Dell D3100 Docking Station, USB 3.0 Ultra HD Triple Video
Dell D3100 Docking Station, USB 3.0 Ultra HD Triple Video (DisplayPort, 2x HDMI, 6x USB, RJ45) Black – UK Versio
Easily connect laptops to external devices
USB 3.0 connects your laptop to up to three additional monitors, various external devices and the Internet with a single cable. This sleek, compact dock unlocks enhanced productivity and entertainment options with high-speed connectivity and support for Ultra HD 4K displays. Designed for Ultra HD 4K resolution, this USB 3.0 universal docking station enables compatible PC’s to display 4K resolution when connected.
Advanced networking and security for enterprise use
The Dell Docking Station – USB 3.0 is a great choice for corporate environments with Wake-On-LAN and PXE boot (on selected platforms). There’s also an integrated cable lock slot (lock sold separately), so the dock can be secured to a desk or workstation.
| Weight: | 286 g |
| Dimensions: | 52.58 x 38.1 x 28.45 cm; 285.76 Grams |
| Brand: | Dell |
| Model: | 0914146 |
| Colour: | Black |
| Batteries Included: | No |
| Manufacture: | Dell |
| Dimensions: | 52.58 x 38.1 x 28.45 cm; 285.76 Grams |
Llevo un mes con el Universal Dock, lo he probado con equipos ROG, DELL y HP no he tenido ningun problema. se debe leer bien las especificaciones tecnicas y las instrucciones de su uso.
Simple docking station solutio
A simple docking station for a reasonable price. Connectivity is good, OS recognised it instantly and it was up and running in minutes. Video performance is ok but I wouldn’t use this for gaming.
Great little dock, perfect for Dell laptops. All you need to do is set you're screens up then you and pop your laptop in and everything is up and running!
Great little dock, perfect for Dell laptops. All you need to do is set you’re screens up then you and pop your laptop in and everything is up and running!
Perfect for three monitors!
I wanted to expanded my monitor real estate for a while and kept putting it off as there are so many docks at various price points. I finally bit the bullet and purchased one of the cheapest ones I could find from a brand I trust. The dock was super easy to install and before I knew it I was running an additional two monitors from my laptop (so I had three monitors going in total) and all the wires I usually had running from my laptops USB ports were now hidden away connected to the dock. Not only that, the way I set up the dock on my desk means I have three more USB ports (on the front of the dock) to charge devices and connect externalHD’s to as and when required. I should have done this sooner! A great dock for anyone starting out down the expansion route.
fantastic piece of kit, pricey but high quality.
I love this product, solid quality, great picture, no issue set up but a little expensive. Using it for display on 3 monitors from my work thinkpad and have it set up as home office, very high quality
So this is a pretty good product for Win10, if your using it with a laptop it can be heavy on the CPU if you have multiple monitors since it bypasses your GPU. Keep that in mind.
So this is a pretty good product for Win10, if your using it with a laptop it can be heavy on the CPU if you have multiple monitors since it bypasses your GPU. Keep that in mind.
Arrived on time and was easy to set up. Wanted to connect 2 screens to the dock, 1 was a 2560×1080 and the other 1920 x 1080 screen. Could connect both but dock could only have max resolution on 2560×1080 as 1920×1080 which was dissapointing. I connected the screen directly to the HDMI port of my computer and thats was fine. Not quite what I intended but got there anyway.
Mi productividad aumentó
Aunado a este replicador de puertos compr un monitor adicional para trabajar en casa (WFH) y me ha dado resultados ptimos. Ahora tengo mejor organizado mi escritorio y mis dispositivos perifricos USB (teclado. mouse, headset, discos externos) y de audio (via conector 3.5mm) estn todos a la mano y funcionales. Solo hay que bajar lso drivers indicados en la caja.
Pretty good
Works amazingly! Just plug whatever you want into it and it just works. Just have in mind when buying that the station will only work with your integrated video card.
great little box
does the job well, now running two large monitors together and very effective, the usb port are a nice adder, now my mouse and keyboard etc are immediately recognised at power up where before for some reason had to wait until the laptop had booted, very happy.
leistungsstark und verlässlich
Diese Dockingstation prsentiert sich nun schon einige Wochen als leistungsstarke und verlssliche Alternative zu meiner alten Station, die mit dem Laptop, zwei weiteren Monitoren und anderen Devices sehr oft Ausflle produziert hat. Jetzt funktioniert das alles einwandfrei mit dem ersten Einschalten.
First off I followed the instructions before plugging anything in and made sure the DisplayLink drivers where installed. Than plugged power and usb 3.0 into my computer . The DisplayPort took about 15 seconds to recognize but the hdmi took less then 2 seconds. In addition to this I have my laptop screen and then another output going to my tv making 5 monitors . If I had a six it would work as well but don’t need that for what I’m doing.
First off I followed the instructions before plugging anything in and made sure the DisplayLink drivers where installed. Than plugged power and usb 3.0 into my computer . The DisplayPort took about 15 seconds to recognize but the hdmi took less then 2 seconds. In addition to this I have my laptop screen and then another output going to my tv making 5 monitors . If I had a six it would work as well but don’t need that for what I’m doing.
Tengo una Mac book air y no encontraba la manera de conectar mas de 1 monitor, aunque este doc dice que solo es compatible con windows, es completamente compatible con Mac Os
Loved it!! Can switch between Windows laptop and Chrome book seamlessly.
I use Windows laptop for work and Chromebook for personal use.
This docking station worked perfectly and seamlessly. I switch between these two machines just by unplugging and plugging the USB cable.
Highly recommended, only thing i see as a negative is the price. I feel it is a bit pricey!!
It's a Dell Product - Solid
Normally I don’t mind buying other name brand products but I stuck with Dell for this purchase. I have used this at the office and had no issues, thought it best to stay with what works for my home set up as I connected a Dell laptop to two Dell screens.
Easy to download the required software – after that it was just plug and play. The additional USB ports are a big help as we connected an external HD, and a mouse/keyboard USB hub.
D3100 with Ubuntu 18.04.2
I have a laptop running Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS and is hooked up to two other monitors. The main purpose for purchasing the D3100 is to connect additional monitors to my laptop. One monitor is connected to the laptop via its HDMI port while the second is connected to the USB port using the D3100. This means that the D3100 still has another HDMI port for the possibility of adding a third display in the future.
I installed the latest drivers from the Display Link website and after connecting the device, the second monitor was instantly recognized by my Ubuntu system.
So far, the only problem I have run into is that only 2 of the 3 USB ports on the front are working. However, I already have a separate USB hub, so the USB ports on the D3100 are just extra fluff and I won’t deduct ratings for that.
All in all, the device works for the purpose I bought it for.
Its a great little box to have on your desk especially if you're like me, and have wayy too many things to plug into the laptop whenever I use it on the desk. The things got a gigabit Ethernet, and two HDMI ports which is really nice. Would recommend for anyone that uses a laptop as primary driver, but also works at a desk for most of the day.
Its a great little box to have on your desk especially if you’re like me, and have wayy too many things to plug into the laptop whenever I use it on the desk. The things got a gigabit Ethernet, and two HDMI ports which is really nice. Would recommend for anyone that uses a laptop as primary driver, but also works at a desk for most of the day.
Fantastic Produc
Just what I was looking for, I am running a powerful gaming laptop (which I use for business) with 3 additional HDMI monitors attached and is working perfectly. Definitely recommended for adding additional monitors to laptops and PC’s etc..
The setup couldn't be easier. Download the drivers via the included instructions, plug the monitors in to the docking station, use the included USB to connect the laptop to the back of the station, DONE! My current setup is using one HDMI from my laptop and 2 HDMI's from the back of the docking station. Literally took 2 minutes to setup, didn't even need to make any adjustments. Make sure to download the drivers before install, the box comes with the needed url.
The setup couldn’t be easier. Download the drivers via the included instructions, plug the monitors in to the docking station, use the included USB to connect the laptop to the back of the station, DONE! My current setup is using one HDMI from my laptop and 2 HDMI’s from the back of the docking station. Literally took 2 minutes to setup, didn’t even need to make any adjustments. Make sure to download the drivers before install, the box comes with the needed url.
Easy to set-up and cheaper than Dell Direc
I do a lot of work from home so needed to set up two screens, keyboard and mouse but with the flexibility of switching between the households laptops. The docking station is very easy to set-up and after some straightforward configuration in Windows Display settings was up and running in less than 15 minutes. At time of purchase this docking station was 80 cheaper than buying direct from Dell
3 Screen wonde
Downloaded driver, plugged it in, plugged in 3 screens, keyboard, mouse, printer, speakers. Perfect desktop set up from a laptop!!!. Having used my laptop manufacturers own dual display docking station I have to say this one knocks the socks off it. No screen drop out, plenty of ports for everything.
Nice reliable bit of kit - Be wary if you plan on using this with Linux though
I have one of these at work, and it worked great with my Windows machine I use there which prompted me to buy one for home use to support a dual monitor setup.
However at home I run Linux (Fedora 28/29) and I’ve had pretty bad issues with the DisplayLink drivers. From what I understand on Linux the DisplayLink drivers recruit the CPU to aid in graphical operations which leads to MONSTROUS CPU usage from DisplayLink. On my laptop (Dell XPS13 2015) I see CPU usage regularly sitting at 70-90%. This drops to 10% if there’s no action on the screen but even the movement of a cursor causes it to jump to those high ranges.
This bit of kit works great and does its job well when supported by the correct software – but buyer beware if you try getting this working with Linux. Your mileage may vary. This isn’t really an issue with the product itself, so I’m giving the product 5 stars because it’s otherwise great.
Hooked up dual monitors via HDMI (monitors to docking station) and laptop to docking station via USB. The docking station is compact and works well. Even modern computers should work (plug and play) with docking station without installing drivers. The reason I am giving four stars is I get only one third of internet speed via docking station's RJ-45 port. I installed drivers but it won't change the result.
Hooked up dual monitors via HDMI (monitors to docking station) and laptop to docking station via USB. The docking station is compact and works well. Even modern computers should work (plug and play) with docking station without installing drivers. The reason I am giving four stars is I get only one third of internet speed via docking station’s RJ-45 port. I installed drivers but it won’t change the result.
Works great with two 27” screens. Switching between work dell and home asis rog laptops nicely. Both worked right out of the box on win 10 without special drivers. One screen is flashing a bit when turned on for first 10 sec. could be monitor itself or just need updated driver.
Works great with two 27″ screens. Switching between work dell and home asis rog laptops nicely. Both worked right out of the box on win 10 without special drivers. One screen is flashing a bit when turned on for first 10 sec. could be monitor itself or just need updated driver.
Delivered on time. Good quality product. I am using it for two extended monitors in addition to laptop screen, with each one being a different screen. One small glitch, on rare ocassions, the extended monitors cut off and then restore immediately. Not sure why, but generally satisfied with product.
Delivered on time. Good quality product. I am using it for two extended monitors in addition to laptop screen, with each one being a different screen. One small glitch, on rare ocassions, the extended monitors cut off and then restore immediately. Not sure why, but generally satisfied with product.
I used this on a Windows 10 pro Dell M3800 laptop and wanted to use it with two 4K Samsung U28E590 monitors instead of the laptop display and 1 monitor. It feels like a quality product and is easy to set up (just go to Dell website and download driver before connecting).
My only disappointment was that I missed the fact that it can’t support two 4K monitors at the same time, only a 4K on one port and lower resolutions on the others. I had looked at several and by the time I found “Ultra HD Triple Video” thought it supported up to three 4K monitors. Well, it does, but not with them actually at 4K.
It’s true that had I downloaded the spec first or read all the questions the information was there but I think the description is misleading.
As far as its specification goes, it works well, I use the USB 2 and 3 ports and the Displayport to a 4K monitor running at 3480×2161 plus an HDMI port to another 4K monitor running at 2560×1440.
I gave 4 stars based on the 5 for quality and working smoothly but 3 for description.
So i have two of these and they are awesome one for me and one for Mrs D. We are both professional knowledge workers and work from home twice a week. We llike to be able to plug in and have all of our services off one cable.
This lets me do that, i run two 24 inch monitors plus the Laptop screen, keyboard, mouse, network and audio cables all through this dock. It swaps between my personal MacBook and my work Surface Pro. So i don’t have to have one specific piece of kit for either setup its just power for the device and a USB cable. What more could you want in a dock!!! Also has the added extra of me being able to add another monitor should i want to appear more NASA like lol
This dock is multi-platform and works with Mac, Linux and PC and for 130 quid its a bargain.
Acquistata ricondizionata, la seconda che ho ricevuto funzionava. Ho restituito la prima perch arrivata rotta. In questo caso assistenza amazon impeccabile ancora una volta.
Purtroppo viene letta come scheda grafica, e in caso si utilizzino programmi che richiedono una grafica particolare (rendering), la base fa fatica. Molto dipende anche dal PC. Da quanto ho potuto constatare, con schede video AMD non funziona. Con Nvidia si.
This is quick fix for my problem. I wanted to use 3 screens in total (2 external and 1 laptop) for my trading. This is working fine at the moment. I just think I need to upgrade my laptop as it hangs sometimes
This is quick fix for my problem. I wanted to use 3 screens in total (2 external and 1 laptop) for my trading. This is working fine at the moment. I just think I need to upgrade my laptop as it hangs sometimes
This DELL product is of high (enough) quality and was very easy to setup. My two additional monitors worked immediately with my laptop as a 3rd monitor. I can still add one more monitor and the extra usb provide lots of flexibility for a wireless keyboard and mouse, as well as a hard drive. Great value when on sale.
Decent quality dock. I'm able to use two monitors connected to my laptop with this dick, and there are enough slots for USB devices like a web cam and storage drives. I've used it for a couple of months now, and I noticed that every now and again, the dock fails. All response stops, and I need to restart.
Decent quality dock. I’m able to use two monitors connected to my laptop with this dick, and there are enough slots for USB devices like a web cam and storage drives. I’ve used it for a couple of months now, and I noticed that every now and again, the dock fails. All response stops, and I need to restart.
This product is awesome. I am using a total of 5 monitors now. First being laptop, second being the one connected with laptop's hdmi port and the monitors connected with this dock.
This product is awesome. I am using a total of 5 monitors now. First being laptop, second being the one connected with laptop’s hdmi port and the monitors connected with this dock.
Works with Asus chromebook too!
Bought this dock for working at home with my work Dell laptop – amazed to find it works with my Asus chromebook out of the box , I have two monitors and the internal display , plus cabled networking all through the USB port/dock, with no lag at all. No extra drivers needed on chromebook , all setup straight away – amazing!
I Can’t really say the same about windows/Dell drivers – , big drivers download needed – sometimes forgets the dock drivers exist, when hotpluging after meetings – but quite stable in normal use.
But at the end of the day, its a smart little box if you want a usb3 multi monitor setup, and at decent price from the seller.
Dell quality produc
Wanted a dynadock and made the mistake of getting a WAVLINK. Lasted a couple of months and then failed – poor quality. Got the Dell Docking Station – far better built and quality and worked out of the box. Highly recommende.
This product works great for an easy connection for multiple monitors and provides you with more USB ports, which is its intended function, so it gets 5 stars. What I don’t know until I bought it was that you will need to continue to use your power cable. USB 3.0 does not supply power to your device So now you have to plug in your pc and the device! Presumably you’ll also want another power cable that you can use when you take your computer with you. So you may want to buy another power cable for that. This unfortunately isn’t made clear in the product description /photos. I’m sure there are a lot of people out there like me who don’t know this… So technically though the photos /description aren’t clear…. Isn’t the products fault that you don’t know this… It works as intended…
I bought this as a replacement for one that died after three years of constant use. It works exactly as described and is simple to set up and use. So, it gets 5 stars. Having said that, I would prefer a docking station that also charges my laptop battery. The Dell USB 3.0 Ultra HD/4K Triple Docking Station (D3100) does not do this. So, I will upgrade my docking station when I get a new laptop.
Sin problemas
Cumple con lo que promete.
Para mi el hecho de poder conectar por HDMI y no slo por DVI / VGA es una ventaja, un lujo, dile como quieras.
Sin necesidad de instalar softwares o controladores.
No podra estar ms satisfecho de la compra (bueno, si el precio fuese ms bajo, claro) pero a nivel de dispositivo me va perfecto.
Finally!! A plug and play dock that works with Mac OS (with driver download of course). Was able to connect 2 or more Non Thunderbolt monitors without daisy-chaining another thunderbolt device. You can even connect up to three monitors! (Non-4K)
If you have a Macbook Pro 2013 and up, this is the docking solution for you!
Compatta e potente.
L’articolo arrivato danneggiato e quindi ho richiesto il reso. Comprato altrove un ottimo strumento di lavoro: comodissimo e non lagga per niente con tastiera, mouse, due monitor HDMI e una connessione Gigabit Ethernet.
Currently I have a keyboard, mouse, 2 monitor @ 1080p 60hz , Ethernet and a hard drive connected to it. Just be aware that the max refresh rate @ 1080p is 60HZ. I am using it with the xps 15 9560. You might need to download some driver for it to make it fully functional.
Currently I have a keyboard, mouse, 2 monitor @ 1080p 60hz , Ethernet and a hard drive connected to it. Just be aware that the max refresh rate @ 1080p is 60HZ. I am using it with the xps 15 9560. You might need to download some driver for it to make it fully functional.
This is an absolute must have if you want 4k resolution from an older laptop or computer with USB 3.0 but restricted graphics capability. The replicator has a graphics card within that allows 4k support. You only get 4k support via the DP port. You can convert DP to mDP (bi-directional) with a suitable cable. HDMI connection is restricted to HDMI resolution on a 4k monitor. You can operate 3 monitors at the same time; one 4k at 3840×2160 via DP and 1 via HDMI at 2560×1600 or 2 via HDMI at 1920×1080.
Interface works very well, but installation procedure could have been simplified or even automated. Well worth the money for a 4K interface, but I would prefer it if the courier could deliver it to the correct address.
Interface works very well, but installation procedure could have been simplified or even automated. Well worth the money for a 4K interface, but I would prefer it if the courier could deliver it to the correct address.
Very good, but power connector easily breaks (it is too ...
Very good, but power connector easily breaks (it is too small). Would be nice if it is compatible with the original DELL charger and instead of supplying separate adapter you could use your laptop one. Of course this would require power cord from docking to the laptop, but I believe it could be managed. My other comment is that there is only one DP connector and two HDMI connectors. I’d prefer to have more DP connectors.
First of all I would like to say ‘RUBISH’ to all the negative comment which were posted against this product.
It is the wonderful product and server my purpose with 3 monitors. It is working fantastic.
Pls don’t believe the negative comments of this product. I strongly recommend this to those who need to work with 3 monitor setup.
The Brand ‘DELL’ name you can Trust. They are not fool to produce the worst item.
Fits perfectly for my need and the usb setup is best as I can use any laptop or desktop with the docking station to connect my multi screen setup, I am holding one star as it’s been 2 days since I started using the docking station and will give complete review of it after a month
Happy to find these on Amazon, needed a few when we swapped our laptops to the new models, as the old E-series docks don't work with the new Dell Latitude laptops. This dock helped make it so the new laptops could connect to the monitors at a workstation as well as the older model of laptops since the connection is with a USB cable.
Happy to find these on Amazon, needed a few when we swapped our laptops to the new models, as the old E-series docks don’t work with the new Dell Latitude laptops. This dock helped make it so the new laptops could connect to the monitors at a workstation as well as the older model of laptops since the connection is with a USB cable.
I think it's over priced for what is made for. But for multiple display it's awesome. It doesn't have inbuilt battery for DC power needs AC(external power supply). It doesn't come with thunderbolt output or cable.
I think it’s over priced for what is made for. But for multiple display it’s awesome. It doesn’t have inbuilt battery for DC power needs AC(external power supply). It doesn’t come with thunderbolt output or cable.
Have been using this docking stations seamlessly with my macbook air and two monitors. One of them is connected via HDMI and the other one using a VGA Digital adapter. Also have a headphone set connected and Razer BlackWido X Chroma Gaming Keyboard connected to the same with ethernet networking. Really impressed with the quality and stability. Good buy at a good price
I purchased this item to add 2 Asus HDMI monitors at 1080 for a Dell XPS 13 (2014). The Dell is running Linux (Mint 18.3 – Ubuntu 16.04). I downloaded the drivers for Ubuntu from the download points within the package. The item worked perfectly from USB 3 with the 2 HDMI ports. The 3rd video port is a full size displayport which I’ve not tried yet. Also I’m not utilising any heavy lifting on the graphics as the machine is for coding.
Bought the Dell D3100 dock for my Dell XP13S. This is a neat little piece of kit but there are two design flaws: it does not act as a power supply for the laptop like a conventional docking station, and however hard I have tried to tidy up the cables that are connected to the dock, the desktop looks a mess. Overall I would have preferred a proper docking station, sacrificing the portability. The Quick Start Guide that came provided two download links but neither of them user friendly. I ended up calling my IT support person to ask for assistance to load the driver. This is the first time I bought from this seller and on the two occasions that I called them, they answered the phone quickly and were professional and efficient. I will use them again in future for PC accessories.
Buon prodotto
funziona tutto correttamente. tante porte utili ed esteticamente molto bello. 4 stelle perch mi aspettavo un sistema di auto spegnimento appena il pc si spegne invece rimane sempre acceso.
collegato tramite cavo usb 3.1 type C
Much more useful than first thought. I use my laptop mainly as a desktop for college work, and the ability to detach from keyboard, mouse, and screen by one cable is very handy, I have routed the cables much more nicely than having them trail all over the laptop and desk. I have also had to work from home at times and attaching the docking station to my works laptop (also Dell) saves a lot of time and rerouting of all peripheral cables. I did as the instructions said (and on the advice of other reviewers) and made sure the drivers were updated before installing, and have had no issues with the docking station. It would be nice to switch the laptop on without opening the lid, and it is a little pricey, but other than that I think it is worth the time saved on taking out multiple cables constantly.
EDIT 02/06/2020 – I wrote the above review back on Nov 2017. The docking station is still going strong, and has proven invaluable now I work and study at home constantly during the COVD-19 pandemic. Switching between the work and home laptops is simple with just switching over the USB cable from one to the other.
It's good, does everything you'd expect Only thing is - ...
It’s good, does everything you’d expect
Only thing is – it doesn’t power your PC nor does it receive power from the USB, So you’ll need to plug in both your PC and your Dock to get juice to both.
A great little device which I use for my Lenovo laptop to drive three 1080p monitors. With the addition of a gigabit ethernet port and 5xUSB hub is a bonus because it means I only need to plug in the power supply and one USB cable to my laptop then I’m ready to go.
Installation was the typical Windows experience, plug and play. It grabbed the drivers online and worked without a hitch. I use this on Windows 10 in case anyone is interested.
User experience is very good too, so far I haven’t experienced any sort of lag or any issues for that matter.
The entire base of the unit is rubberised so it should grip to most desk surfaces quite well – however due to it’s light weight any trailing cables at the rear of the unit can displace it if you’re not careful. I would recommend using some sort of cable management to tie the cables to the desk to prevent this from happening. This is only a very minor gripe though.
Ignore the bad reviews...
This worked first time without any issues. Install the drivers before connecting it to your laptop as it says in the manual, and you shouldn’t have any problems. Well worth the money.
Excellent kit and just the job
Use a docking station like this at work and wanted to recreate the ease at home. I have 3 laptops and 2 monitors, swapping them has never been so easy. There is also a fast charge USB port and it can output to 4k if your monitor(s) supports.
Limited amount of outward connections (work model supports dvi/vga/hdmi/display port but this is all I needed so just the job.
Very pleased.
Expand your laptop into a fully functioning desktop
This docking station turned my laptop into a fully functioning desktop. I have two additional screens attached as well as the network, wired printer and additional hard drives. I just plug it into my USB 3 port and immediately have all this functionality. I would highly recommend it.
Works perfectly, really easy to setup and use on a day to day basis
Amazing, easy to setup and configure. On a day to day basis, all i have to do is plug in my laptop via a single usb and i have multi screen and wired network.
Excellent bit of kit, does the job and just works.
When I switched my Surface Pro 3 to a Dell XPS 13 I had to replace the docking system I had. I looked for something that would give me everything I needed but was good value for money. Nothing existed! The best I could find was this and all it lacks is the ability to charge my laptop (perhaps it should?).
I run 2 x 24″ Dell monitors, a 7 port USB hub (with 5 hard drives attached), Ethernet, wireless headset and more from it.
Excellent bit of kit.
Ich nutze es mit einem DELL XPS 13 (9360) und einem MacBook Air (2015). Angeschlossen sind zwei 27 Zoll Monitore (1920×1200) und (2560×1440) sowie Maus, Tastatur und externe Festplatten.
Unter Linux sind die Displaylink-Treiber leider noch etwas verbuggt. Unter KDE musste nach dem anschlieen immer mit xrandr konfiguriert werden. Standby und zuklappen des Laptops waren leider auch nicht mglich.
Aber unter Windows und OS X luft’s fast ohne Darstellungsfehler (ab und zu werden die Menleisten in Fenstern nicht dargestellt, dann muss man mit der Maus drber oder das Fenster verschieben, damit dieser Bereich grafisch neu und richtig aufgebaut wird. Der Fensterrand vom Safari wird manchmal dunkelgrau.)
Good speed and getting HD monitor clarity. In Windows 10 it is working out of the box and OS manages driver installation as soon as plugin this device.In Ubuntu Linux I had to install Displaylink driver packages to make it work and it has few know issues with linux OS but works great in dual monitor and I am satisfied with this product.
Ich bin echt erstaunt, was ber dieses Teil mit USB 3.0 alles Mglich ist.
Ich betreibe es an einem Lenovo Laptop, um mir zum einen das Umgestecke immer zu sparen und zum anderen, um 2 Monitore am Laptop zu betreiben. Und das geht erstaunlich gut!
Angeschlossen habe ich 2 Monitore jeweils mit HD Auflsung, Ethernet, Maus Tastatur und Audio. Und alles funktioniert im Office Bertieb ohne jegliche Ruckler. Echt super.
Wenn man die Belastung des Laptops ein wenig beobachtet, sieht man, dass die CPU mit dem USB-Treiber ein ganzes Stck mehr zu tun hat und die Gundbelastung damit etwas hher ist. Das ist ja aber auch verstndlich und da trotzdem alles problemlos funktioniert erstmal nicht schlimm.
Die Qualitt des Produktes hinsichtlich Verarbeitung ist super und optisch sehr wertig. Sehr schn finde ich hier auch, dass das USB-Verbindungskabel gesteckt wird und nicht fest am Gert verbaut ist, wie es bei vielen anderen gelst ist. Das bietet mir nmlich die Mglichkeit die Dockingstation auch noch weiter zu nutzen, wenn bald nur noch USB-C Stecker in Laptops verbaut werden. Das war fr mich ein ganz besonders wichtiger Punkt bei der Auswahl des Produktes.
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Zuletzt habe ich meine Laptop/Dockingstation-Kombination immer nur fr Office arbeiten genutzt und da hat ja wie oben beschrieben auch alles super und berzeugend funktioniert.
Jetzt wollte ich die letzten Tage einmal wieder ein klein wenig Spielen (nichts gro anspruchsvolles – also grafiktechnisch…). Dabei ist mir dann aufgefallen wie die CPU-Auslastung aber ganz schnell an die 100% geschossen ist. Selbe arbeit ohne angesschlossene Dockingstation ~40% Auslastung.
Es schien mir, als wenn beinahe die komplette Grafikleistung von der CPU geleistet werden muss… Also hab ich mal ein bisschen recherchiert und rausgefunden, dass die CPU-Auslastung davon kommt, dass die CPU die (von der GPU berechneten) Grafikinformationen in USB-Packete verpacken und muss. Also rein das Treiben der USB-Verbindung zum Dock – soweit ja alles logisch und verstndlich.
Nun habe ich nur auch gelesen, dass die die neuen USB Type C Anschlsse einen in etwa “Alternativ Modus” mit Pass-through haben. Damit ist es dann fr USB-C Dockingstations mglich die Grafikinformationen direkt von der GPU an die Dockingstation weiterzuleiten ohne die CPU zustzlich zu belasten.
Mein letztes Argument, dass ich diese Dockingstation dann spter auch (sinnvoll() an USB-C Schnittstellen betreiben kann ist damit nur noch bedingt gltig.
Das ganze ndert zwar nichts daran, dass diese Dockingstation von Dell nicht schlecht ist; htte ich diesen Umstand jedoch vorher gewusst htte ich glaube ich noch etwas mehr in Richtung USB-C Dockingstation gesucht! Gbe es eine entsprechende von Dell, wrde ich diese aber wiederum sofort (wieder) nehmen.
This works well as a "docking station" and would work with almost any laptop because it is not actually a dock. It has a USB cable that connects your laptop to the hub. I did have to buy a USB hub because 2 USB ports just is not enough for if you have mouse, keyboard, printer, scanner. Not a big issue though. I have it setup to where my grandfather only plugs in 1 cable to his laptop and he has access to all of his external items. Makes it very easy for him to use and understand.
This works well as a “docking station” and would work with almost any laptop because it is not actually a dock. It has a USB cable that connects your laptop to the hub. I did have to buy a USB hub because 2 USB ports just is not enough for if you have mouse, keyboard, printer, scanner. Not a big issue though. I have it setup to where my grandfather only plugs in 1 cable to his laptop and he has access to all of his external items. Makes it very easy for him to use and understand.
Excellent product, great value for money. I get good performance for the display as well as USB disk drives attached to the dock station. This docking station frees me from the headache of connecting multiple cables to my Laptop. It is small in size, and works reliably.
Sehr gute Ergänzung, erfüllt meine Erwartungen voll und ganz
Mein Notebook untersttzt die Auflsung meines neuen Monitors (2560 x 1440) standardmig nicht. Ich kann die Auflsung zwar als benutzerdfiniert anlegen, das Bild ist dann aber unbefriedigend. Deshalb musste eine andere Lsung her. Die Dell D3100 USB-Dockingstation liefert (ber HDMI) ein wesentlich besseres Bild. Ich kann dabei keine nennenswerte Belastung (CPU/Platte) des Notebboks feststellen, alles luft flssig und ohne Aussetzer. Ich habe bisher nur einen Monitor angeschlossen, ber das Verhalten bei mehreren Monitoren bzw. Anschluss per DisplayPort kann ich (noch) nichts sagen. Die zustzlichen USB 3.0 Ports sind aber auch sehr praktisch, so dass ich die Docksingstation uneingeschrnkt empfehlen kann.
Treiber installieren, Kabel anstecken und loslege
Habe ein Lenovo Yoga Notebook und habe zuerst die Rezensionen von der Lenovo Universal Docking Station gelesen. Sie waren vernichtend und ich war dementsprechend skeptisch. Auf Amazon waren die Rezensionen von D3100 jedoch durchgngig positiv und sollte es nicht funktionieren ist Amazon fr ihre problemlose Rckgabe bekannt. D3100 erhalten, bei der Treiberinstallation von der CD bekam ich die Meldung, dass der Treiber zu meinem Windows 10 nicht passt. Auf der CD waren Links zum Treiberdownload und die Installation verlief problemlos. Habe die Kabel zum Bildschirm, Netzwerk, Maus, Tastatur und Lautsprecher umgesteckt und es hat auf Anhieb funktioniert. Funktioniert jetzt eine ganze Woche Problemlos, stecke mein Notebook tglich ab und wieder an. Die Bildschirmumschaltung zwischen Notebook und mein 30″ (2560 x 1600) Bildschirm klappt auch, nur das Notebookdisplay bleibt als zweiter Bildschirm, habe ich nicht geschafft wegzuschalten. Mit der Videogeschwindigkeit bin ich zu 95% zufrieden, gelegentlich ist eine kaum merkbare Verzgerung zu sehen. Fr Spiele und Filme schauen wrde ich D3100 nicht empfehlen, fr alles andere schon.
Love it. Delivered on time. Very good packing.
I use it with my laptop.
I just have to plug in one wire to connect 3 monitors, mouse, keyboard and speakers.
The usb 3.0 wire is short. I replaced with a longer one.
Fantastic product!
This works a treat! I have 2no monitors and a laptop screen and this works effortlessly – plug in and you’re away!
I’ve used items like this before and there isn’t any installing or faffing!
I didn’t purchase this through Amazon, actually, I didn’t purchase this at all. I managed to sweet talk the IT department at work into ordering me a box full of expensive Dell equipment (including a dell 5510 laptop which is INSANE). Part of that bundle was this dock. I was so impressed ive gone out of my way to review it.
Appearance: 8/10
The dock itself is small, sleek and well designed. Clearly well manufactured, very few engineered joins visible. Matte black and rounded corners. It looks good on any desk.
Functionality: 9/10
This little wonder box has certainly revolutionised my desk space. It manages so much cabling, so many necessary connections in such a compact space it baffles me as to how I once survived without it. No more wires shooting across my desk like a poorly designed road network, and I don’t need to spend 5 minutes reconnecting everything to my machine between meetings. Laptop down, power in, USB 3.0 in. Done. No hunting for HDMI slots and making sure you connect them in the right order. No snapping of Ethernet cable pins through over use. Audio Out, mouse, keyboard and external HD all managed through one simple connection. It makes sprinting around the office like a mad man a breeze.
It handles both of my 24″ dell screens wonderfully. Only issue being, the laptop has two graphics cards, and because the screens go through a usb, they only use the integrated card on the MoBo. No real problem, because I use it to juggle spreadsheets not play battlefield.
Value for money: 7/10
As mentioned above, I didn’t pay for this, however, im not sure I would feel comfortable buying this for home use. A little on the expensive side for me. I would certainly suggest this is a product more for the corporate setting.
Overall: 8.5/10
Looks good, makes office life easy, but probably a bit too expensive to warrant purchase for home use.
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I bought this to go with a new Dell XPS13. There are several docks for the XPS13, with varying prices and varying reviews. They all have some very bad reviews, including this one. I found that it works fine. I wanted to run 2 separate FHD monitors in extended desktop mode and have wired Ethernet. It took a few minutes updating its drivers or whatever in Win 10, but that all happened automatically and after that it just works. The extra USB ports for mouse, printer etc. are also very welcome.
I’m not a big fan of video compression on principle, but display link (built in) seems to be OK. The ideal dock would be one just like this but using the USB (c) thunderbolt port with no compression, but until that comes along this one is brillia
First, some background..
I have a high performance Dell 7510, Xeon processor, 64GB ram, 4k screen with M.2 SSD’s it is the bomb..
It also has 1x HDMI and 1x mini Display port.
Despite all this, when connecting my 2 x 4k wide screen monitors directly from the laptops HDMI and Display Port I can never ever get the colours on both looking right. HDM and Display Port will give different colours and contrast, you need to have both HDMI or display port. I even got an adapter to go Display port to HDMI so they was both connected via HDMI. But this was also no good.
I spent months frustrated with poor image quality, colours and ghosting on the text. (yes all my drivers was up to date)
I plunged for the USB 3.0 HD Triple Video adapter. (I refuse to call it a docking station as you do not dock the laptop on it)
This small piece of kit is simply amazing,
Before plugging in the adapter via USB, first visit displaylink.com and download the latest driver for your OS.
I then plugged in the the adapter and plugged both my monitors, 1 with HDM and one with Display Port.
Oh know!… I still have crap looking screens…
But Wait.. this adapter has 2 HDMI ports so why not try going directly from HDMI to HDMI..
I connected both monitors via HDMI, the max output gave me 1920×1080 on one monitor and a max of 25601440 on another. You can only output 2560 on one monitor.
This was fine for my needs, I use the higher resolution for photo editing and the other screen for emails and docs etc..
What was so perfect was the fact (despite different screen resolutions) I finally had 2 perfect matching screens both showing the same colour and contrast / brightness with no ghosting what so ever!
If my laptop had 2 HDMI ports then I would not have needed this so if you are in the same position or similar then do not hesitate to try this.
To sum up, The HDMI ports are full HDMI, there is no midi HDMI. The Display port is also a full display port not a mini display port.
The extra USB 3 ports come in hand as does the network port.
Get it.. It just works..
This box does amazing things! With my Surface Laptop using Windows 10 it converts it into a desktop with 4 monitors all running at fairly high resolutions. See picture of the finished set up, though the Dell docking station is the little white LED light rather tucked behind the laptop, out of sight and soon out of mind. Monitor 0 is the one on the laptop, Monitors 1 to 3 are driven by the Dell effortlessly, the mouse moves smoothly from screen to screen. I’ve not tried gaming. It is light and you’ll need to clamp the unit down if the wires are not to take over control – see pictures of installed unit.
Setup of the Docking station, if you follow the instructions EXACTLY, is a breeze. It seems that this is in fact mostly due to the excellent hardware and driver software provided by Displaylink but Dell get credit for clear instructions and a neat package. Maybe it is time to return to Dell after 10 years or more away from them; they used to be the best once. It could be improved if the USB 3 cable supplied, which is a very strange one that goes to a keyhole shaped port on the back of the unit, has a very stiff cable which is a problem with a light laptop. A flexible, perhaps flat cable would be much better and, even better, one that has the USB at 90deg to the cable so that it does not need much side room would be good. That said, the USB plugs in firmly and well and the real miracle is that it works – so much data is transmitted seamlessly. I have now, within an hour of starting work got 4 monitors each showing different information and gigabit ethernet:
0. 2736×1824
1. 1050×1680
2. 1920×1200
3 1080×1920
Gigabit ethernet connection.
Better still, on one of the monitors I have got a separate 3 way switch (not part of the Dell) so that I can connect a different PC to that monitor. When I press the button this switch disconnects a monitor from the Dell. The Dell/Windows 10 detects the change and I have a 3 monitor system. Click it again and it goes back to being a 4 monitor system. This is not quite flawless. Every now and then, one of the monitors will not be correctly synched. Turning the Dell on and Off once (pull out the power cable so keep it in reach) fixes this, so it is not very bad as it happens infrequently (one to work on though Dell/Displaylink/Microsoft ! ).
What’s not to like? Well the Dell User Guide says that the Displaylink software will be loaded with the Drivers and will provide you with some extra functionality that resizes the image on each monitor. Well it doesn’t, at least on my Windows 10 system. No software is evident anywhere and I really do need to resize one of my displays. At full monitor resolution all the borders of the display are lost…moving windows then becomes very difficult.
I have connected a USB mouse to the unit but it is not recognised. I’ve tried various ports to no avail. No mouse.
Not all of the USB ports on the USB hub are powered. This is strange because the transformer is a 65watt one and the unit runs only a little bit warmer than room temperature so it is not using much power. So, it is rather annoying that you can’t connect and get power on all 5 USB ports if you should need to. It is also likely to lead to confusion about which one is good for power and some discharged devices from time to time so it is not very user friendly.
Given my expectations of what Windows would do for me, this gets a 5. Someone meaner might have made it a 4 because of the flaws above but, heck, this is an enormous improvement on past Windows kit.
Hält was es versprich
Ich habe die Dockingstation jetzt seit knapp einem Monat im dauerbetrieb und ich bin begeistert!
Gekauft habe ich mir die Dockingstation, da ich mir einen neuen Dell XPS 15 angeschafft habe, und dieser nicht wirklich viele Ausgnge hat.
Vorteile:
+ Wenn man den Laptop einpacken mchte, reicht es das eine USB Kabel von der Dockingstation zu entfernen.
+ Wenn man die Kabel ordentlich verlegt, gibt es berhaupt keinen lstigen Kabelsalat mehr.
+ Die Dockingstation ist klein und kompakt. Verschwindet gut hinter dem Bildschirm.
+ Keine Installation. Alles angeschlossen. Alles luft
Nachteile:
– Keine
Ich kann dieses Produkt nur weiterempfehlen.
Cumple con mis espectativas. Es fcil de instalar y slo requiri de drivers para ciertos monitores. Por lo dems, cmodo e til. Adems lo compr con un precio muy competitivo. El unico problema es que no pueda cargar tambin el ordenador y slo sirva como base de puertos. Pero no hay otra opcin.
Super Docking Statio
Diese Docking Station ist genau das was ich gesucht habe.
Einfache Installation. Super Qualitt. Das Bild wird she gut auf meinem Samsung fernseher wiedergegeben.
Die Lieferung war prompt und einwandfrei.
Einzig kleines Mank. Grafisch anspruchsvolle Spiele lassen sich nur sehr schwer ber die Docking Station spielen.
Fr Besitzer eines Dell Laptops eine groartige Erweiterung. Alle gngigen Anschlsse findet an der Dockimgstation ihren Platz. Die Station wird lediglich an einem USB Port am Laptop verbunden.
Kleines Manko:
Strom fr den Laptop wird nicht ber die Dockingstation geliefert. Dieser muss extra mit Strom versorgt werden!
Works Perfectly with Microsoft Surface Pro 3, HP Elite Book and a range of Acer and Asus laptops.
Using 3 monitors at 1440×900 on a USB 2 connection – you do not need USB 3 for normal desktop use.
I have purchased 4 of these and have no issues.
Awesome Dock for anyone with a Dell Ultrabook!
I should have bought this ages ago. Instead of multiple hubs and connectors I’ve now got everything cabled through the dock with only power and the single USB connector going to the laptop.
One step removed from heaven where heaven would be everything wireless in the first place!
Zunchst erst einmal, genutz wird die Dockingstation in Kombination mit einem XPS13 9350.
Der erste Versuch war weniger erfolgreich, Dockingstation an die USB 3.0 Buchse angeschlossen. Netzwerkgeschwindigkeit O.K. zwei Monitore mit HDMI und Full HD angeschlossen. Das Abspielen von Videos von der internen Festplatte luft zwar aber es ist nicht sehenswert. Man hat den Eindruck das die Bildwiederhohlrate zu niedrig ist. Streamt man den Film ber die LAN Schnittstelle aus dem Heimnetzwerk bricht die Wiedergabe nach kurzer Zeit zusammen. Office Anwendungen sind O.K. Das Ergebnist war nicht zufriedenstellend. Zweiter Veruch mit einem USB Typ C zu USB 3.1 Typ A Adapter, selbst MKV Dateien aus dem Netzwerk gestreamt laufen auf dem Monitor nahezu flssig. fr diese Kombination gibts fnf Sterne.
Ein SUPER Gerät!!!
Hallo, ich kann die Leute nicht verstehen die alles Negativ sehen und schreiben. Habe Dockingstation angeschlosse , Treiber installiert und alle Anschlsse belegt, alles funktioniert tadellos, selbst der Lan Anschluss geht einwandfrei. Ich bin auf jeden Fall vollstens zufrieden und kann das Gert nur weiterempfehlen. Das einzige was ich mir moch gewnscht htte, wre ein Ausschalter, aber sonst alles TOP.
I didn’t purchase this through Amazon, actually, I didn’t purchase this at all. I managed to sweet talk the IT department at work into ordering me a box full of expensive Dell equipment (including a dell 5510 laptop which is INSANE). Part of that bundle was this dock. I was so impressed ive gone out of my way to review it.
Appearance: 8/10
The dock itself is small, sleek and well designed. Clearly well manufactured, very few engineered joins visible. Matte black and rounded corners. It looks good on any desk.
Functionality: 9/10
This little wonder box has certainly revolutionised my desk space. It manages so much cabling, so many necessary connections in such a compact space it baffles me as to how I once survived without it. No more wires shooting across my desk like a poorly designed road network, and I don’t need to spend 5 minutes reconnecting everything to my machine between meetings. Laptop down, power in, USB 3.0 in. Done. No hunting for HDMI slots and making sure you connect them in the right order. No snapping of Ethernet cable pins through over use. Audio Out, mouse, keyboard and external HD all managed through one simple connection. It makes sprinting around the office like a mad man a breeze.
It handles both of my 24″ dell screens wonderfully. Only issue being, the laptop has two graphics cards, and because the screens go through a usb, they only use the integrated card on the MoBo. No real problem, because I use it to juggle spreadsheets not play battlefield.
Value for money: 7/10
As mentioned above, I didn’t pay for this, however, im not sure I would feel comfortable buying this for home use. A little on the expensive side for me. I would certainly suggest this is a product more for the corporate setting.
Overall: 8.5/10
Looks good, makes office life easy, but probably a bit too expensive to warrant purchase for home use.
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I bought the Dell D3100 dock because I wanted to use 2 monitors with a MacBook Air. Since the MBA only has 1 Thunderbolt port and I was unable to find a decent USB to HDMI adapter, this looked like a viable option. I also relied an the comments that another purchaser had used this for an MBA. The key is to download the Mac OS X drivers from the DisplayLink website […] The disk Dell provides has Windows drivers only. Once the drivers were installed it was plug and play. Granted the dock is fairly expensive but it was the only one I could find with 2 HDMI ports.
Love this thing exactly what I've been after for when ...
Love this thing exactly what I’ve been after for when I’m working between desktop and laptop and don’t want to unplug all my cables from one to another. Added bonus I can now use more monitors than just the graphics card alone from the laptop. Haven’t noticed any lag or data transfer speed loss yet. Is also very compact much better than the older docking stations
Il prodotto di ottima qualit sia dei materiali sia dei componenti.
Utilizzato per Dell Precision 5510 risulta perfetto per aumentare i collegamenti possibili del notebook.
La velocit di trasferimento dei dati elevata, dato anche l’ingresso al computer tramite USB 3.0.
Basta solo installare il driver e tutto funziona molto semplicemente anche con pi monitor collegati al portatile, veramente consigliato.
Ho comprato questa docking station, inizialmente, perche’ mi piace lavorare con piu’ display HDMI, e sono stato attratto dal fatto che il produttore del chip, DisplayLink, afferma che esso gira sotto Linux: una ricerca col vostro motore di ricerca preferito delle key word ‘DisplayLink Ubuntu’ vi fara’ trovare le istruzioni per installare il driver proprietario evdi sotto Ubuntu, e per adattarlo ad altre distribuzioni Linux. Per gli utenti Windows e Mac la compatibilita’ non e’ nuova, ci sono i drivers da molto tempo.
Inizialmente l’installazione non e’ stata perfetta, e pensavo che cio’ fosse dovuto all’inadeguatezza del driver. L’ho usato col mio vecchio PC, un Toshiba Portege R830 con CPU Intel 5-2520. Ho avuto freezing degli schermi, molti rallentamenti, e chiaramente la docking station non riusciva a gestire contemporaneamente sia il traffico ethernet che i tre display (due esterni, HDMI, e uno del laptop).
Poi, per puro caso, ho provato il mio nuovo Toshiba Kira con processore Intel i7-5500 di quata generazione, e i problemi sono totalmente scomparsi. Schermi perfettamente gestiti, belle immagini in HD, nessun problema nel gestire il traffico ethernet. Cosi’ ho deciso di provare uno `stress-test`: tre film simultanei sui tre schermi (notate che quello del Kira e’ uno schermo 4K) tutti e tre in alta definizione, mentre scrivevo e riscrivevo files grossi sul mio NAS, trasferendo dati alla velocita’ della mia linea di casa, 1Gb/s. Tutto cio’ passando sempre attraverso la docking station, il che vuol dire che il Kira era connessio alla DS col solo cavo USB3.0. Dopo un’ora senza riscontrare alcun problema, mi sono dovuto ricredere: la DS e il suo driver proprietario funzionano perfettamente, senza nessun problema. Quindi i problemi che avevo riscontrato fino a quel momento, dato che il Kira e il Portege avevano la stessa versione del sistema operativo e dunque anche del driver proprietario, erano dovuti esclusivamente alle capacita’ della CPU: con la CPU piu’ potente del Kira, non ci sono problemi.
Il Kira e’ un pc leggero, senza lettore di disco e senza presa ethernet. Anche per questo motivo trovo la docking station perfetta: oltre ai due monitor esterni, la DS controlla la mia presa ethernet, il lettore di dischi (esterno) l’audio del telefono soft, la controparte USB del mio mouse esterno. Tutte queste connessioni arrivano al mio pc attraverso un unico cavo USB 3.0, il che rende il tavolo di lavoro pulito e gradevole.
L’unico problema e’ che occasionalmente (e cioe’, un paio di volte la settimana) mentre sto vedendo qualche filmato, il pc si congela, e per farlo ripartire posso solo premere il pulsante della corrente fino al completo spegnimento (non sono accessibili nemmeno le tty virtuali).
Perche’ non gli do il massimo dei voti, se sono cosi’ contento? Il motivo e’ che il driver e’ proprietario, il che implica che i messaggi di errori che potrete trovare, seguendo una procedura indicata sulla pagina Web della DisplayLink, sono CIFRATI. Dunque, qualora doveste avere alcun tipo di problema, lasciate ogni speranza o voi che entrate, perche’ potrete solo chiedere aiuto al forum della casa madre del chip, la DisplayLink, fornendo il file di log che solo loro potranno decifrare.
Great piece of gea
Great piece of gear. I have a Surface Pro 3 with one USB 3 port.
I had purchased a DisplayLink LapDock docking station for almost the same price and it is rubbish. The LapDock has 5 USB ports but once you have more than 3 ports occupied the other ports stop working.
The Dell works perfectly.
Lesson. Do not buy the cheaper no-name brands. Stick with items from proven brands.
Does exactly what it says it does. Connects three monitors to your laptop, two with HDMI and one via the newer display port. I needed to pick up a DVI to display port adapter to make it work out of the box but otherwise it is a very solid piece of equipment. I’m now running four monitors (including the laptop screen). The closest product on the market right now that will allow you to run three monitors is the “TripleHead2Go” setup which costs over $700.00.
First off – unfortunately it is poorly advertised (and marketed on the box) as a ‘dock’, which isn’t true. In the traditional sense that you don’t ‘dock’ the laptop into it and it therefore doesn’t provide power to your laptop. I knew this from the off so it didn’t come as a surprise. It is purely a gadget into which you plug your devices and displays allowing you to connect to everything via a single USB cable into your laptop.
That said, it works great. I was apprehensive at some of the reviews but honestly, it’s flawless so far. Before I continue, my laptop: It’s a Dell Ultrabook with 8GB RAM with a Corei5 CPU. I read somewhere (I’m sure it was on the Dell site) that it recommends a Core i7. That seemed a little odd to me and thankfully that isn’t the case.
Setup: Download the Windows 10 drivers from the DisplayLink website. The ones Dell provide on their site didn’t allow connected monitors to work in Windows 10. If you do install them by mistake however, Windows 10 should show a pop-up that you need to update the drivers. Once I’d run the DisplayLink driver installer and rebooted, everything came to life. I have 2 23″ 1080p monitors connected. You need to go into display settings and use the box that lets you drag the monitor positions around. Once you have that set up, you’re away.
I also have a stereo amplifier plugged into the device and my audio is now much better as my laptop output jack was playing up previously.
People mentioned display lag: For me there is none at all. I’m pleasantly surprised at how flawless it all is. I use a Lenovo X1 Carbon at work (expensive ultrabook) with a Lenovo device which does a similar job to this D3100 and I get lots of display lag on that.
Tip: Turn off the Windows 10 screen ‘snap’ system. It’s buried in settings under System > Multi-tasking > Snap (or search snap in the start menu). Otherwise every time you drag a window onto one of your external monitors, the window will try to snap into place at the bottom of the external screen.
FY: I haven’t tried the displayport connection or 4k and I’m not using the wired ethernet port so I can’t comment on the performance of those. I have 2 1080p monitors connected via HDMI, a stereo amp via 3.5mm jack, a mouse and an external hard drive and all work perfectly. No screen lack or dodgy connections.
I’m over the moon that I went ahead. I used to have a gaming PC connected up and sadly it’s now so old and my laptop is much faster. This device has at least made my laptop a good device to use at my desk.
Ich habe mir diese Dock bestellt da ich es mit meinem Tablet (Acer Iconia W700) auch als Desktop-Rechner nutzen wollte.
Dafr brauchte ich natrlich mehr USB-Anschlsse (Maus + Tastatur, Webcam, DVD-RW-Laufwerk, USB-Stick…).
Zudem hatte ich auch keine Lust jedes mal HDMI-Kabel, 3,5-Klinkenstecker, USB-Hub und Netzstecker an und ab zu stpseln. Daher habe ich nach einiger Recherche das Dell D3100 bestellt.
Zum Dock selbst:
– Gut verarbeitet
– Kompakt
– Anschlsse sind gut verteilt und in ausreichender Zahl vorhanden
– von Lftergeruschen oder groer Hitzeentwicklung ist nichts zu merken
– etwas schade ist das es keinen An-/Aus-Schalter hat (ich lasse es ber eine schaltbare Mehrfachsteckdose laufen, daher ist mir dieser Punkt relativ egal – wre nur noch besser gewesen)
Zur Funktion:
– Aufbau, Verkabelung, usw. – alles sehr einfach
– Treiberinstallation sollte vor dem ersten Einstecken erfolgen (ich habe mir den Aktuellen von der DisplayLink-Seite geholt)
– Audio, USB-Gerte, LAN – alles luft super
Monitor:
– Auflsung bei mir Full-HD
– per DVI und per HDMI luft einwandfrei – ich habe den Monitor ber ein HDMI-Kabel angeschlossen
– ob und wie es mit zwei Monitoren HD oder 4K aussieht kann ich nicht sagen, da ich dies noch nicht probiert habe
Von Verzgerungen beim Bild oder verschlechterter Qualitt habe ich nichts gemerkt, auch nicht bei HD-Filmen. Spiele von der Xbox One auf das Tablet und somit ber die Dock auf den Monitor luft auch super. Hin und wieder hatte mein Tablet nach dem Neuverbinden mit der Dock eine Verzgerung bei der Erkennung (seit dem neuesten Treibern auch hier keine Probleme mehr).
Awesome
Runs 3 monitors (laptop screen still running), countless USB things via extra hubs and audio out through one USB cable.
One disappointment: Handles audio out, but not microphone in.
Two annoyance:
The 2 video outputs are 1x DisplayPort and 2x HDMI.
For DisplayPort output DVI-D adaptors do not work, but HDMI do.
For HDMI outputs DVI-D adaptors do work and one is supplied.
Occasionally, maybe once per day, maybe less, all the external monitors turn off momentarily which moves all open windows to the laptop screen.
One bonus:
HDMI outputs support 1920 x 1200 display, despite documentation saying 1920 x 1080 max. However I am not running max resolution on the DisplayPort output which may be significant.
Despite the above 5 stars because this device is awesome.
Ottimo prodotto, compatto, solido e molto flessibile in termini di connettivit. Funziona perfettamente ma importante sapere che risoluzioni 4k o comunque superiori a 1920×1200 si possono ottenere solo con connessione DisplayPort (e ce n’ una sola).Trovo inoltre un po’ infelice la collocazione sul retro della porta USB 3.0 di collegamento al PC.
Practical but lot of lag on the scree
There is a very noticeable lag on the video (both in HD 1080 and UHD 4k) As it goes via USB.
I have a non description docking station in the office that connects using Display Port, and there is no lag there.
I tried to connect my screens using both HDMI and DP (on the docking station), with the same result.
works with a Sony Vaio with PC Card slot, just the job. My Sony Vaio Z11 is now 4 years old, and the external video HDMI port doesn’t work very well on high resolution (I think it’s a Windows 8 issue). I’ve bypassed it by using this Docking station. I fitted a PC Card USB3 port, which then has a short lead to the Docking station. Suddenly i don’t have to plug any other USB devices in as they are all on the docking station, so is the Ethernet, and my external 4k monitor works like it has never done before with this laptop because the docking station graphics card is better than i could ever fit inside the laptop.
So my laptop now runs in Stamina mode all the time, and when i plug the docking station in, it automatically detects the external monitor, when i unplug, it moves all the open windows back to the laptop screen (ie detects it is disconnected). Very satisfied.
Once I figured out through trial, error, and a chat with a Dell technician, that you can’t plug it into a USB slot, you must plug it into a slot that looks like a USB, but has an “SS” on it, it has worked faithfully and well. Until then, sometimes I would get no signal at all to my monitors, which was quite frustrating. I’d like to recommend to Dell that they provide some instructions with it, and especially instructions written to a non-techie level. I’ve had it for 10 months.
Excellent product - a must for displaying 3 screens from a laptop
Excellent product. After spending many hours trying to get 3 monitors plus my laptop screen working, I finally found out that you need to use this video docking station. Within 5 minutes of opening the box, I had all 4 screens working, all at their maximum resolution. Very happy indeed.
I have only been using this for a few days but so far I really like it. I am using it with a Dell Lattitude ES250 (work laptop). Dell does not list this as compatible but I have had no issues. It was very simply to plug and play. I currently have 2 HDMI to DVI cables connected to Dell LED Monitors, a fit bit USB charger, Apple firewire, and my printer USB cable connected and have had no problems. It would have been nice if a VGA port was available.
I have a Lenovo W520 i7 W7Pro NVidia quadro 1000M 16GB. I tried every possible configuration conneting the PC to my two DellU2415 using the DP and VGA ports on my PC, but it did not work. With the Dell Docking station, before connecting it you install the driver from the enclosed DVD. An error message told me to upgrade my USB3.0 Renesas drive, with a link which provided the most recent driver. Once this was done and you have connected the monitors (I used the DP and one of the two HMDI port on the dockstation), you right click on the screen and open the Nvidia control panel where you can exclude the laptop screen, make one external monitor principal and extend to the other one. From Windows Adjust screen resolution you can set the resolution to 1920×1200 et voila’. Screens work perfectly, support native resolution and I can watch videos on both at the same time. I plugged my ethernet cable and mouse USB into the docking station and it works, desktop is much tidier now. Good quality build too
Good and flexible port extender with decent display link capability.
A good flexible product. Easy to use and set up. It has a good quality feel about it. I purchased it because I wanted a USB 3 port extender that supported display port out in addition to HDMI and a reasonable number of USB 3 ports.
It would be nice if it was a little bit more software configurable since the display link driver is a little limited in this area in my opinion. May be that will improve over time.
I’m using this with two Dell U2415 monitors using HDMI and it is working very well at 1920×1200. The marketing promises full HD on the HDMI and I was concerned I would be limited to 1920×1080, but it looks like this is not the case.
I had to buy two HDMI cables, as neither the monitors nor the dock include them. (Although the monitors do come with a DisplayPort to Mini DisplayPort cable) The Belkin HDMI cables I bought have quite a large rubber surround on the connectors, but they fitted perfectly in the closely spaced ports.
The only slight niggle was when I plugged it in to the laptop sometimes the screens did not recognise an input, and other times the screens worked but the USB port replicator did not, so I had to unplug the USB to the laptop a couple of times before it’s all working. Since the latest software updates I have not had this problem, so despite some teething problems it’s working better than expected so 5 stars!
You will need to do the following:
– Find the latest drivers for your USB 3.0 port (go to your laptop manufacturer first then to whoever makes the port – mine was ASmedia)
– Go to the Dell website and download the latest drivers:
http://www.dell.com/support/home/uk/en/ukdhs1/product-support/product/dell-usb3-dock-3100/drivers?rvps=y
– Go to the DisplayLink website and download the latest software:
http://www.displaylink.com/support/downloads.php
Delivery was very quick, I used this to go with my XPS 18 Dell All In One, Loaded Drivers from CD, Plugged into USB3 port and plugged in my two 24″ Dell monitors via HDMI and all worked perfectly so I now have a 3 multiple monitor setup, I used windows display to setup master monitor etc with no problems.. I also have external SSD drive and Blue Ray drive plugged into it and it works flawlessly. When I un-plug the USB to make XPS18 portable and then plug back in, it remembers my multiple monitor settings. Lovely.