[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Nice design and simple operation. I don't use a fraction of its capabilities, but it helps keep my workspace free of clutter and makes it easy to use my laptop at the desk or take it away elsewhere.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Fairly compact for the number of ports provided. I like how USB C and USB A are available on the front for easy access. The port selection on the rear is excellent as well with RJ-45 and enough USB A ports and Display Ports/HDMI ports to satisfy a power user with a triple monitor set up. Thunderbolt on the rear is a nice touch as well. The USB C cable that comes included can and should be longer -- It is too short to reach a laptop that is positioned at some distance from the dock and so I found it difficult to get my connected laptop in the preferred place and position.
I am using this dock with the ThinkPad T16 Gen 3 and multiple Linux distros. Multiple monitors are working and all seems well on the compatibility front when using distros with newer 6.8+ kernels.
I had hoped that it would be compatible with my IdeaPad laptop but it is not. The product description was very unclear on this. I need to find out how to return it since it is nonfunctional with my laptop.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from lenovo.comBy Poornima_Lenovo, Customer Service, August 15, 2024
Thank you for your message and we appreciate your time and patience. We apologize for the inconvenience. We request you to contact our customer support team who will be providing a shipping label via email address to you as quickly as possible. Once we have the package back and the return authorization will be processed. Again, we apologize for the inconveniences this may have caused. Please contact our Customer Care team at 1-855-253-6686 Option #3.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Insufficient Power to charge the battery for Mobile Workstations such as the P16 Gen2 series. Therefore, you must connect the AC power adapter AND the USB-C cable from the docking station to gain full functionality. The website doesn't clearly indicate this incompatibility so be sure to compare laptop power requirement to dock station power output if you wish to use it to charge the battery. Otherwise, purchase the "Workstation" Thunderbolt 4 docking station. I believe it works ok otherwise but have only tested networking so far.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Response from lenovo.comBy Poornima_Lenovo, Customer Service, August 7, 2024
Thank you for taking time to provide feedback on your experience with our Lenovo product. We apologize for the inconvenience caused to you. We are always trying to improve our Lenovo product to provide you with a better experience. We will be sure to pass your suggestion onto our concern team for their consideration as we move forward. Your feedback helps us constantly improve our customer experiences by knowing what we are doing right and what we can work on. So, we appreciate you sending us this response.