PlugableUSB C Laptop Docking Station, Dual Monitor 4K 60Hz for Apple Mac M1/M2/M3/M4, 2X HDMI or 2X DisplayPort, 100W Charging DisplayLink Dock, 2 Displays for MacBook, Driver Required (UD-6950PDH)

I have two MacBooks. My work machine is a MacBook Pro with the M1 chipset, and my personal laptop is a MacBook Air with the M2 chipset. I had been using a different DisplayLink dock to run two external monitors, but was having intermittent connectivity and network issues. After purchasing this dock it just worked. Since I had used DisplayLink previously the tricky tasks with allowing screen recording and setting up the software was already done. I had a question and wrote support, and they were very quick to respond.I’ve been using the Plugable dock for three weeks now, and haven’t had a screen disconnect or dropped network connection once.

I originally purchased a different docking station. When that didn't work, I reached out to support at Plugable. They quickly communicated what I needed, which was this one. It worked great with my MacBook Pro M2 2022. Great product and great tech support.

I bought this bc my PC went down and I wanted to switch to using my MacBook full time instead of buying another PC. My monitors are HD and have always been beautifully clear so I didn’t think they’d be a problem. Unfortunately, as soon as I plugged in I noticed that text (my main need) was not crisp at all. Figuring that I probably just needed to address a setting somewhere. I contacted the company for help. They ran me through some troubleshooting which involved asking me to connect to a different Mac to see if that made any difference. The only Mac that I had access to, wasn’t able to connect due to the way that it was set up (school Mac) so I got back with customer service and let them know. At this point, now that I was past my return window they informed me that the problem is that this product does its job by downgrading the quality to get to the two screens. So, I would really need 4K monitors just to get back to the quality I had on HD monitors before. This is so frustrating, if the first people that I talk to just would’ve done their job, I could’ve returned this $200 product instead of now needing to spend $400 on new monitors.

This worked well enough but there were a few incompatibilities that surfaced with the DisplayLink drivers. Ultimately, I went with one a little (a lot) more expensive since I end up using these for 6+ years. A couple of things to note for those looking at compatibility.Pros:* 2 External Displays worked just fine. I had one connected via Display Port (DP) and the other on HDMI, worked perfectly fine with 1080p @ 60Hz (all i have available to test).* Charging the M2 worked great.* USB 3.0 external drives had solid performance.Cons:* The built in OSX Nightshift feature does not work with the DisplayLink driver. You can use f.lux, but it will only work with DisplayPort connections. If you have a monitor that does not support DP, an HDMI to DP converter will not resolve this issue. It has to be DP from monitor to dock.* Hulu and various other video streaming services would render a black, audio would work but no video while watching in Chrome. I had to disable hardware acceleration to get videos to play properly.* You HAVE to install and RUN the displaylink manager. If you exit the application, you'll lose those external monitors. Running the application does require some resources, I think I saw the manager running about 12% CPU but i never noticed lag or anything like that while using it.* I could never get the unlock with Apple Watch feature to work properly, I believe it was related to general incompatibility with screen saver usage and the display link adapter.Generally, the hub worked great. To find one that had full compatibility I had to pay double the price $399, so if you don't want to pay that much and can work with the above quirks, this is actually a great deal on a solid hub.

If you want to use two external monitors with the laptop open this is a great option to pick. Works really well with my MacBook

I work mainly from home and wanted a docking station that I could use to switch between my work laptop and my home laptop easily and that would work well with my monitors while allowing me to hook up a speaker and webcam. One of the challenges is that my work laptop is a Mac and my personal laptop is a Windows machine. I initially thought a Thunderbolt docking station would work well for me, but, while my work laptop can handle Thunderbolt, my personal laptop has an ARM architecture and cannot work with a Thunderbolt device. Enter the Plugable UD-6950PDH. I learned about it because I originally bought a Thunderbolt docking station from Plugable which didn't work for me and their customer support team was able to guide me to a device that would work for me even considering the power requirements that I had. They provided guidance on the software that I'd have to install to make it work with my two machines and made it super easy.Once I had this device, I then had an issue with audio dying. And to make a long story short, the webcam I was using was interfering with proper functioning of the docking station. But, what I loved is that the customer support technician that I worked with actually dug into the log files that I sent him to find out exactly what was causing the issue. Not a lot of customer support teams would go that far.This device merits 5 stars on the basis of the cusomer support I've experienced around it, but it also works great! I can use my two-monitor set-up (almost) seamlessly with my two machines. The docking station runs quietly and smoothly. I love it!