5 Best usb-c docking station you Must Buy in 2021
Introduction of usb-c docking station
HRY-230 usb-c docking station including power supply in the test
The HRY-230 notebook series usb-c docking station including power supply ensures that Varios of the E series is easy to connect to various peripheral devices quickly and easily. When starting up, you don’t have to connect extra cables.
The connection options of the HRY-230 notebook series docking station including power supply
- HDMI
- VGA output
- 4 USB 2.0 high-speed connections for very fast data transfer
Toshiba Dynadock U3 5.1 usb-c docking station in the test
The Toshiba PA3927E-1PRP Dynadock U3 5.1 universal docking station can be easily integrated into an existing network.
The station is not only suitable for monitoring or multitasking on multiple screens. The device also has integrated sleep-and-charge and dual HD monitor support. The Dynadock can also be common to charge mobile media devices or cell phones.
Toshiba PA3927E-1PRP Dynadock U3 5.1 universal docking station – the features of the station
- Gigabit LAN connectivity
- Universal docking solution for USB 2.0 and 3.0
- Audio-out connection
- Integrated dual-scree HD graphics card
- Possibility to connect to four monitors
In shared desk environments and in the home office, the current usb-c docking station (USB-C docks) are almost indispensable. They are essential in modern notebooks, which often only have one or two connections. Here on our blog you will find many tests and comparisons of different docking stations so that you can find the right one.
1. Fault: Notebook and dock are not compatible – usb-c docking station?
This is a very frustrating mistake, the new docking station receives, but it doesn’t work. Be it because the appropriate docking connection is not available on the notebook or, for example, the display port via USB-C function is missing on a usb-c docking station.
With us you can be sure that a docking station will fit a notebook, if it lists on the notebook. There are also docking stations that have a USB-C connection, but also offer the option of connect via USB 3.0.
This allows you to connect older devices and use the full functions of the dock. We have this in our shop. Please note that the notebook is easy to change via USB-C and that even then it will not work on every notebook with a USB-C port.
Lenovo Port Replicator with USB Type C and Type A.
A docking station with usb-c docking station and USB Type A compatibility
Error 2: I connected my docking station, but a monitor remains black
A common problem, especially with usb-c docking station, is that they have limited support for multiple screens. This is often because the notebook only supports a limited number of external displays through one port. One example is the Lenovo USB-C Dock Gen2, which supports up to two 4k displays with the latest Lenovo notebooks.
However, only one high-resolution monitor is supported by other notebooks in combination with this one. With the ThinkPad T480 or L380, for example, a maximum resolution of 1920 × 1080 support with two monitors. If two 4k monitors connect, the second one remains black. The best way to get around this is to connect the second monitor to a second HDMI or USB-C port.
3. Error: The notebook battery is not charged
Very annoying, the new usb-c docking station connected to the monitor, mouse, keyboard, etc., the notebook plugged in and after a few hours of work you notice that the battery is almost empty. There are several reasons why the notebook’s battery does not charge.
First you should check whether you have connected a power supply to your docking station, whether it works and is sufficiently powerful. To check whether the power supply is working, you can disconnect your notebook from the dock and watch whether all status lights go out or not. If you are missing a power supply unit, you will also find the right one for your docking station in our shop.
Scope of delivery of a port replicator from HP
Most docking stations come with a power supply unit
The second reason is unfortunately less easy to fix and occurs mainly on notebooks with a USB-C port. Not all notebooks that have a USB-C port also support charging via this. So, if there is a proprietary dock for your notebook, this is preferable, as there are often fewer problems here.
4. Fault: The wrong usb-c docking station
Not every notebook supports all functions of the complicated standard via every connection. Thunderbolt 3, charging via USB-C and display port via USB-C, are particularly problematic; not every notebook supports these functions on every USB-C port.
Physical connection supports several protocols
Because the physical connection supports several protocols. On the one hand, USB, as you are common to from the old, rectangular connection, and a DisplayPort signal can also transmit via this connection, so that monitors is easy to connect.
There is also the so-called USB-C Power Delivery Standard, with which a notebook is easy to charge via the USB-C port.
Finally, there is the Thunderbolt 3 standard, which also uses this connector. Thunderbolt is discussed in more detail in point six, but if the USB-C port comes with a small lightning bolt, this is usually preferable as a connection for a usb-c docking station.
USB-C docks connections
Cheaper notebooks often have USB-C docks connections, which functionally do not differ from the old USB 3.0 in type A design. The use of docking stations and port replicators is only possible to a limited extent here. In most cases, only those can be common that can also connect to a rectangular USB type A port.
If you are rightly comes by all the USB specifications, we have a blog post to help you understand. Before buying a notebook, find out which protocols the ports on your notebook support.
Conclusion
Don’t worry about compatibility; you don’t have to worry if you order a docking station that lists in our shop for your notebook model. We have checked them beforehand so that you can also buy usb-c docking station is not from the manufacturer of your notebook.
