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Belkin - Thunderbolt 2 Docking Station - Brushed Aluminum
Average customer rating
2.9
(18 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 18 reviews
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33%of customers recommend this product.
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Customer Reviews for Belkin - Thunderbolt 2 Docking Station - Brushed Aluminum
Posted by: dwsti
from Fountain Valley, CA, United States
Verified Purchase:Yes
I have a 2015 MacBook Pro with 2 Thunderbolt 2 ports. I wanted to take advantage of the Thunderbolt 2 ports and found this T-bolt 2 Express Dock. I have an HDMI display and an external backup drive. I plugged that configuration into my computer and it worked great. I had absolutely no problems and I have not experienced any delays. I'm very happy with it.
Written by a customer while visiting belkin.com
Customer Rating
1
Monitors don't wake up + slow internet throughput
on April 25, 2019
Posted by: Daisy
from MO
Headphone jack hasn't ever worked, Internet connection is slowed down 75% when using this device and we've tested the connection, monitors go to sleep and won't wake up until I unplug them and plug them back in again. All of these things are echoed in other reviews I noticed. I've had this device about 2 months.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from belkin.comBy Customer Support, April 25, 2019
Hello Daisy,
We hear you and please allow us to provide the necessary troubleshooting. Just email your contact information at BelkinCares@belkin.com and our Product Experts will take care of you from there. When you reach out, please include the link to this post for our reference.
Regards,
Klaudette
Belkin Support
We hear you and please allow us to provide the necessary troubleshooting. Just email your contact information at BelkinCares@belkin.com and our Product Experts will take care of you from there. When you reach out, please include the link to this post for our reference.
Regards,
Klaudette
Belkin Support
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Customer Rating
1
Dual monitors is next to impossible
on June 19, 2019
Posted by: Mojocoho
Bought this with the hopes of hooking up 2 displays (DP & HDMI) to a 2015 MacBook Pro, but was quickly disappointed. For a dual monitor setup to work, the dock REQUIRES that at least one of the displays be Thunderbolt. Not sure if this is a Belkin or Thunderbolt issue/restriction, but this limitation should be more widely noted.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting belkin.com
Customer Rating
3
Great idea, but....
on March 17, 2018
Posted by: Mikkel Rask
from Copenhagen, Denmark
I got issues with it.
- Screen flickering, even with just a single monitor hooked up.
- External screen takes forever to be registered after computer has been to sleep.
- Not able to boot from USB 3.0 connected hard drives
- Does not register mouse/keyboard on boot before im in the OS. (complicates a dual boot process/safe mode boot, entering initial password for booting etc.)
- Connected hard drives/usb drives does not power off, when computer does and just runs 24 hours a day.
- Slow(!!) charging through USB.
- External screen takes forever to be registered after computer has been to sleep.
- Not able to boot from USB 3.0 connected hard drives
- Does not register mouse/keyboard on boot before im in the OS. (complicates a dual boot process/safe mode boot, entering initial password for booting etc.)
- Connected hard drives/usb drives does not power off, when computer does and just runs 24 hours a day.
- Slow(!!) charging through USB.
But in the end, i still connect all my devices with just a single chord, and thats pretty cool. Would not have bought it, had I known these issues, though.
Response from belkin.comBy Belkin, Customer Support, March 17, 2018
Hi, Mikkel Rask,
Allow us to lend you a hand with the challenges that you've experienced with the Belkin F4U085. Email us at BelkinCares@belkin.com your phone number and link to this review so we can get you over to our Product Experts.
Princes
Belkin Support
Allow us to lend you a hand with the challenges that you've experienced with the Belkin F4U085. Email us at BelkinCares@belkin.com your phone number and link to this review so we can get you over to our Product Experts.
Princes
Belkin Support
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Customer Rating
1
Does not work well
on September 6, 2016
Posted by: Prabhat
2 monitors do not work well. Also, the headphone jack does not work. Not useful at all.
Response from belkin.comBy Belkin , Customer Support, September 7, 2016
Hi, Prabhat,
Based on what you have reported, this could be a possible hardware issue. We would like to get in touch with you so that our Support team can further check the product. Please email us your contact information at BelkinCares@belkin.com with the link to this review for our reference.
Kristine
Belkin Support
Based on what you have reported, this could be a possible hardware issue. We would like to get in touch with you so that our Support team can further check the product. Please email us your contact information at BelkinCares@belkin.com with the link to this review for our reference.
Kristine
Belkin Support
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Customer Rating
2
Issues with Cinema Display via mini display port
on October 27, 2016
Posted by: ttrinh
from Burbank, CA, United States
We have two users with 2015 MBP Retinas with 27" Cinema Displays. Sometimes when you boot the laptop with the dock plugged in, the screen stays black and never displays the login screen. Both MBPs has Filevault turned on. With the dock plugged in, sometimes the mouse cursor displays but it's at a black screen on both the MBP internal display and the 27" Cinema display. You will need to power-down the unit by holding down the power button.
If you unplug the dock and boot the laptop first, then sign in, and once the laptop displays, you can plug in the Dock. Using this method, it has been successful.
So far the clients had to boot up first and get to their desktop on the MBP before they could plug in the Thunderbolt dock.
I don't know if it's because the 27" Cinema Display is via mini display port instead of Thunderbolt.
Response from belkin.comBy Belkin, Customer Support , October 28, 2016
Hi, Ttrinh,
We appreciate the workarounds you've shared, however, we're interested in getting into the bottom of this issue. Shoot us an email at BelkinCares@belkin.com and we'll have one of our Escalation Engineers take care of this. Indicate your contact details and the link to this review for reference.
Jay
Belkin Support
We appreciate the workarounds you've shared, however, we're interested in getting into the bottom of this issue. Shoot us an email at BelkinCares@belkin.com and we'll have one of our Escalation Engineers take care of this. Indicate your contact details and the link to this review for reference.
Jay
Belkin Support
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Customer Rating
2
Do not buy it.
on May 27, 2017
Posted by: Signusx11b
from NYC, NY, United States
I have a MacBook Pro 2016 with 4 Thunderbolt 3 ports, I have two Dell Monitors UP3214Q both are 4k monitors with Video connections (Display port, mini display port and HDMI). I decided to use the HDMI ports using 1 HDMI To thunderbolt 2 adapter cable, connecting this to the Hub, a thunderbolt 3 to thunderbolt 2 adapter connected to the hub, the second monitor I tried to connect the HDMI with the HDMI CONNECTION in the Hub but it doesn't work at all, so I decided to connect the second monitor with the HDMI and an adapter HDMI to Thunderbolt 3 directly in the MacBook Pro port, in this way both monitors works perfectly. The second issue is with the Network port, I believe it is not Gigabit port, my network connection RJ45 have a 200 Gigabits internet connection but using the Hub Network port the speed is less than 100 Gigabits,
Response from belkin.comBy Belkin, Customer Support, May 28, 2017
Hi,
The dock does not support adapters for dual displays. The display/monitor connected to the Thunderbolt port must be a true Thunderbolt connection. As for your internet speed, we can have our Escalation Engineers look into this. Just send us your contact details at BelkinCares@belkin.com along with the link to this post.
We hope to hear from you soon.
Regards,
Thaddeus
Belkin Support
The dock does not support adapters for dual displays. The display/monitor connected to the Thunderbolt port must be a true Thunderbolt connection. As for your internet speed, we can have our Escalation Engineers look into this. Just send us your contact details at BelkinCares@belkin.com along with the link to this post.
We hope to hear from you soon.
Regards,
Thaddeus
Belkin Support
Written by a customer while visiting belkin.com
Customer Rating
1
2nd monitors and internet fail to work regularly
on June 16, 2016
Posted by: mjervin
from Pasadena, TX, United States
I purchased this last fall and have been struggling with it ever since. Using a Displayport connection to my Macbook Pro via Thunderbolt I find at least once a week it will not connect. If I connect my Mac directly then it works every time. Recently the network connection has started to do the same thing. There really seems to be a problem with this device.
Response from belkin.comBy Belkin, Belkin Support , June 20, 2016
Hi Mjervin,
We value the time you spent in sharing your experience with us. The dock shouldn’t affect the internet connection. Try to unplug and replug the power adapter. Once accomplished, check if the same thing happens. Let us know how it goes at BelkinCares@belkin.com with your contact details, location, and the link to this review for reference.
Belkin Support
We value the time you spent in sharing your experience with us. The dock shouldn’t affect the internet connection. Try to unplug and replug the power adapter. Once accomplished, check if the same thing happens. Let us know how it goes at BelkinCares@belkin.com with your contact details, location, and the link to this review for reference.
Belkin Support
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