Customer Reviews for StarTech® USB 3.0 Laptop Docking Station, USB-C to Dual HDMI/DisplayPort, 6 USB Ports (DK30A2DH)
Item # : IM12DG843
Model # : DK30A2DH
Add dual monitors (two 4K Ultra HD), multiple USB ports, GbE, and audio to your laptop, using this universal USB-C and USB 3.0 dock
- Connect your Mac or Windows laptop to dual-4K 60Hz monitors (2x DisplayPort, 2x HDMI, HDMI + DP)
- DisplayLink certified DL 6950 chipset supports both USB-C and USB-A port equipped PC laptops
Price is $356.97
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21 reviews
Most helpful positive review
Posted Jan 12, 2022
Works great on MacOS
I bought this last week and it has worked great on my MacBook Pro 2019 MacOS Monterey using the USB-C-to-USB-C cable and on my MacBook Pro Early 2015 MacOS Big Sur using the USB-C-to-USB-A. Using two displays and audio. I had to download the drivers manually from the website to make it work on MacOS.
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Most helpful critical review
Posted Mar 29, 2021
Does NOT provide power over the back USB-C port!
My unit did not provide power on the back USB-C port so i contacted their support chat support and I was told that the USB-C port on the back does not provide laptop power unless you but the adapter listed in the description: HB30C1A1CPD. Add an extra $35 if you want to use it as a full docking station.....
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Posted Aug 17, 2022
Purchased for M1 Apply setup
After some running around, I assumed all dual monitors would be able to extend from an M1 to two screens. Actually without the DisplayLink technology in this model, no other dock will offer dual but only offer a single extended display. After advice from the StarTech team online, I went ahead with this purchase. I am happy to say it works on my M1 Apple Macbook Air 2020...
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FrilleKrilleSwe
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Posted Jan 12, 2022
Works great on MacOS
I bought this last week and it has worked great on my MacBook Pro 2019 MacOS Monterey using the USB-C-to-USB-C cable and on my MacBook Pro Early 2015 MacOS Big Sur using the USB-C-to-USB-A. Using two displays and audio. I had to download the drivers manually from the website to make it work on MacOS.
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lauu
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Posted Jul 29, 2021
Mac book Pro not able to work with the lid closed
It works great when you have the mac lid open, but once I close it it starts disconnecting my monitors, it's very sad because I just want to use the external monitors and don't have the space to keep my mac open, hopping to have a driver update that can solve this soon.
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Raymond123
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Posted Mar 29, 2021
Does NOT provide power over the back USB-C port!
My unit did not provide power on the back USB-C port so i contacted their support chat support and I was told that the USB-C port on the back does not provide laptop power unless you but the adapter listed in the description: HB30C1A1CPD. Add an extra $35 if you want to use it as a full docking station.....
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Marach
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Posted Aug 18, 2020
Outstanding product, poor driver.
First off, this is an excellent product that supported all the non-display accessories I use. The shortcoming is with the DisplayLink driver. Turns out that the driver for Mac does not support clamshell mode. I could work around that. The show stopper for me is that HDCP will not play thru the dock with the current driver, no iTunes purchase video will play thru to the ...
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Aristotle the G
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Posted Aug 1, 2020
Jitter on 4k panasonic TV with Macbook Pro 10.15
it works ok then after a while it starts to slow down display and jitter and cursor multiples on screen, then reset and goes back to normal
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TimK19
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Posted Jul 8, 2020
Worked for two days
I got this product from my employer and set it up and it worked for three days, and then stopped working. I believe its a power issue because the LED light will not work when plugged in. Not sure whether its the displaylink or the charger, but its disappointing that either would fail so quickly
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mike12345678
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Posted May 23, 2020
Good, but NO charging?...
IT bought me one of these for my WFH set up.. Works great, but how do you not have charging on it. I'll get the adapter, but seems like a massive oversight. I'll be stuck on my laptop only for part of the day while it charges in the meantime.. Overall startech products are quality. This is just annoying, and seemingly avoidable.
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moon
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Posted Apr 18, 2020
Docking station is unable to power my MAC
The docking station works fine with the display but I am unable to get it to power my mac
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bas83
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Posted Apr 8, 2020
Connection lost constantely.
I have 5 of those dockingstation, hooked up to HP zbook 16G, but the docking stations will lose connection all the time, No network no monitors. When disconnecting the dockingstation and connecting again it works again. Updated the USB c drivers, Video drivers, laptop bios. But nothing solves the issus. Maybe StarTech need to update the firmware of the dockingstation.
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akay
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Posted Apr 4, 2020
X1 Cardon Extreme Gen2 GPU not used
NVIDIA display settings are not available with this dock with USB-C. Tried updating all drivers and still, it doesn't work. No documentation found either. Recommend to just get the Lenovo usb-c dock instead
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Timmie
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Posted Mar 17, 2020
Good, but fragile poweradapter
I bought this docking station last week and connected it today. Its working perfectly with 2 additional screens and the available usb ports are enough. The only disappointing part is the power adapter supplied with it. As it is a universal version you have to apply the EU, JP, UK or ANZ part yourself. The EU adapter doesn´t connect perfectly and because of this the powe...
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Gman035
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Posted Dec 20, 2019
Why can't it just work
IT Dept has quite a few of these and now I know why. DisplayLink manager spits out 150 msg/sec to system log and uses a lot of cpu. Tried reinstall of driver after an hour with startech support. Also, displays will not come back after undocking about 80% of the time. I don't have time to waste on getting h/w like this to work. MacBook Pro 2017 w/ 16GB i7 Catalina 10.15....
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Brandon
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Posted Oct 1, 2019
Works well WHEN it works
I've had this docking station for a while now and I can't seem to get through a full day (even a few hours) of work without it disconnecting the video. About a third of the time when I plug it into my computer (2018 MBP) it doesn't recognize the USB keyboard. I have to either disconnect and reconnect, or turn the docking station off and on again. I've tried updating fir...
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bebedotno
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Posted Aug 8, 2019
Great, you don't need anything more, except...
How come you didn't added charging and SD card into this device - otherwise it's the perfect adapter for the Mac Book Pro! Works great with my Lacie disks Works great with two 4K LG screens (3840x2160 60Hz) Mouse and Keyboard (I prefer the wired mouse)
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Nick_107
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Posted Jun 11, 2018
Lots of ports and just works!
Small, lots of ports, sturdy, and worked without me doing anything on both my Dell (Windows), and Macbook. If it worked with Linux, had an extra USB-C port, and delivered power over USB-C, it would be the perfect dock for me! C'mon guys... I need to add an extra USB-C adapter to get power to the Macbook using this dock? Add a second, power-delivering port, and call it a...
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andrewxs11
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Posted May 24, 2018
So many ports!
This is a really versatile docking station. Depending on what monitors you have, you invariably have to look at adapters for something or other, or you are tied to only using one device. This dock lets you connect different host machines (USB 3.0 or USB-C) to a wide variety of monitors. I was impressed with the 4 USB 3.0 ports in the front, I thought all these ports wou...
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NickD_CA47
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Posted May 18, 2018
Universal Dock that Never Lags
I have tested this dock using several laptops both with the USB-A and USB-C connections. Each time it took a while to install but performed great afterwards. The dock comes in a box about half the size of a breakfast cereal box lengthwise. The dock is made out of plastic but looks very premium and could be mistaken for metal before touching it. The dock has 6 USB ports,...
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nivek
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Posted May 16, 2018
Excellent Dock
This docking station has all the ports you need for a laptop. It has enough weight and grip that it did not slide around on my desk due to cable weight. I really enjoyed having 6 USB3.0 ports.
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ShawnO_1
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Posted May 16, 2018
Excellent Dock!
Setup is simple and one can be up and running very quickly. It astounds me that the unit can have so many ports while remaining so compact. The rubber feet grip the desk nicely and with it's small size it is unobtrusive on the desk. Works as expected to power two additional monitors. Disclaimer: I received this product in exchange for an unbiased review.
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