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I haven't found much of anything negative to say about this Dock. Most worked without issue, I have a 2020 M1 MacBook Pro with the double USB-C cable provided, Ethernet was the first thing I tried no issues, USB 2, 3, C ports worked. I added a 2T SSD WDS200T2B0B and after formatting APFS it worked as expected. SD slot works. I did have an issue with the audio jack not showing up in system preferences but it turned out to be my problem, I had a plug issue with my headphone not completely going into the jack. I contact support about the issue but discovered the problem myself before they responded to my email several hours later. I also asked them about a longer cable (the ones that come with it is only about 3 feet long and I need 5 feet and they did responded they have had issues with longer distances. I tried the USB-C cable that came with my iPhone 12 Pro (6 feet) and had only a minor problem that I have discovered and continue to use it. EXCEPT I discovered if connecting with only one cable it needs to be to HOST 2 not host 1 as you would think host 1 would be the one to use first. With only HOST 2 connected all ports work as expected EXCEPT HDMI-1 which doesn't work at all. I only use 1 monitor and if plugged into HDMI- 2 or 3 all I works fine. If however, you connect the single cable to HOST 1 only HDMI-1 will work on the Dock. Connecting a second cable so both HOST 1 and 2 are connected all works as expected and I have had any issues. But in my case one cable to HOST 2 seems to do all I need with only 1 monitor connected to HDMI-2.I tried to upload a scanned copy of the manual to Amazon but cannot upload a PDF file here. It would have been useful to be able to see the manual before purchasing. Reading the manual about the double host cables connections is somewhat confusing though. Perhaps the manufacture can post a PDF of the manual.

Here is a follow up to the review I wrote in 2021 when I bought a Dell latitude computer in 2021 and I did not see any kind of dock accessory that would interest me in having one to connect to all my peripherals. Until I saw this dock, I didn't think 1 could even come close to my needs. When I plugged in, and followed all the instructions......................Well, its 15 months later and CRAP doesn't out grow itself - or maybe.....no, it just stopped working and I wrote the company to see if it will replace it with one that is comparable.Now, don't be misled, because the EXACT SAME model is out under the name of MOKIN, and unless it is SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED it will be a LESS-Kin, if you get my meaning.Now, we go to ZERO stars.Their support was great,And they responded in an email to me, but due to the location on the other side of the world, we were 12 hours apart. They tried to assist me in trying to get the dock to work And it finally did.The success was short lived and the driver was rejected in the configuration. Keeping in mind that I have a complete support package for a brand new Dell, I brought them into the conversation and we worked diligently over the course of 4 straight continuous hours and in the end we deleted all of the USB drivers and put All of the new drivers back in and again it worked for about 24 hours and then it stopped.If I could get this to work, I would not hesitate to keep it. This is one of the only docks that I've seen on the market that actually allows for you to have up to 2TB more of memory space on top of what you already have on your computer.

This is my first docking station, which I bought along (with some other peripherals) in an attempt to upgrade my home office. The device is encased in aluminum, which provides a much better look and feel than plastic. The ports are well placed on both sides of the unit, and there are plenty for my current needs.Primarily I planned to use it with my work laptop, a Dell Latitude 7400. I used the cable that came in the box to connect the Thunderbolt port of the Dell to the Host 2 port of the dock. I had a 32" LG monitor on the HDMI 2 port, and various other peripherals connected to the USB ports (keyboard, mouse, microphone, USB stick, and a wireless phone charger). The PC connected to all devices with no issue, and I didn't have to supply any power to the docking station other than what was coming from the laptop via the Host 2 port. Great! That's exactly what I was hoping for.My other computer is a Microsoft Surface Pro 7. I tried connecting the USB-C port of the Surface to the Host 2. Initially, it recognized all of the peripherals, but not the monitor, which was a huge disappointment. I started to think about returning the docking station, to be honest. But - to make a long story short - I updated all of the drivers on the Surface, and that seemed to do the trick. It worked perfectly after that.I did purchase a 65W USB-C power adapter and plugged that into the power input of the dock. Now I no longer need to use the power adapters that came with my PCs, and I can just charge them through the docking station. And when I want to switch computers, I just have to disconnect the USB-C cable from one PC and plug it into the other - that's it.It's important to note that the Host 1 port of the docking station only drives the HDMI 1 - no other ports. This worked as expected with both computers, but this use case didn't interest me.I don't own an SSD to make use of that feature, but I plan to get one in the future. I will update this review when I do.