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This is what you want if you want to use a single USB cable to connect your laptop to multiple monitors and USB devices.I have mine set up with two ASUS 23" monitors + ethernet + a few USB peripherals. I use it with both a Windows 10 laptop (my work machine) and a 2012 MacBook Pro (my personal laptop) and it works well with both. Windows comes with the appropriate DisplayLink drivers, OS X does not but they're free - just search "OS X DisplayLink drivers" on your favorite search engine.Like most Anker products, it's made with quality materials and isn't ugly to look at. As far as I can tell, it performs on-par with the Lenovo and HP USB docks I've used at work. It may not have a VGA port like the HP dock I'm used to, but DVI+HDMI is more than enough for two monitors.

Got this for my work laptop, a Macbook Pro on which I dual boot Linux and OSX. Neither operating system supported this dock's display capabilities out of the box, but for OSX it was only a matter of a quick download of a DisplayLink driver to get all of this dock's functionality working perfectly.In Linux, however, DisplayLink indicates that the operating system is unsupported. I tried both Ubuntu and Red Hat distributions without luck. I honestly didn't except the display to work with Linux or OSX, however, so if you're a Mac user, you're in for a pleasant surprise!Once I installed the DisplayLink driver in OSX, the dock worked exactly as advertised. I have a usb keyboard and a few other peripherals plugged into the USB 2.0 ports, an ethernet cable, and a monitor connected to the DVI connection, and experience no lag whatsoever. I can disconnect and reconnect the dock while the laptop is running without trouble, which is sometimes an issue with 3rd party display devices like this.

I have an older personal laptop and a laptop from work that I wanted to be able to swap out with my dual monitor home office setup. The personal laptop only had a VGA and HDMI out, while the work laptop only had VGA and DisplayPort. Having to figure out which wires go to which laptop in which spots was becoming a pain. Also, the older personal laptop only seemed to allow one of the two connections to be used at a time.This is exactly what I was looking for to solve this problem. Both laptops had at least one USB 3.0 port. One laptop is running Windows 10, the other Windows 7. I downloaded the latest software from the website suggested for Windows 10 compatibility. Once everything was plugged into the device, and the software was installed on both laptops, I was able to get both working with the device smoothly.Now I can simply plug in the USB cord to either laptop and make use of two monitors, speakers, a usb mouse/keyboard (wireless), and there are USB slots available for other devices as well.So far so good. I will update the review if I run into any problems but now that it is all setup, so far, its working great!

Had received one that did. It work correctly, had a lot of issues installing drivers and recognizing periferals but Anker sent me another for free without me returning the first one and this one works very well and performs fully now. I used for one pc and it's nice to have everything in one place, due to my needing to use two pc's for work I have a KV switch and was able to connect one side of the KV switch to the Anker in order to keep the mouse and keyboard available for two pc's as I need that for my work. it keeps everything in one spot and the 3.0 usb makes performance that much faster! Thank you !!! I took pics so you can see everything connected! I have all of these connected to the Anker: 1 side of my KV switch (containing 1 USB mouse, 1 black Widow Ultimate razor keyboard), 1 laser printer, on 23" monitor, one wired network connection. My laptop is connected to the USB and runs all of this flawlessly! Thank You Anker!!!!!

PROS* sturdy construction; includes solid metal sturdy foot (removable) for vertical orientation* plenty of 3.0 USBs: 4 USB ports in the back, 2 in front* HDMI monitor works flawlessly* slimline appearance* blue power light to let you know it is powered and on* set-up was a snap; literally plug in, download latest drivers from website, presto, done.* there is no visible color deviation or distortion on the monitor compared to connecting my external monitor to the laptop motherboardCONS* wish there would be more than one charging USB port, but 6 total USB ports ain't bad. The other 5 do have nominal power for USB 2.0MY EQUIPMENT which is connected through the Anker Docking Station* Lenovo U530 Touch IdeaPad* Lenovo optical DVD burner* Logitech USB Speakers (USB powered)* Dell 27" LED backlit touchscreen monitor* Epson WF-3520 inkjetI self-publish books and I run Photoshop and some seriously graphic-intensive publishing and layout software - hence the big touchscreen monitor. I have not had one issue with the Anker being able to handle all that I can throw at it.

This had no reviews when I purchased it. Compared to all the other USB 3.0 docks out there I went this route strictly on two reasons;1) Anker products in general are 4 to 5 star rated items. So I was able to establish trust in the name even though I have never purchased an electronic device from them before.2) When looking at other options many of the reviews were not very good. Most of the 3.0 docks were 3 stars rated at best... so not very convincing to me.I have a new Lenovo Thinkpad Twist running Windows 8... and I almost bought the Lenovo branded 3.0 hub for it. The weak user review average kept me form doing so.... which made me look for another option.That was the decision part of the purchase.... I just hooked up the hub.... it auto updated and configured itself (took a few minutes).... and then I was ready to rock and roll!I have a triple monitor setup now.... the Thinkpad 12.5" screen... plus two 20" monitors! I have one monitor setup as DVI to DVI and the second monitor is setup as DVI to HDMI (purchased BlueRigger Cables for this setup, very nice stuff). So now I can take all my work and spread it across any of the 3 screens.... see attached pic. (Notice Dock sitting under the two larger screens on my desk)I have a USB printer, USB Hard Drive and network cable plugged into the dock. All work as intended.I have two cables hooked into my laptop... the USB 3.0 cable that goes to the dock.... and the power cable.I am also using the onboard speakers on the laptop just to maximize desk space.So all-in-all.... this was the perfect purchase for my work needs. When I am ready to go on a business trip I have a second power supply in my bag so I can leave the primary one at my desk. I avoid a lot of wiring hassle by purchasing a secondary power supply for travel purposes... and it only cost me $13 from Amazon... so why not buy a spare??? LOLI will post any thoughts as they arise.... I am one day deep into my new work setup using the Anker USB 3.0 Dock.... so far I am impressed with ease and functionality of the device. And one other note... the base to make the unit stand upright is very nice and heavy... so it will help stabilize the Anker 3.0 Dock when standing up.I hope these details helps those searching for a suitable USB 3.0 Dock... if you have any questions just let me know. I tried to be as detailed as I could.... but am happy to answer any questions.So for $99 I am very happy with what this product delivers... and it looks nice too! Since this is a universal USB 3.0 this will be usable for many years to come... well at least until the even faster USB 4.0 comes out! ;)5 Starts for value, functionality, ease of use and good looks!

I got this today and while it didn't do everything I needed it to do, it is great for what it does do for me, for the price. It solved a lot off issues with cords and USB adapters. At this point it'll work for what I need it to do and I'm quite pleased.

It does everything I need. It's only USB 2, but does everything I need. Keyboard, mouse & printer.

I love it - bought it for an older computer and it does just what I need it to. Very convenient,

Works well. Arrived sooner than expected.

Helpful, space saving hardware.

Good multi port station, highly recommend it!

I wanted to plug a monitor and other peripherals to my laptop with out the hassle of plugging a bunch of cables with it. Set up is a breeze and the build quality is top notch. This product solved my problems but I've experienced some problems with it in the couple of weeks of use. In my case, I loaded up the USB 2.0 hub in the back with an external DVD drive (my laptop didn't have one), a gaming controller and a wireless keyboard/mouse fob. I didn't have any issues with this set up for about a week. After that, a message on my computer telling me that the USB device malfunction started appearing all the time and the keyboard/mouse would not work. I tried solving this problem by unplugging and re-plugging all the connections and nothing work. What worked was moving the keyboard fob to the front and using the USB 3.0 connections. However, i tried using the 2nd USB 3.0 connection to transfer data from my phone and the lag on the keyboard/mouse is awful (when it works, at times its unresponsive). I don't know if I'm overloading the docking station with too many peripherals but i was expecting it to work flawless all the time, specially for the price. It's not a deal breaker for me, but something to keep in mind.UPDATE:I am truly amazed with Anker's customer service, after my experience with the product they quickly emailed me to try and resolve the issue. They are really good at replying fast to emails at any time during the day. After about 2 days of communication, customer service suspected that I had a faulty product and decided to ship me a new one free of charge in exchange for the old docking station. I'm pleased with the new docking station and will update after a couple month's of use. I would not let a bad experience deter me from buying any Anker products in the future. They stand by their products no matter what.

This is an update to my earlier review & statement"Couldn't get it to function with my setup, even with Anker Tech support."Anker did contact me directly to ensure that, though the USB docking station did not work for me, I was satisfied with their service and efforts to resolve the issues. Can't say as I have seen such an effort very often in many years. Several intelligent exchanges back and forth, finally a small gift card for my time and patience. I have bought many cables, charges and other devices from Anker, and always recommend them as the top in their category. I'll upgrade the review from 1 star to 4 because of their outstanding service. Keep up the good work Anker!

I won't belabor the features and niceties others have pointed out, but I am using it with two Asus 24" monitors and a Lenovo Yoga 700. It works fine 95% of the time, but every now and then it will not connect to my mouse and keyboard and I have to power-cycle it to make the connections. My Dell single-monitor dock never had that problem, so I attribute it to this docking station rather than the laptop. Otherwise, I'm pretty happy with my set up. Sure, I can bring the Dell dock to meetings and such, and this one is really too big to be practical for travel, but I still have the Dell dock and I don't ever need two monitors on the road. Recommended.

This surely makes it easy for me to hook my Mac up to two monitors, USB keyboard, external speakers, and other USB devices. I like being able to just plug in one cable for all of that. One thing that I don't like is the animations, like minimizing windows, are slow and pixelated. I would not use this for things that require graphics performance like gaming, but I like it for normal computer usage and when coding which it is perfect for.My system:13" Macbook Pro with Retina Display 2015Logitech KeyboardLogitech SpeakersDual monitors (Asus 2k res)Apple Magic Mouse

I've had this docking station in place for a week and have been satisfied. There are some quirks but overall it has been functional to add dual display capabilities with my system. I have a Dell XPS 13 (2014 model) running windows 8.1. The set-up was not obvious - i'm still not sure how I got the monitors set-up; but, now that they are set-up it works well. The first monitor, set-up with the DVI connection, was straight forward and automatically connected. The second monitor, set-up with HDMI, did not automatically detect. I had to unplug and re-plug the docking station a number of times while toggling the input button on the monitor. After setting it to HDMI an number of times it finally worked. Since then, I have to re-start the docking station each time I start the system in the morning or both monitors will not detect. Also, the power button the the docking station does not seem to do anything. Other than those quirks, it runs fine. I have even been able to connect my logitech dongle (for my keyboard and mouse) to the USB2.0 connectors on the back of the docking station (despite others that seem to have issues with this). Notably, only one of the front USB3.0 indicates that it runs power, but I have been able to charge devices from the USB2.0 slots in the back.

I have a New Lenova Yoga II Clementine Orange with the micro HDMI port. I have two ViewSonic VX2252MH 22-Inch LED-Lit LCD Monitor, Full HD 1080p, 2ms, 50M:1 DCR, Game Mode, HDMI/DVI/VGA, VESA connected.I use the USB cable to connect. Does not connect on first try and I have the most up to date software for Anker installed. I am unsure if it is a Lenova or Anker Driver or Windows 2008 issue, but I have to unplug, change my settings, double click on the software, replug in (does not work), unplug one more time, and replug in and it works. It is such a pain each time plugging it in to get it to work. So factor at least 4 minutes each time you plug in to get it to work with you Lenova.Once you get it working it works as it should. The screen resolution does not go that high, but that is a Lenova issue, but it works. It does have some lag if you use your mouse scroll button, but will refresh.I gave 4 stars as I think it would work better with other laptops as the Lenova has issues of its own or i is a Windows issue.

good for me

It's very useful. I wish it had a HDMI option.

Very good item. Works fine in so many ways. (We have two of them.) We use them as utility devices with laptops, desktops. and tablets. First use was with a new tablet to connect a usb connected optical drive to add "office" to the tablet. So convenient. Want to bring a desktop rear panel to the front for access? Use one of these. Only suggestion is to make one of these with a built in optical drive. Very happy with our docking stations.

Item arrieved in a timely manner. The installation CD was cracked. Seems to work just fine. Good choice if you have WIN7 and you PC does not have a serial port.

Ive had this hub for a few months. I use this to connect 2 monitors/keyboard/mouse/headphones. It worked well with my previous macbook pro.After upgrading to the latest Macbook Pro, the audio form the headphones cuts out (for 20-30 seconds) a few times a day, which is pretty annoying. I'll update this if we find a way to fix it, but I'm having trouble getting a response from the seller.

This item was returned to Amazon. The 2 main issues with this device is the stand and the video drive. The stand is nice and heavy piece of metal. But it slides into a hole on the device, but it is very loose. It leans and it seems like this is by design. I didn't understand. I tried just about every combination to get the unit to "click" or "snap" or get snug into the base. And the 2nd issue is the USB video driver. I know this is no fault of Anker, but the driver would often require a reboot or other means to force the display to come on. If it cannot just display when the laptop comes out of sleep or on boot, it isn't worth the headache for my wife.

I'm using this on my Windows 10 Lenovo laptop at work. Overall, it works well. However, on a daily basis I keep running into issues with this. For example, sometimes I will connect my laptop and get nothing. I think need to log into my laptop and sometimes the dock springs into life. Other times, the screen will work but the keyboard and mouse doesn't. I need to reboot the Anker to get it functioning again. Since this is at work, I disconnect and connect my laptop several times a day between meetings etc. and I run into this at least 2-3 times which can get annoying.At home, I have a lenovo dock and it works perfectly. I am a big Anker fan but I'm not very pleased with the dock.

This set up on my wife's computer with no problems. We both use our laptop at home and at the office. At the office we plug in our J5 usb adaptor to use the 2nd monitor. I installed Anker at our home, used her computer, plugged everything in and everything worked with no problem. I plug in my computer and I can't get the 2nd display to work at home with our HDMI 2nd monitor. We both have Dells. A message pops up saying displaylink doesn't work when other USB graphics drivers are installed. I uninstalled as directed. It still doesn't work. Starting to get frustrated. If I only use my wife's laptop. I'm totally happy with this product.3/11/15 Update: I am returning this product. On my other laptop I already use a J5 USB adaptor and even though the software was uninstalled, Anker's software cannot install. Then I found out that for the same price J5 makes a docking station with 4 USB ports and all are 3.0, and basically, just as awesome an Anker. True, 2 less USB's, but nothing my USB hub can't solve. DVI or VGA? I also have that adaptor. Lost 8 hours of my time trying to make it work.SO if you already have J5, don't bother, just buy the J5 docking station.

This thing is great but Ive had a few issues with it. The first is that the graphics drivers suck. On my tv (via hdmi) it had 3 different settings to adjust the screen size to the tv but all of them were way off. Because of this I have to plug my hdmi into my computer still and use the graphics drivers from my computer. There is a tiny bit of lag too but its far less than the lag usually associated with an led tv or something. I really enjoy the product itself though. Ive had it for a few weeks now and it runs well and looks nice. It is smaller than I expected and it performs very well. Like I said earlier the biggest issue is the software that it comes with. If they could fix the tv issue and provide better software in general it would be worth 5 stars. Currently I rate it at 3.5 but there is no half star so 3 it is.Sidenote, I would really like to have an optical audio jack built into this. I have one in my laptop and I prefer to use optical to a regular 3.5mm headset jack so I have to have another cord and having this option in the dock could really give it a competitive advantage over other docks.Update: I got a new monitor and I cant adjust any of the settings because the software requires the monitor to be plugged into the computer's vga port. This isn't the products fault but I'm sure that if the software the dock came with was better, this wouldnt be an issue.

Having used a traditional Docking Station for years, I was excited to find one that was not specific to the laptop being used. The Anker Universal Docking Station uses a USB port and can handle 2 Monitors as well as other peripherals such as printers, scanners, keyboards etc.Unfortunately, unlike the traditional docking station, you can not leave the laptop closed (or tucked out of the way) and run everything from the monitors/peripherals. I contacted Anker and they confirmed that there is no way to transfer the 'primary display' from the laptop screen to the monitor, which means that the Start button, Taskbar, Task Manager, etc, remain accessible only on the laptop. I probably would not have purchased this item if I had been aware of this limitation.

Does not with to my monitor. All other connections work fine.

Returned it wasn't what I expected for my needs

For $10 this was a great solution to a spot in my office where a guest and sit and get a wired internet connection, a commercial full size keyboard (PS2), a mouse and audio by plugging in one USB cable.

Firs off when I got the device it seemed like it had been opened before and once I did star pulling it out of the box I could tell that it had been returned and poorly repackaged. I figured I'd try it out and within a couple of days I started having issues with it. I kept getting Windows errors stating "USB device not recognized". I was skeptical about buying this item in the first place and should have gone with my gut feeling. I have set up a return with Amazon and have purchased a different brand. And... it just went out on me while typing this review, of course.Pros:Easy install and set upCons:Doesn't work

Originally I was very happy with it, but after 4 months, the USb ports started failing. I originally thought it was the mouse and replaced that, then the keyboard, but I kept having sporadic failures where the keyboard and/or mouse would lose power. I've tried switching out all of the cables, including the HDMI with the same result. Finally, the USB connections started failing as soon as I booted up. The keyboard and mouse would light up then die. If I unplugged them and plugged them back in, same result. I also tried using the other two open USB ports in the back as well as the front with the same result. It should be noted that I only had 2 of the available 6 USB ports in use, so there shouldn't have been a power issue. Normally Anker makes a very good product, but in this case I've been very disappointed.

Updated 11-2015 for Windows 10I put the blame on Windows 10 but it is what it is. After a WIn 10 update, dock stopped working - displays sometimes on sometimes off but Ethernet cable completely offline. Plugged same dock into Win 7 machine, all works fine. So if have Windows 10, best to wait until Anker can figure out what MS is doing.Anker tech support did reply to my help request, so good company that backs product. Unfortunately, just the usual uninstall driver, reinstall, repeat repeat repeat advice.... Tried all manner of sequences, and confirmed. They did offer to replace but I am outside warranty and there is nothing wrong with their product hardware - still works great with my Win 7 machine. So if have Windows 7, worked for over a year no worries. Great product. If upgrading to Windows 10, Anker's got bugs. Look at their support site and board to see if they fixed it. Right now they seem not to have clue. Until then, better to buy a USB hub and a display link USB adapter - this will not save you time plugging stuff the only devices the docking station does in Windows 10 is the display, USB ports and sound jack if you use external speakers.My Original Review - for Windows 7 Jul 2014Waited a bit before writing this review. Hope do not jinx it! Working well on my Toshiba Satellite laptop running Windows 7 Pro. No speed lag that I notice doing office work, but not a gamer or graphic designer. Station's stand keeps it very steady, have not knocked it over even though bump it occasionally.

I don't write reviews often, but I felt like I had to after using this dock.Everything seems fine at first: install the drivers, plug in your devices, plug in your laptop, do a restart and everything works! Horray right? Except after a few disconnections and reconnections, the displays show a blank screen with a visible mouse cursor. According to Ankers web site this is a known bug with DisplayLinks software and will point you to some ticket (http://www.displaylink.com/support/ticket.php?id=337) that solves this. It describes an issue windows 7 and Radeon cards. The problem is, I have windows 8 and an Nvidia card, so clearly this issue extends farther than Anker/Displaylink thinks, and they're proposed solution wouldn't even work for me. I can get it working again by uninstalling the software and restarting, but surely enough after one disconnection and reconnection, its back to the blank screen. So I have to reinstall everything every time I disconnect my laptop just to get it working. I've tried everything to get this to function properly. I've uninstalled this thing dozens of times, restarted coutlessly, used Displaylinks useless "Driver cleaner" patch, even tried a system restore. Nothing works because the software is just complete garbage.I bought this dock because its the most well reviewed usb dock on amazon. However, there's multiple threads on Displaylinks forums describing this issue (http://www.displaylink.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=28) but strangely not many on Amazon. I would be VERY skeptical of these 5 star reviews around here.

From other reviews, I gather that USB docking stations can still be cranky devices, but the Anker is flawless. The unit sets up effortlessly, recognizes devices you plug into it quickly. Unplug the one USB 3.0 cable connecting it to your computer and everything comes up again as it should when you replug it in. I'm using a ThinkPad Helix with one 1920x1080 HDMI monitor and one 1680x1050 DVI-D monitor, with a DVI-D to DVI-I adaptor on the Anker side of the cable. The chip/software that makes the display part of this work is the widely used and reliable technology from DisplayLink, and when, in the software-loading process, you are told to go on-line for a software upgrade, you are directed to the DisplayLink website.My first unit installed and worked flawlessly -- and then completely died after two days. Anker's customer service was excellent. They apologized and replaced the unit promptly. The replacement unit is just fine.You might think I would knock off a star for the failure of the first unit, but Anker earns it back with its superb customer service.UPDATE: The replacement unit worked well for 5 weeks and then died. Anker customer service was again excellent. They returned my money promptly, courteously, and with an apology.Given the large number of favorable reviews, I may have been very, very unlucky. If you want to try your luck, you can do so with the knowledge that Anker customer support actually supports its customers.

This seems like it could really be a good product. I have a laptop that I like to plug into two monitors at my desk where I have a workstation set up. With the two monitors, a mouse, keyboard, external harddrive, and speakers, I had a lot of cables to unplug from my computer anytime I would take it somewhere. I wanted something that would make this process a little easier.This had a lot of good reviews so I ordered it.As I was setting it up it seemed very good quality, durable construction, and sturdy plug-ins/ports. The software installed very quickly. I was very pleased how quickly and easily everything set up.It had plenty of USB ports for all my devices, as well as being able to plug in both of my monitors. So far so good.The only complaint I had against this, is that the graphics were slow. As I moved my mouse around the screen it would lag a little bit. Not very much, but enough to be noticeable. Also when I drug the cursor to the bottom of the screen to pull up the task bar, instead of gliding up smoothly, it was choppy. Same thing with opening windows. I made sure that I was using the 3.0 port on my laptop too.This was very disappointing as it seems like a great product, but I could not use it if the graphics would be lagging like that. And, to be fair, it could have been a single faulty device. Or just my computer might not have worked well with it. But it definitely wasn't what I was looking for. I needed smooth flawless graphics performance.

Not Compatible with my operating system (Win-10) Returned Item

Lack of video connection.

Due to an answer by one of the sellers, on a customer question, I thought this was USB 3.0. It's not. But I can still use this for my USB 2.0 devices.

2.5 stars. Received the item in an open container. 1 star deduction.It's hard to tell from the picture because both VGA and serial port slots are similarly shaped, but this does NOT have a VGA connector. It's a real downer that it doesn't because otherwise for my purposes there's really only 4 usb 2.0 slots, not usb 3.0, and no place to connect my monitor unless I purchase a converter to connect through one of the usb ports.It has an old school printer port and two old school mouse/keyboard slots. Could be nice if you have old keyboards / mouse you want to use, but 1 star off for actually lacking VGA, another star off for being disappointed after thinking that it did from the pictures (low res -- thought it did, but didn't). Other reviews seem to indicate that this products lags significantly every time you undock then redock. May have to drop another star if it does. Will return.

From day one there were some minor problems such as windows moving after unlocking my laptop and certain windows displayed with lowered resolution. After a couple of weeks when I unlocked my laptop one or two of my monitors would not trim on. I would have to unplug the dock and plug it back in to get them to work. Most recently I've started getting kicked out to the login screen. I've opened a case with support but I would rather just send it back at this point.

I bought this item in on July 28th. Today, January 26th, the HDMI port is malfunctioning. I know the monitor is OK because it works well when connected to the HDMI port on my laptop with same HDMI cable.

I purchased this docking station in October 2015. It was working great. No issues with video, sound, or input devices. About a week ago I started noticing issues with video. Both video and mouse pointer would jerk every 2 seconds or so. Watching online video content from Netflix, Youtube and others has become annoying. I tried installing the latest DisplayLink drivers and Intel video drivers, but nothing seems to help. Bottom line, I'm unable to watch videos while docked. I tried with multiple computers with the same result. Now, waiting for response from Anker support.

Worked ok, then failed after 2 months. Unplugged from PC, re-plugged, nothing. Unplugged from wall, re-plugged, nothing. Killed power to everything- waited- plugged back in, nothing. PC turns on fine, but 2 monitors and mouse keyboard receiver have no connection to PC. Uninstalled DisplayLink drivers, rebooted, re-installed from drivers downloaded from Anker website for Windows 10 and it works. But for how long? Before buying, read the reviews on Anker's website. The USB connection failing is a common problem in many of these units. Also there is a bright blue LED on the front of the dock- it is always on, always bright, serves no purpose because there is no power switch and it doesn't switch on/off with the PC's power so it's just always on. I should have just installed a second video card in my desktop :-(Update 6/15/2016: Anker let me know that there is a known issue with wireless receivers and this device. So the USB ports die and you can't plug a wireless mouse into it. Also, the whole unit fails and forces a driver re-install. Garbage.Also, it died again. I don't feel like uninstalling and re-installing again, so it sits useless until I can afford something else.

Based on the other reviews I used to evaluate this product, I suspect they either work perfectly well, or are a complete headache. No middle ground. Installed one for my wife's Lenovo Yoga Pro 2. Never got Anker's software to work with it, downloaded drivers directly from DisplayLink. The only way to get the laptop to recognize the device was to plug an HDMI cable into the dock, even if the display was connected via DVI. That took an hour to figure out. Recently unplugged the Cat5 cable from the wall, and the dock could not be recognized by the laptop, even after plugging the Cat5 cable back into the wall. Tried several restarts of both devices to no avail. Had to uninstall and reinstall the DisplayLink drivers twice to get the dock recognized again. After the first reinstall, the USB ports on the dock didn't work: no mouse, no keyboard. Hence the double reinstall. When it works, it's fine. If it doesn't work, good luck. Keep track of your return window with Amazon and Anker. I didn't, so we're stuck with it.

Device failed to power on within 4 months of purchase. RMA process asininely complicated. Required fields for information not contained in product description and not relevant to product. For example, what does the "Mobile Operator" have to do with a laptop docking station? There is no mobile operator! Yet they make it a required field. Ordered Plugable UD-3900 USB 3.0 Universal Docking Station with Dual Video Outputs for Windows 10, 8.1, 7, & XP (HDMI and DVI / VGA, Gigabit Ethernet, Audio, 6 USB Ports, 20W Power Adapter) as replacement. No more Anker products.

Very old model and its complicated

No hdmi and the installkept freezing.

Useless item.

Horrible product. Literally caused my laptop to crash to blue screen multiple times. I have only tried a mouse and keyboard as inputs and using the keyboard input caused it to crash to a blue screen, while the mouse would fidget around the screen.

Should have guessed from the low price - EXTREMELY outdated product.

pointless piece of crap.