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_f…
I love these docks! Run extra 3 monitors on m1.
Anything else on clearance?)
As in M1 MacBook Pro?
Any m1. How it works for external displays: one is native (which any of m1 capable) and 2 additional are based on DisplayLink technology, basically dock gets some of CPU and programmatically creates 2 additional displays.
damn how did I not know about this. Bought for my M1 Macbook Pro. Is there a good guide on how to get it working?
@motlking: Just install the Displaylink drivers on your mac and it will start detecting the displays individually.
4k at what Hz?
according to this https://dl.dell.com/manuals/all-products/esuprt_electronics_…
unfortunately only 60Hz :(((
Does this matter ? You aren't gaming at 4K over 60fps unless you've got a serious laptop - in which case, you can probably use a Thunderbolt or USB C dock.
Some monitors as soon as you add more and more monitors, only the primary and secondary are 60hz and from there on it they revert to 30Hz.
Thats why it matters. 30Hz looks terrible scrolling a MS Word doco.
You can get 144hz in 1440p over DP. 60hz vs 100hz+ makes a big difference to me doing work. 60hz is disgusting for any application…
According to their specs PDF - 4K@60Hz - * If without DisplayLink driver, HDMI out will be from Alt-mode and 4K@ 30Hz.
For Dell only? or works on Lenovo Laptop?
Universal
Same question, will this work with a MS Surface Book 2 - tia
SurfaceBook 2 have USB-C, but doesn't act as a Thunderbolt port.
SB3 also never had thunderbolt.
Question along the line with this.. have a Lenovo X1 Carbon Gen 6. Would this dock allow charging and drive multiple monitors by chance?
I heard work had issues with Lenovo laptops with Dell docks so thought I'd check my case..
We've a few of these dinosaurs at work and you're right, they only worked with older USB-C lenovo docks and not news ones. We had mixed results with non Lenovo ones. Not sure I'd risk.
Hot damn. The eHealth price for these are $286.
A bit off topic but any recommendations for a good (value for money) dock with dual HDMI instead of DP? Will be used for WFH and running 2 older monitors.
Get this and cheap DP to HDMI adaptor
Dual HDMI is going to be a problem. I checked back of my TB22 and it is 1x HDMI, 2x DP. You can get a cheap DP to HDMI cable from Aliexpress for like $3.
WD15s I have also 1x HDMI, 1x VGA, 1x mDP.
Thanks all - looks like 2x DP and cheap adapters is the way to go.
You can also get mDP to whatever you want cables too. Seems like Ali is good for finding stuff like that.
@Excelsior make sure you buy ACTIVE adaptors, otherwise you'll run into issues. They're $10 from Amazon - https://www.amazon.com.au/Wavlink-Display-Adapter-MacOS-Wind…
Good price and all but I wouldn't recommend this model for enterprise use or use with work-provided Dell laptops when WFH. They have a far more limited range of compatibility with Dell laptops compared to the higher-end WD19/WD22/UD22 docks, mainly due to having insufficient power delivery for a lot of higher-end Dell laptops (which means you'll need to use the laptop's AC adapter in conjunction with the dock, which defeats the purpose of it). The WD19/WD22/UD99 are what you need for best performance/compatibility with enterprise-grade Vostro, Latitude and Precision laptops as well as XPS laptops (see Dell's full docking station compatibility chart).
The D6000 does however have a pretty good range of compatibility with non-Dell devices unlike most OEM docks, as long as they're not too power hungry. A lot of Apple M1/M2/M3 users report that they work perfectly well with their MacBooks for example.
Well yeah……. they're a 10 year old USB-A/C dock, 65W is fine for most standard enterprise-level laptops. Obviously more serious laptops call for more serious docks, in terms of Dell it's really just the Precisions that would require more unless you're pushing a lot through the dock.
If not using the AC adapter with a WD dock and an XPS, be prepared to endure a HIDEOUS amount of coil whine though.
Got a new XPS 15 9530 for work and hooked it up to my WD19TBS dock and it was screeeeaming. Logged a ticket with Dell……they said it was operating within normal parameters and if I didn't want coil whine to plug in the AC adapter.
My work laptop (some HP Z book which inexplicably has a 2070 onboard) won’t charge from these. But my XPS does, despite having the same listed power requirements.
Damn. I want one. But I really have no use for it.
Good deal otherwise.
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Brings it down to $85.53 :)
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Woudl this work for a Surface Pro 7 to display on a 5120 bx 1440 monitor? Max resolution indicates 5120 x 2880 and only has a USB-C. i've tried 4k 60hz rated USBC to HDMI, USBC to Display port cables and nothing. So wonder if a dock of some sort is needed.
Funny seeing the live popups for people buying this. Looked like one selling every 5-10s. Wonder how many they over-ordered.
I wouldn't necessarily believe those tickers
Agree, they can be easily faked. In this case it seems credible though – all the purchases are for the same item, the D6000 dock. And it accurately displayed my purchase in the popup 30s after completion.
Can confirm that the ticker is live orders. It isn’t possible to fake it with our system and we have a few hundred in stock ;-)
Why did you get so many? Type an extra 0?
@WhyAmICommenting: Could be something as simple as them having a contract to support these devices for a customer past dells warranty so stocking up on replacement hardware.
Support contract ends and you've got no real use to have 100s of an older model dock.
They probably ended up with a lot of them new but sitting in storage for a long time. Most have gone to USB C docks so this is redundant.
This is a USB C dock?
With an adapter to normal USB-A from all the pictures. Only its creator knows what is going on.
@netjock: Or someone who's used them and has one in their bottom drawer. You can either use USB-C, or plug the C port into the back of the USB-A connector.
They may have been in storage.
Fwiw, I've had 4 of these.
2 of them have failed (usb ports, display output don't work). About 4 years old.
Not sure if something has failed, like cable, capactitor, etc. Or my m1 mac shorting them out (early mac firmware had a usb-c bug). Stopped using them to provide power and use the usb-c to usb3 adaptor to turn off power delivery functions.
Will still buy more, as there are cheaper off-brand units with higher video output, but they tend to fail just as fast.
ymmv
Yeah they are very bad quality but this clearance price makes it decent value.
will this work with gaming laptops like Legion 5i? I think I need about 130W to charge it unless I am wrong
You'll drain the battery slowly on anything above the 65w the dock can do
Good price for these,they are one of the best Displaylink docks