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★★★★★
Heavy Duty Dock for all your MacBook expansion needs
This dock is a BEAST, built for everything you can plug into it and then some. The dock is well built and solid on the desk even with a dozen devices connected. The power supply is MASSIVE, which I guess comes with the territory when you can push 180W of power to the platform. Definitely a unit that is made to turn your laptop into a fully connected desk unit!
Functionality delivers as promised.
Charging an iPhone XS from the PD port showed an increase of about 1% in charger per minute. Full power!
Charging a 2016 MacBook Pro 13" is flawless, with the unit showing up as a full 96W power supply.
Copying between flash drives on the USB-A ports provided full USB3.0 throughput.
Copying to and from the card readers also performed to the spec of every card I had on-hand.
Ethernet is gig-speed and performs as you'd expect.
HDMI output was rock solid at 60Hz on several monitors. Sadly I don't have a MacBook that can support both HDMIs full res and refresh rates at once, but having that future-proofing in the dock for my next machine is a plus.
The power supply runs a little warm, but not unreasonably so. The dock itself gets warm if you are running an external monitor and other accessories, but again not enough to be a concern. I didn't have any issues with Bluetooth interference.
The only minor annoyance is that the SD-card goes in upside down, while micro-USB cards go in right-side-up. A little confusing the first time (who reads instructions, right?).
One curious note -- after you unplug the power supply the blue 'active' light remains lit for as long as 10 minutes! There must be some massive capacitors inside the pack.
All told, this is an amazingly complete dock with all the power and functionality. I see the price has dropped slightly, making it an even better deal. I'd recommend it without hesitation.
March 2021 · Electronics · verified purchase