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Best docking station for PixelBook/Chromebook/ChromeOS
By Pete A on Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2020
This is the perfect dock for anyone using a PixelBook or other ChromeOS/Chromebook laptop. It's like they built it with Chromebooks specifically in mind. * Driverless setup/connectivity. Manual driver installations for peripherals isn't really a thing on Chromebooks so you need a docking station that is driverless like this one is. * USB 3.1 Gen2 host connection with 60W power delivery. This is perhaps the most important technical detail. The PixelBook and other Chromebooks have USB-C ports but they are not Thunderbolt 3 capable. So you need a docking station with the fastest USB-C standard but not a docking station built on the Thunderbolt 3 standard. The SD4820P has a USB 3.1 Gen2 (vs Gen1) host port with plenty of bandwidth to plug in all your dual monitors and lots of peripherals without overwhelming the connection. Support for USB-C power delivery means that your laptop connects to all your peripherals and charges from just one cable. * Dual DisplayPort out. I use two 1440p monitors and this docking station drives both flawlessly while maintaining full port speed for all peripherals (2-lane mode). If you have 4k monitors, you'll have to switch to 4-lane mode which drops Ethernet and USB port speeds a bit, but 4k computer monitors aren't the norm just yet. * USB 3.1 ports galore! Four USB-A 3.1 Gen1 ports (back), one USB-A Gen2 port (front), and one USB-C Gen2 port (front). All the speed you could want and extra power delivery on the front ports. At my desk I have a keyboard, mouse, webcam, video conference headset, external hard drive, and phone charging cable all connected and running without issue. Reputable manufacturer and a 3-year warranty. Super happy with this docking station!!
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Disconnects
By Thoa on Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2024
This works fine until the times it doesn't. I use this primarily to extend to my monitors and several times during the day, my monitors would blank our then reconnect. When this happens, I'm interrupted from my work and my screenshare is lost, and imagine this happening on SteerCo calls. Beyond aggravating. I bought new HDMI cables thinking my cables were loose and defective. Nope. Then I bought a new, much cheaper, Startech brand and it's been working just fine using the same cables and same laptop.
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