Plugable 13-in-1 USB C Docking Station 4K Triple Monitor with 100W Power Delivery | USB C Dock for Windows, Mac, ChromeOS, Thunderbolt | Driver Required | 3X HDMI and 3X DisplayPort (UD-ULTC4K)ClimatePartner certified

I tried many different docking stations. I have 3 monitors and one is a 40 inch curved and 2 that are 24 in curved. I was struggling with the right connection and setup. The big monitor didn't seem to want to wake up. Seems i was not running enough power, so i tried this one. It solved my issues and it works great.Great for Its easy use, power delivery, and triple‑monitor capability.If you need reliable triple‑4K monitor support, ample peripheral connectivity, and robust power delivery—all at a reasonable price—the UD‑ULTC4K is an excellent choice

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.

Why did you pick this product vs others?:I tried two other docking stations and could not get the third monitor to recognize on them even though all three monitors are the exact same. Just bought it, but so far am very happy with it!Ease of setup:The name says it all! I plugged in my cables and it worked without any additional configuration.

I was bummed to see that my M4 Macbook pro struggled natively to run more than two external monitors (I have three on my desk). Shame. Installed this dock and the appropriate DisplayLink drivers for Mac and no more issues - running three external monitors plus the internal one with zero issues whatsoever. Happy with the purchase.

Update:DO NOT BUY THIS DOCK. This dock is the worst experience in my entire life for buying accessories for a Mac. If you have any HDCP content you want to play, it will not play if the DisplayLink driver is installed. Even if you have a passthrough or even if you have an HDMI port. The driver disables any ability to play HDCP content. Talking to the Support team, their solution was to install Chrome. That isn't a solution. That is a workaround. I can't watch any of the movies I purchased through Apple TV or any other native app that uses HDCP. This isn't a bug. This is how Virtual USB-C displays work. They need to say this in the product details. Hiding this is just shady as hell. You only find out when you search for a black screen for playing Apple TV or Netflix in Safari.The dock, for me, was constantly dropping connection. I used the supplied USB-C cable and tried a new verified TB3 cable heck, I even used a Verified TB4 cable, and yes, the wattage was above spec for this device. I thought maybe it was my M1 Macbook Air so I tested it on a Mac Mini M1, Macbook Pro, and it still has the same issue. I stream content and it was always frustrating that it dropped the connection. I thought it was my internet. To find out it was the dock. Even USB devices would randomly drop and connect. One display always turns off and turns back on.I contacted support and that is where this gets worse. The solution was always to try a new cable or install Chrome for HDCP content. I even sent them a log from their debug program they ask you to install to gather information. They say nothing is wrong with my dock. Working with support was one of the worst I have ever worked with. You think spending $300+ dollars on a dock the company would have better support.My Solution? I bought a new M2 Pro MacMini. This has support for 3 monitors(which is why I bought this dock). I have no issues with my monitors dropping in and out. My internet connection is stable, and I have no issues. So now the dock is in the basement collecting dust. I just want a refund for not only my frustrations with the hardware but for the support. But it's too late. So my goal is to make sure no one will experience this frustration. DO NOT BUY ANYTHING FROM PLUGGABLE.

bought this a few years ago. works great. Each time I had to reach out to support (because I'm not very technical) they were very helpful and answered all my questions. I'd def. recommend buying.