StarTech.com HDMI/DP Triple 4K USB C Dock (116N-USBC-DOCK)

I am having Dell and HP laptops.
My preference was to find a docking station that has a power button on it and that can turn On and turn Off both of my laptops.
Regarding this docking station, I believe there is no point of having power button on docking station unless docking station only turns off screen.

Bought this to replace an older StarTech dock. I was up and running in less than a minute on Win11.

This dock is pretty useful to have considering a lot of PC such as the mac and such are switching to type C plugs/thunderbolt. I have not seen if you can use an adapter to convert to a USB A plug so I cannot guarantee if that will work. This particular device comes with nice type C cable which unfortunately is not a very long type c cable. The cable length however means it has to be really a bit close to your laptop. Although you can use this with a desktop this is ideally to allow your laptop to able to connect to multiple monitors plus you can easily put it directly under your monitor. This does require external power to allow for the device to work however if you device uses type C to charge this will also charge your device while plugged in. It provides 100 watt power so it can easily charge most laptops. It will still post up to three screens and make the dock work. First thing right off the bat, is that this product cann be used to power on your device so you do not need to power on the laptop itself. It has three usb ports (one on the back for fast transfer and two in the back) and two type C for fast charging and easy access to data transfers. The device does have a power light indicator to show if the device is powered on. It is not too bright where it is a bother but it really is the only way to show if the device is actually on. The type c cable can be changed out for another and replaced easily if you happen to need a new or longer cable just make sure you get the proper cable and not just any kind of type c to type c cable. The devices only has either HDMI or displayport for video output. I do prefer display port and it comes with two. The video quality is great. It really keeps video quality standard which is great. It also works with mac m1 that only support one display per port. Another thing I would say about this device is that it provides you additional usb 3.0 slots which allows you plug in several different devices as well as maintain a good speed of transfer. The device is actually pretty big. The dock is big but somewhat light. It is very easy to plug into and the design is very simple. It does have a sleep mode so when it is not in use it will shut off and also the power button is not too sensitive but does not require to be pushed down too hard. The outer shell is a bit easy to scratch and notice so be careful. Overall I think this station is great if you require a dual/triple monitor setup and additional USB ports especially with laptops that only have type c now.

I work from home and have used a Dell dock for the past two years. My old Dell dock doesn’t supply power, and also doesn’t connect via USB-C. That means that I have two devices plugged into power instead of one, and that I needed an adapter to use my personal computer at the dock since my laptop doesn’t have USB-A ports. This is a huge upgrade to the Dell. It supplies power not only to my work Dell laptop, but also to my personal Galaxy Book. It allows me to quickly switch computers and keep all of the screens I need going at once.

Setup was simple and required no software installation or drivers. I especially appreciate that it can support three displays. I currently have two external monitors and then use the laptop as a third monitor in the center because my dock only supported two displays. With this, I can actually get a third monitor and have all three screens be the same size.

It has two DisplayPort inputs that can be used and three HDMI inputs. The third screen can only use HDMI. Though there are technically five display inputs, you can only use three at once – three HDMI, two DisplayPort and one HDMI or One display port and two HDMI.

There are three USB-A inputs (perfect for mice, keyboards and printer/scanners), two USB-C inputs and an audio input for speakers.

I use an old TV as one of my monitors and noticed that I had to switch it to the HDMI only display input (#3) to get it to work properly. But it does work properly and is a huge improvement to my WFH experience.

Another cool thing – on my Dell dock, when I turn it off it’s still drawing power. This does not draw power when turned off. It’s actually off, for real. That’s unusual and a pleasant surprise.

If you’re in the market for a new awesome dock, have three displays and need to power your computer, this is not a bad choice. 5/5.

I am rage-returning this device after 24hr. I will never buy a DisplayLink docking station again, but I may give StarTech another shot.

Requires the use of 3rd party DisplayLink drivers for mac, which requires turning on the scary “record my screen at all times” setting under Security & Privacy control panel. Speaking as a security professional: it is not acceptable to desensitize users to important warnings that may tip off the presence of malware.

Mac Notifications also disappear unless you remember to “enable notifications during screen sharing”, so RIP to your next work presentation when your co-worker sends you a snarky slack message about that customer you’re talking to.

Also get ready to re-arrange you mac windows every time you return from sleep, which isn’t a problem with other docks.

Any USB-3 peripherals plugged into this station will lag heavily. This is the primary reason I’m going to ditch it. I suspect because of the bandwidth taken up by DisplayLink. I was getting an experience akin to a 30 fps monitor despite using a high precision gaming mouse and 144Hz monitor. The mouse would especially lag on first movement. I was constantly dragging windows off the screen and mis-clicking on icons.

On the plus side (versus the docking station I’m trying to replace):
– power adapter was noise free
– pass thru charging was great for a MacBook Pro (~85W)
– ethernet worked well