Lenovo 40AF0135UK ThinkPad Hybrid USB-C with USB-A Dock - Docking station - USB-C - GigE - 135 Watt - GB - for ThinkPad L480 L580 T480s X1 Yoga X280 - (Laptops > Laptop Docking Stations)

Most of the "docking stations" on offer now require the PC to have a USB-C socket. This "hybrid" can work with either a USB-C or the older USB-A. It has enabled me to continue to use a laptop that I have had for years and still enjoy the laptop's own screen and a second external monitor which I found gathering dust on a shelf. This configuration helps in moving text between applications when cut and paste is not available. I found this approach more reliable than my memory in adding new information from online documents to family trees.

First things first. Go over to the Lenovo site and see if there is a firmware update. If there is apply it as it will address a few issues these units can have. Purchased as it provides all the power the laptop needs over the USB and is therefore a single cable connection Worked fine when plugged in and did everything as expected. Overnight the laptop it was connected to hibernated and the following morning when the laptop was woken up the dock was still showing an amber light and needed a full power down to resolve. It was at this point I found a firmware upgrade on the Lenovo site that addresses this issue I have a webcam and logitech universal receiver connected and no problems what so ever

There is a "Gen 2" version of this but the original is cheaper, so I went with it. There could be more USB ports; generally it works well with my Lenovo C930 laptop. However there have been occasions when the connection to my monitor and external drives was lost - and I don't yet understand why. I also cannot understand what the button on the device is meant to do. However I have one monitor and three hard drives running from it and it charges my laptop at the same time, so all of my objectives for it have been met.

Great value and delivered ahead of time. Will definitely use these guys again

Great product and simple to setup. Used on a few different laptops and graphics quality is great. We did also try it on a MacBook Pro but whilst it charged we couldn’t get the hdmi outputs to work. Wasn’t a issue for us as wanted it for office users with Windows laptops.

An expensive little unit but it is very well made and proving very reliable, contrary to some of the negative reviews here. We have 35+ units connecting multiple devices from Macbooks to Ultrabooks and have found that aby problens are either down to drivers or the USB-C port of the connecting device. The docking stations will allow you to do the following via ONE USB-C cable Charge your Phone, laptop or tablet Display your device to 2x screens Hook up 2x USB 2, 3x USB 3 (one charging) and 1x USB-C 3 device. This has been the most universal and reliable docking station I have ever used and would highly recommend.

I bought this for a Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Gen 2 which I’m waiting to be delivered. While I’ve been waiting I’ve tried it with my MacBook. I had to install DisplayLink driver for Mac OS and it wasn’t working I was messing about trying different versions. I’m not good with Macs. I watched YouTube and found I needed to use the usb c connection on the back not the front to link to the computer and then it worked perfectly, Really pleased as I can easily switch if I need to when I get my new Lenovo laptop.

If like me didn’t check fully, if you use this by itself and the laptop isn’t charged using a USB-C socket then this will only power to dock.

Excellent, fonctionne à la perfection et permet de brancher tout le nécessaire à mon setup.

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We opened the packages a while after receiving them and they were both broken and unable to use them

This item has 3 years of warranty But when I get this product there is no warranty it is already finished. They are selling the old products