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Review on πŸ–₯️ Dell D3100 Ultra HD/4K Triple Display Docking Station - Enjoy Seamless Connectivity and Stunning Visuals! by Ron Houston

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Good for connecting to multiple displays (if you do your research first)

This is my first Revain review, having used this site for the last 7 years. I decided to start here as I needed to do some research after purchasing this product to get it working the way I wanted it to. . On arrival I connected both monitors and to my dismay the resolution was stretched and I couldn't adjust it further than 1920x1080. After some research I realized that I would not be able to achieve 2560x1080 for both monitors via HDMI. Be sure to contact Dell Support for the maximum possible resolution for the port combination you are using (just google "Dell D3100 USB 3.0 Dock Supported Resolutions"). I've noticed that if I only connect one monitor via HDMI, I can get a native resolution of 2560x1080, but that's not possible with two HDMI inputs at the same time. But according to the chart on their support site, if I used one HDMI input and one DisplayPort (rather than both HDMIs), I could use both monitors at their native resolutions. So I bought a DisplayPort to HDMI adapter with DP 1.2a support (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MZ6UT21/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) and both give with full native resolution off. (no more stretched screens)! It's not functionally perfect, but it works. Sometimes my monitors freeze, but that's nothing special (yet). For the price and using the laptop to display on dual ultra wide monitors: overall I am happy with my purchase.

Pros
  • Good price
Cons
  • There are cons