Customer Reviews for Belkin - Thunderbolt 4 Docking Station, USB-C Hub Docking Station for MacBook & Window, 90W PD, Thunderbolt 4 Cable Included - Gray
Customer Rating
5
Great extra port option
on April 19, 2022
Posted by: Ian516
from NY NY
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This is a god send for working from home. You don’t realize how few ports a new ultra portable laptops have. Then you realize how many you need. Plus the option of linking two displays that have up to 4k resolution a piece. This is a no brainer if your switching to remote or hybrid work. I have no complaints.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This little dock will help me out in so many ways when I work on my projects here at home. I love that you can hook so many things up to it and that it runs fast and smooth without hesitation. I like the two screens because it helps me do multiple tasks at once. My son also will love it so he can use it to game on and hook the screen up together. I have multiple external hard drives and they work great with it. Still learning how to use other things but I’m sure it will be easy to learn.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This Belkin dock works great! It's exactly what I needed for my workstation and gaming needs. I love that it was so easy to set up. I can plug everything that I need into this dock. I highly recommend this product!
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The Thunder Bolt 4 Docking station has so much to offer. I just recently switched jobs and had to go through the process of reconfiguring my work from home setup due to all new equipment. The Thunderbolt Dock makes life so much easier to be able to move from the office to home seamlessly. With any new technology it takes some time to set up and figure out all the nuances, but I now that everything is up and running I couldn’t be happier. I had no issues with dual monitors. I know it is on the pricer side but having owned 3 different docking stations, this one really is a must have.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This is a good piece of equipment, but, it is confusing to use and a bit over priced in my opinion. The functionality is food, in theory, but when the unit is finicky on cables or specific computer models, that makes the point of owning it moot. I feel as though it sounds beefy in boasting three USB-C ports, however, there is really only one usable one. The quality of the unit itself seems to be good. While it has plastic faceplates, it seems sturdy enough. I am not a computer expert, so I think this product goes over my head a bit, since I thought it would be plug-and-play. Not so much... I see how the functionality is promising, but not for the less-than-techy individual. While I could see recommending this to people who are more tech-minded, I couldn't see recommending to a friend, as they are all less-than-tech-minded, like me.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from belkin.comBy Belkin Support, Customer Support, April 13, 2022
Hi,
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback as we continue to improve our products based on our customers' reviews and suggestions. Feel free to reach us at BelkinCares@belkin.com if you have any questions, concerns, or comments that you would like us to pass along
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] When I am working from home, having the right setup can make your home office look and feel organized especially if you have multiple peripheral devices such as two monitors, webcam, USB headset, speakers, cell phone charging station, and etc… With the ability to plug in all those devices to your laptop through a single cable makes the shift from In the Office to work from home easy as plug and play.
I was able to test both Windows and Mac setups. According to Belkin’s website. The dock should work for both. But it depends on the hardware and year of PC or Macbook and cables will determine what setup the dock supports. My PC setup is a Lenovo Yoga X1 3rd Gen (2018) model running Windows 11 with Thunderbolt 3. Everything works fine except you get an annoying popup that the device is not certified for PC use. Unfortunately, I couldn’t get the Macbook to work with the dock. I had a Intel-i7 2019 Macbook Pro running 10.15.7 MacOS Catalina. I just didn’t have the right cables or adapters to connect my monitors to the dock.
Overall I would recommend buying this dock you have a PC (2021 or newer) with thunderbolt 4. Unless you want to get an annoying popup every time you plugin your dock. This seemed to be the simplest setup and easiest to accommodate.
If you are a Macbook owner this would depend on which model you own. If you have the newer M1 chip there are dual display limitations.
My suggestion is to plan your setup. From the number and types of monitors, connectors, cables, KVM, peripherals, all the way down to your hardware model of your laptop and operating system. Not having everything in order will not get you the setup that you want.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Prior to Covid I have been a Corporate Professional that has been in the office full time. When I worked from home, just the laptop itself was sufficient based on how infrequent "home work" was for me. Fast forward to current day, my employer like many have gone to full time remote work. I had to beef up my home office to accommodate the luxuries I was used to in the office. Being able to use my 34" monitor with both my laptop and desktop was a must have for me. When I saw this Belkin Pro Thunderbolt 4 Dock available I just had to have it! After using it for some time I'm extremely happy with this dock and am not sure I could function without it! The 40gb/sec transfer speed is absolutely smokin fast when transferring files back and forth on my home network! The fact it has 2 HDMI ports is fantastic, never had this before on any previous dock. The power capability on this device is awesome as well. It powers my laptop, phone and Ipad all day long with no problems. For the robust capabilities with this Dock I'm most impressed at how slim and sleek this device is. It looks classy sitting on my desktop where with previous docks I made sure to hide due to their bulky and ugly appearance. Overall I would suggest you try this dock if you are in the market, you will NOT be disapointed!!
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Excellent small docking station for my Macbook Pro. Instantly connected my laptop to dual high-def monitors, mouse and mechanical keyboard. Connection was fast and frictionless, and everything worked seamlessly with absolutely no lag. Dock takes up next to no room on my desk. Very happy with the setup. Out of curiousity, I hooked up the same setup using a 2020 Windows laptop using HDMI and ran into some issues with power supply to my keyboard and mouse that did not exist with the a newer Mac connected with Thunderbolt 4 and was not able to troubleshoot why on my own, or easily find an answer online.