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Review on πŸ”Œ WAVLINK 8K Thunderbolt 3 Dock with 60W Power Delivery Charging, Dual 4K@60Hz & Single 8K@30Hz Display, Thunderbolt 3 Port up to 40Gbps, 2X DP 1.4, 3 USB 10Gbps, 2 USB3.0, LAN - Compatible with 2016+ MacBook Pro & PC by James Cypert

Revainrating 2 out of 5

Charging Issues and Ethernet Broadcast Storm/Pause Frame Type After Laptop is Unplugged

You can successfully use two external monitors with a MacBook Pro and XPS 13 9380, but there are two major inconveniences. 1) If the ethernet port is connected to the network and then the laptop is disconnected from the thunderbolt port while the docking station remains on, an issue occurs where traffic from the docking station causes the entire network to be disconnected . This is a common problem with other similar Thunderbolt Power Delivery docks and dongles. Turning off the dock or unplugging the ethernet cable from the dock when not in use is not an adequate defense against this issue. 2) On XPS 13 9380 Thunderbolt charging works on cold boot, but if the Thunderbolt port is disabled or the laptop is in sleep mode, the only way to recharge is to turn the laptop off completely and then perform a cold boot (requires a full Turn off and on again, restart does not work ). Tested with multiple Dell battery settings. The standard charger always charges the laptop, but only sometimes with UTD23. Attempted to change the BIOS setting of the Thunderbolt adapter to "No Security" and also unsuccessfully set UTD23 as approved in the Thunderbolt Control Center. examined. These issues eliminate the advertised convenience of Thunderbolt 3. Namely, the demand for a hot-swappable single-port docking solution is not met in terms of Ethernet or power reliability.

Pros
  • Ideal for Outdoor Activities
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