Review on 💻 Dell WD19 180W Docking Station: Enhanced Power Delivery with USB-C, HDMI, Dual DisplayPort, in Sleek Black Design by Matthew Perez

Context: I switched from a StarTech USB3 docking station to this Dell USB-C docking station so I'll do some comparisons between them. I have 4 monitors on my desk + an open laptop with a total of 5 screens. I am an IT system administrator. Bottom line: If you're using 1-2 monitors and a few USB devices, this is probably a good solution. Nobody in my office uses <3 monitors and most commonly 4. I use 5. Due to monitor limitations I will no longer be ordering from this particular docking station. for example. Because DisplayPort is used over USB-C, monitors connected to the dock are logically connected to the laptop's graphics adapter. This improves performance and reliability, but means you're stuck with the limitations of the laptop's video adapter - for example, my Intel HD 5xx adapter is limited to 3 displays. I haven't tried it on a system with multiple integrated graphics cards. Although it has 4 video outputs (2DP, 1HDMI, 1USB-C DP), some of them are connected so only one or the other works at the same time. Time. For example, if you connect an HDMI monitor, one of the DisplayPort outputs will be turned off. The Realtek Gigabit Ethernet adapter built into the dock powers on fast enough that Windows can't log on until the network is ready. With the old StarTech USB3 dock, when I used my fingerprint to encrypt the hard drive, Windows Hello automatically signed me in and signed me in immediately—before the network was ready—so my mapped network drives didn't connect until I logged off and I logged on registered. don't go back in. - The power supply is the same as Dell's laptop power supply and far superior to the StarTech adapter. StarTech has a giant fork that isn't attached to the wall and partially detaches under its own weight. Also, the StarTech power cord is too short (3 feet). With the cables protruding from three different sides of the dock, it doesn't sit very well on the desk behind the monitors.