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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 Bobby Diaz

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Trend Micro and/or Cylance will quarantine dock drivers and won't tell you about it

I tried using it with my work laptop, it actually worked successfully with three of the four HDMI ports before Trend Micro or Cylance quarantined the device driver. (I only have three monitors now) It actually worked a second time before the driver was quarantined again right before my eyes. How I knew it was a problem. Since my work refuses to whitelist the driver, I cannot use this dock with my laptop for development work. I have the same laptop for home use and am working on getting it to work while I can get it to work temporarily, but it's probably stalling. The problem is with the device driver, so don't give up just yet. o I will post another review after spending some time getting it working. Trust me I can as I don't use Trend or Cylance at home. I didn't get any message that the driver was quarantined, I just couldn't find the driver and after the first time successfully guessed that it was the problem. Launched a second time with a subdirectory open that shows me the driver. Until it was quarantined and removed. Very frustrating, it's not the dock's fault. If you can whitelist it for your business, you shouldn't have any problems. While it was running, three LG 32" UHD monitors worked with one laptop screen still usable (the reason I bought this dock). I look forward to adding a fourth LG 32" UHD monitor in the future and being able to use all four monitors and the 17" touchscreen on my laptop at the same time. Look forward to something. Without a docking station, a Windows 10 laptop can use a maximum of three monitors, and your laptop's screen cannot be used at this time.

Pros
  • Easy to read control panel
Cons
  • There are new competitors