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Review on πŸ’» Targus USB-C Universal Dual Video 4K Laptop Docking Station: Ultimate Charging Power, Audio, & 4 USB Ports for PC, Mac, & Android (DOCK180USZ) by Derrek Fields

Revainrating 3 out of 5

How does this voodoo work? USB C G1 for integrated remote video card

Interesting device. Thunderbolt 3 itself can only output to 2 4k@60hz displays. Most laptops, even if they have two Thunderbolt 3 ports, cannot drive 4x 4k@60hz displays (e.g. Dell XPS 13). The only way to get this equivalent is to connect an external Thunderbolt 3 graphics enclosure. That's exactly what you should do, even if you daisy-chain the dock and graphics enclosure and put a good graphics card. (The only exception is that this works much better on Linux than a typical external graphics enclosure, so if you're using Linux it's a better choice.) It would be much better if it actually supported Thunderbolt 3, not just USB C Gen 1 because it could really benefit from a 4x increase in bandwidth. You can see this when you connect multiple 4k displays and then try to play 4k@60hz videos. He cuts. Sometimes it can reach 20 fps even when playing a local file. And if you use a lot of Lan, it gets worse. But otherwise it does what it promises. I just wish it would work in both modes and actually use Thunderbolt 3 instead of just using USB-C Gen 1 compatibility via the Thunderbolt port. It would be a much better device. I'll probably return it because the video issue is a deal breaker, but it's impressive technology. We hope they release one that works with Thunderbolt 3. This will be the perfect device for developers and engineers who need a lot of high-resolution screens.

Pros
  • Decent performance
Cons
  • Compatibility