WAVLINK Universal Single 5K/Dual 4K Laptop Docking Station $156.68 (Was $208.99) Delivered @ Wavlink-RC via Amazon AU

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Pls Note:This dock doesn't support charging for your Laptop

15-IN-1 DOCKING STATION（Built in DisplayLink chip）

Our WL-UG69DK1-AU Universal Docking Station-Fully compatible with USB Type-C ,Type-A and Thunderbolt 3 laptops and desktops. Ideal for Home Office, entertainment, online education(Both USB-C to USB-C and USB-A to USB-C cables included)

Dual 4K/Single 5K Display

Support dual 4K Display: Dual 3840x2160@60Hz (4K UHD) video outputs through DP + DP, DP + HDMI and HDMI + HDMI.
Single 5K Display: DisplayPort output up to 5120 x 2880@60Hz when using dual DP simultaneously and with single 5K monitor/TV.
Support dual 5K Display: New 10.0 release version support dual DP 5120x1440@60hz for Windows 7, 8.1 and Windows 10 and Windows 10 v1607 and later.

It will greatly help you work on high-resolution works, graphically intensive images, video editing, CAD drawings, medical images and so on.

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harry56 on 17/08/2022 - 12:59

+1

I use a couple of the power delivery ones as do a heap of my co workers, while the price seems like a lot, most of the cheap ones don't support "Support dual 4K Display: Dual 3840x2160@60Hz (4K UHD) video outputs through DP + DP, DP + HDMI and HDMI + HDMI.". Having Display port instead of HDMI is nice too. Note the 60HZ, a lot of others support 30HZ or just 60HZ on a single 4k screen. If people don't have 4k then there are plenty of other options… although my experience with cheap options… has been mixed. These seem to work pretty well but I do have to power cycle one of mine once in awhile
- Nom on 17/08/2022 - 15:36
  
  This uses DisplayLink - it's effectively a software video card over USB. It doesn't really support dual 4K displays in the same way that a Thunderbolt dock can do dual 4K driven directly by your video card.
  - opt on 17/08/2022 - 16:30
    
    +1
    
    Not quite right, there is a software component to Displaylink driver, but majority of the graphics processing is done on the GPU, it doesn't bypass it. DisplayLink driver esentially compresses the output of the GPU (due to bandwidth constraints of USB) and sends it off to the hardware decoding chip inside the dock. The decoder in the dock then decodes the picture and shows on the displays. While this encoding takes up some processing power and the process is not as robust as thunderbolt, calling it a software video card is quite misleading.
    
    If you have a gaming notebook with a good dedicated GPU you can still run demanding games and have a Display link dock display the output with an acceptable frame rate (up to 60fps), far greater than what an iGPU (let alone software rendering) can do. Its not for gaming, but for every day productivity work I don’t think there is any issue (other than the occasional display glitch).
    
    I’ve been using DisplayLink docks for over 5 years for work/productivity, quite happy with their performance.
    - netsurfer on 17/08/2022 - 20:13
      
      Whether the compression will be done on the GPU depends on your system. If you have a dated PC, then you may not have the right GPU so all the work will be pushed to the CPU. Regardless, the majority of heavy lifting is done on your CPU and/or GPU.
      
      There is zero offload on the compression to DisplayLink hardware (it doesn't make sense to do so over that limited USB 3 pipe). Work/productivity is okay because you are not stressing your CPU or GPU. While it is certainly workable, DisplayLink can have glitches sometimes. If you love upgrading to latest major Mac OS as soon as it is available, you can run into issue where DisplayLink stops working and you need to wait for a new software package.
      
      I have used DisplayLink before and bought a $15 OZB deal for a DisplayLink USB 3 adapter years ago (4K/30Hz only max though).
      
      DisplayLink tech is moving slowly and while the hardware decoding has been upgraded, it is still opting for USB 3 (in order to capture the market of people getting this - most certainly not people with deep pockets). Squeezing a USB-A 3.0 hub, gigabit ethernet onto this feels a bit silly.
      - opt on 17/08/2022 - 21:27
        
        @netsurfer:
        
        There is zero offload on the compression to DisplayLink hardware (it doesn't make sense to do so over that limited USB 3 pipe).
        
        The whole point of compressing the video is to get around bandwidth limitation of USB 3, so yes there is no offloading of compression to DisplayLink hardware, it only does the decompression in the dock.
        
        If you love upgrading to latest major Mac OS as soon as it is available, you can run into issue where DisplayLink
        
        I'm a Windows user, so I can't speak to Mac experience. But I've been using so many DisplayLink docks both at work and at home for the last 5+ years with multiple Windows notebooks running Windows 7 , 10 and now 11. Pretty much all hot desks at my work now have DisplayLink docks. IMHO they have come a long way in terms of reliability, while I still experience the occasional glitch, I haven't experienced anything recently re-docking or restarting couldn't fix.
        
        Thunderbolt is better no doubt, but its not always practical in large organizations that use many computer variants or hot desk environments, which is why I think DisplayLink has gained popularity recently. With apple dropping Thunderbolt, and USB C getting faster with each iteration we may not need DisplayLink docks in the future, but until then, these docks can provide a lot of convenience for millions of users.
        
        netsurfer on 18/08/2022 - 10:09
        
        @opt: It is a solution which some workplaces used to use or still use. However, if you have multiple devices on multiple platforms, it may still have occasional issues. It was popular at one stage.
        
        The issue isn't these don't have their uses, it is that trying to argue on "it's effectively a software video card over USB". That's fairly accurate. The software may take advantage of GPU. However, it is not a hardware GPU.
[Deactivated] on 17/08/2022 - 13:13

+4

Get one that has PD, for laptops it makes the desk neater.
afrodisiac on 17/08/2022 - 14:30

Is this dock able to go 144hz or 120hz on a DP port? Or is 60hz max
- netsurfer on 17/08/2022 - 15:12
  
  60Hz is likely the max, based on DisplayLink display resolution support table. This is a software based solution product. This type of products was losing popularity at one stage. However, Mac M1 and M2 (non-pro, non-max, non-ultra) only supporting 1 external display revives this type of products.
  
  Think of this as an external software based graphics card using your CPU. DisplayLink is more likely to spend development effort on 60Hz because you really don't want to game on this.
  
  You generally use this when the PC, Mac lacks the ability to output at higher res or support additional external display. It's a hack and is software dependent. The software driver can at time lags a bit (in terms of supporting latest OS, especially Mac. There might be a slight wait for DisplayLink to release a new driver for a new major OS release).
  - opt on 17/08/2022 - 16:44
    
    Not exactly, see my comment above. DisplayLink is NOT a software based graphis card.
    - netsurfer on 17/08/2022 - 20:03
      
      Unless, there is any real changes, when DisplayLink is used, CPU usage goes up:
      
      https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ge9oWNQBjfGmygxCdtKVA8-970…
      
      While the DisplayLink does the decode, there is no guarantee that it can take full advantage of the GPU to do the encode. More importantly, a key reason that DisplayLink is used is because the GPU is unable to manage / support that many external display.
      
      Also:
      
      The software driver presents itself as one or more displays to the computer. The computer sends pixel data to the software driver, which then compresses the data and sends it over USB.
      
      Since the DisplayLink adapter doesn't do any encoding, the burden is pushed to the CPU and the GPU. Back in 2019, only Intel iGPU was supported (for hardware assisted decoding). You cannot sell this thing as a free lunch.
      
      It is a software based solution. All you get is a decoder. The performance you get depends on the software (how well it is written), your CPU and GPU (if your GPU is supported). Given that there is a high chance you use DisplayLink due to your GPU lacks capability, do bear in mind you do add burden to your existing hardware. Also, HDCP won't work because DisplayLink manipulates with source data and compresses it.
- roboton on 17/08/2022 - 17:48
  
  +1
  
  I have one and it will do 2x 2560x1440 @ 120hz on DP. Not sure about a single 4k at high refresh rate.
Oxxy on 17/08/2022 - 14:55

I'm on my second one of these, both have been faulty. YMMV.
manity on 17/08/2022 - 19:10

Any chance there's an actual thunderbolt version of something like this maybe with a built in proper GPU.

This was posted 1 year 8 months 18 days ago, and might be an out-dated deal.