LIONWEI USB 3.0 to Dual HDMI Docking Station for MacBook (Driver Needed)

I happened to catch this when it was on a sale, and am so happy I bought it. I am surprised it is only rated at a 4.1 as it surpasses other docking stations I have bought in the past. I plugged it into my laptop, plugged in three additional monitors, and it handle the load like a pro. Also has the ability to plug the dongle for my wireless mouse and keyboard into it with no lag or issues like I have run into with other docking stations. I also have a thumb drive plugged in and same, no lag or any other issues. With my laptop that has a USB type C power supply this dock charges it when plugged in. I did buy the one that comes with a power chord and would recommend that you do it too. Easy to setup as there is no software or anything else that needs to be downloaded. All you do is plug it in, plug everything else in and you are on your way. Highly recommend this product!

I've purchased 3 of these in the past 3 years since I have multiple "workstations" at different houses. Works well with my Dell XPS-13, but be sure to pay attention to the pictures and description to ensure it will fit your needs as it's "Triple Screen" modes will differ depending on your hardware (PC, MacBook, GPU settings, etc.). The most recent purchase I made had an issue where HDMI Port 2 stopped working. I confirmed this by swapping it out with another dongle (same product, just purchased at a different time). Seeing as how it was less than a year since purchasing, I reached out to customer support to see if they could help me...I honestly had low expectations and wasn't expecting a response since it's an overseas company (probably across the world in China) but they actually responded early the next morning! Customer support was helpful and had me follow some simple troubleshooting instructions to confirm the dongle was in-fact defective and so they sent me a brand new replacement which is working great. Very happy with this product and the customer support. I do agree with the other reviewers that after a full 8 hour work day, the dongle does feel warm to the touch but even my oldest dongle from 3 years ago is still working fine so I don't have an issue with it.

I am generally pleased with this. I was attracted to having 3 HDMI ports (versus dealing also with Displayport). They work flawlessly. I also was pleased to have the 2 USB C and 5 USB A ports. However, my only issue with the USB C is they do not provide enough power to charge my phone. My phone actually loses power while plugged into it. My Pixel watch charges just fine, however. I usually leave my laptop turned on and let it sleep. The keyboard wakes it just fine and all monitors resume. I am currently pleased with the performance of the dock. I have a Lenovo Yoga, about 3 years old.

Very nice product - looks nice, is well made, and has individual port on/off buttons which means that you don't have to unplug and replug the device cable when needed. I am using this product to connect several USB devices (Bluray burner, scanner, label printer, mailing label printer) that all sit on my desk to my workstation computer which sits on the floor. By using the Hub, I only have to run one long cable from the Hub to the workstation. I then have short USB cables to the 4 devices. I purchased this Hub for future-proofing since it supports USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) devices as well as from the Hub to the workstation. I connected the Hub to a PCIe 2-port USB C 3.1 Gen 2 card. I did have to upgrade the driver for the PCIe card, but that's not really surprising since I purchased the PCIe card several years ago. I really like that the Hub has 3 USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) ports, 4 USB 3.1 Gen 1 (aka USB 3.0, 5 Gbps) ports, and 3 charging ports. The web page does not describe the data rate for the Host port, but I verified with support that the Host Port transfers at USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) speeds assuming that you connect a device that supports that speed. Just in case it's not obvious, you should only use the 3 USB 3.1 Gen 2 ports with devices that support the 10 Gbps speed -- mostly newer external hard drives.

I had a work from home station set up, where the cables multiplied quickly. I was researching for a reliable yet affordable docking station. After reading some reviews, I've decided to give this one a try. It arrived quickly. It was very easy to install, and given how small this product is, it could handle a lot of USB connections. When starting up, there is a slight delay (takes an extra 5 seconds) for the monitor to get in sync. Other than that, the processing speed, and the stability was great. It is also not bad looking either. Would recommend.

I would have given this item a higher rating except for how i received package. No power cord included. This is noted when purchased from site. It does work with dell lenovo and other laptops.

It works seamlessly as long as you follow the instructions for downloading the driver before attempting to use. I could see this being very useful to many. However, it didn't work with my particular setup because one of my two monitors requires a refresh rate over 60 Hz, which appears to be throttled by this hub. If you plug your monitor in and it turns on but the screen looks glitchy or flashes black intermittently, this is likely the case for you as well. You may be able to fix it by adjusting the refresh rate manually, but the highest it can go appears to be 60 Hz, so if your monitor requires more than that this will likely not function for you. That being said, it should still be a perfect fit for most users, particularly business users (my monitor just happens to be a high-end gaming monitor, which would not usually be the case for most).

Updating review after further investigation of the buggy behavior I experienced. The unit has high build quality. The braid-wrapped cable is robust and stiff which makes me think it's not going to fray easily. It's also compact and simple, your HDMI cable is going to be more cumbersome by itself. Video output has zero lag and no noticeable CPU impact (this is the idea behind DisplayPort over USB/Thunderbolt; it doesn't impact performance because it's rerouting the built-in graphics chip's output rather than acting as another graphics chip like adapters built for USB 2.0 and 3.0 type A). Overall this is a great value for the price. On the other hand, I have experienced issues on a Lenovo Yoga 730. When configuring the output from the adapter as a 2nd display, the Windows shell wedges itself (can't start new processes, start menu won't come up, etc. but you can very slowly interact with apps that are already running and in focus), and the bottom of both displays flickers (looks like a strobing task bar). However, if configured as a mirrored display (or only displaying video on the external monitor) everything works fine. This implies a software issue, and since this adapter has no software (it's handled entirely by the system's already existing graphics driver), it has to be a bug in the Intel 620 graphics driver or in Windows 10 (desktop window manager or something). Lenovo customized the graphics driver for this system and it's 5 months older than Intel's version, but Intel won't allow installation of their base version ("This driver is not compatible with this hardware, contact your computer manufacturer"). I'm holding out until Lenovo/Intel/Microsoft release more patches and will update this review if it changes. In the meantime I'm using the adapter in single display mode to utilize the larger external display when at my desk. Configuration: Lenovo Yoga 730 (USB-C 3.1/Thunderbolt 3 ports) with latest available drivers and firmware as of June 14 2018. Windows 10 1803 17134.112 (2018 Creators Update).

Able to link 2 monitors to my laptop and have extra usb ports

Works like a charm with more ports than needed. Very compact. Love it!

I will note that you need to download a driver from their website to get this to work, but once that was installed the monitors sprung to life and it has done exactly what it said it would do. I could continue typing how it changed my life or some nonsense but all you really want to know is if it is worth purchasing right? Yes, it does the job it says it will do and it was fairly simple to get the driver and install it. So yes, it’s worth purchasing.

It's an expensive product, but solves the problems it is meant to. Only purchase if you want to extend to 2 monitors, otherwise there are cheaper alternatives. Working reliably after~1 year of use. Only trouble i had was, my mouse laggs when connected to the hub.

Bought this over a year ago. Still use it everyday.