Dell Thunderbolt Dock WD19TB 180W

Works perfectly with my XPS 9550 which is not supposed to be able to be powered by USB C, but, with this, it gets the full 130W, so a really nice bonus. I guess Dell quietly changed the firmware so this feature works. Works perfectly with my Latitude 5510 which is what I mainly bought it for. I had a cheap USB adapter that was supposed to be able to handle 100W PD, but it used to get so hot, it just disconnected (read failed repeatedly), so I got this instead, and so glad I did. Yes it costs a lot more, but it's one of those cases where you get what you pay for, and plugging my laptops in and using wired networking, multi monitor for when working from home, it's exactly what's needed. Open up the laptop, plug in one cable and get on with working from a desktop environment.

This is a great dock with lots of I/O. The main thing that annoys me with this dock is that there are only 2 USB-A ports on the back. Ideally, it needs at least 3 USB-A ports in the back as this would support the standard 3 peripherals (keyboard/mouse/webcam). Because it only has 2 on the back, I have to either use the front USB-A port which I would prefer to keep available for charging or use a converter which is annoying. I know everything is moving away from USB-A but with it still being the most common connector for peripherals, it would make sense to have an abundance of these ports still. See the screenshot for the speed that this dock charged my MacBook Pro 13” M1 2020 (this was whilst the dock had a monitor/keyboard/mouse/webcam plugged into it as well). I am very happy with this dock and would recommend it.

I have three 4K monitors plus laptop screen is 4K too. According to Dell my laptop (XPS 13, 16GB, i 7, Thunderbolt output) supports this. Which it kinda does. I have this working on the 3 externals monitors connecting two via USB-C (monitors need to support this) and one via display port. I cannot run the laptop too. No other confirmations work. My work laptop (Precision, 16GB, i7, Thunderbolt, HD display only) will only run one monitor via USB-C and one via display port. But also runs the built in HD only screen. I suspect with a BIOS update it may do the same as my personal laptop but can’t confirm this. For my own laptop this charges also meaning I need to plus just the dock’s USB-C cable in and nothing else. Overall it works great. But the documentation is vague and I suspect everyone’s configuration will differ. I would expect it to always run two external 4K monitors but three may need some experimentation to get working. And USB-C compatible monitors. Can highly recommend LG 27UL850. HDR, great connectivity, and fantastic picture.

Dell messed up the design on this one: it attempts to power the laptop through the USB-C cable, as a result, the cable is 6mm in diameter and REALLY stiff, the USB-C connector is not designed to handle such a stiff wire, as a result the cable momentarily disconnects when the cable is touched, say by a pen, or an envelope...And I do mean 'touched', lightly. Because EVERYTHING comes in via that one cable connection, including my Ethernet connection, what happens is BOTH my monitors disconnect, the laptop spends several seconds re-arranging itself, my external web-cam disconnects AND I lose my network connectivity. Worse than that, when the cable re-connects, network connectivity via Ethernet DOES NOT COME BACK. To fix this, I have to completely remove the USB-C cable, power down the docking station, power UP the docking station and re-connect the cable. By that time I have done all that ( several minutes ), the other people on my work teleconference have given up trying to talk to me. This docking station is, essentially, un-fit for purpose.

I needed a dock for my XPS 9500 (15") laptop to enable me to use it mostly on my desk. I looked at cheaper devices, but these tended to be USB-C only or didn't have Display Ports on them so I quickly rejected them. This dock is made by Dell specifically for it's laptops so I didn't expect problems, and I was right - plug it in and let the drivers load (already on the laptops' disc), then update them and I was off - rock solid gigabit ethernet, and excellent image through one of the Display Ports (I will shortly be upgrading and adding a second monitor - there are 2 x Display Ports and one USB-C-Display Port). Being the Thunderbolt version of the dock I should be able to run 2 x 4K monitors at 60Hz. It has both style of USB 3 ports - Type C and Type 1 and a 3.5mm audio jack for use of the onboard USB audio. In use the dock is mostly silent, though it does have a fan which spins up once in a while, but its not a loud, or bad noise - just the sound of air moving, no motor grind or fan blade buffeting. It comes with Dell's 180W power supply which is quite a chunky and expensive device - that makes the dock excellent value - it can deliver 130W to the laptop and connected devices. All in all, a quality piece of kit that just sits there doing it's job. What more could you ask of it ? 5 stars.

Problema solucionado con la resolución de mi monitor, ahora si admite la resolución (5120 x1440) 5K. Adicionalmente tengo 2 pantallas más de 24 pulgadas. Es la mejor compra sin duda, encima lo utilizo como carga para mi portatil Dell.

Per chi ha un Dell XPS 17 o un laptop o un PC di fascia alta non prenda in considerazione altro che questo prodotto. Anche se alcune cinesate funzionano discretamente con una spesa di circa 50 euro, assolutamente non sono paragonabili alla stabilità del WD19TB in grado di fornire un'alimentazione adeguata anche ai laptop più energivori, una completezza di porta di input/output e una tripla connessione con monitor esterni 4K senza nessuna incertezza. Con altri hub economici, inserire una periferica USB significava a volte perdere la connessione video con i monitor o il non funzionamento di tutte le periferiche connesse. Oppure ancora costretto a settare come scheda video principale la RTX accelerata per avere la gestione di 2 monitor HDMI in 4K. Con il WD19TB tutto viene gestito tranquillamente anche con la scheda video integrata senza perdere un colpo. È decisamente ingombrante e al suo interno ospita anche una ventola. Pensato per il desktop, problematico da portare appresso. Per le trasferte (dove non si ha bisogno di collegarsi a 2-3 monitor) meglio hub più economici.

J'ai remplace mon TB16 par celui-ci quelques semaines auparavant, pour un usage sous Windows et Linux avec un XPS13. Verdict : tout est parfait. Un câble qui remplace tous les autres. - Pas de problèmes de plug-and-play. - Le câble est assez long (contrairement au TB16...). - Très bonne compatibilité Windows et Linux. Les mises a jour de son firmware sont supportées nativement (fwupd). - Ne limite pas la bande passante lorsque la charge est élevée. J'ai eu des problèmes avec le TB16 à ce sujet (souris/clavier désactivés lors de copies de gros fichiers....). Bref, super produit, malgré un prix exorbitant...

I received a used product in bad condition, the dock thunderbolt plug is rotten & damaged. Even the screws are missing

Ich nutze die Docking Station mit einem DELL XPS 15 7590. Bei mir funktioniert die Docking Station problemlos. Angeschlossen habe ich USB Geräte, einen 1920x1080p Monitor und ein 2560x1440p Monitor und mein Ethernet Kabel. Ich bin sehr zufrieden mit der Docking Station. Einzige Anmerkung: Mehr als 60Hz für angeschlossene Monitore scheint nicht möglich zu sein. Für mich kein Problem, mein DELL XPS 15 ist kein Gaming Laptop, sondern wird für Office Arbeiten genutzt. Ein externes Thunderbolt 3 Gerät mit der Docking Station zu betreiben, konnte ich leider noch nicht testen, weil ich keines besitze. Ich habe mir trotzdem diese, etwas teurere Docking Station gekauft, denn Thunderbolt 3 ist seit Jahren auf dem Vormarsch und diese Docking Station ist zukunftssicher! In meinen Augen eine gute Docking Station für kompatible DELL Laptops!