2022-05-25T20:00:00
Rated 1 out of 5
What happened??
This docking station was great for two years - it was noticed that past month or two that the switch on the side was becoming unresponsive - I've updated the firmware/hard power cycle/unplugged everything, and now the power doesn't come on - very disappointing especial learning that it does have the capability to run dual monitors since im in the market for one -be careful with this one.
Averagetechie
Originally posted at
2022-04-13T20:00:00
Rated 1 out of 5
Unreliable
Worked great for 2.5 months then for no discernible reason stopped. Monitors either wouldn't work or would stay on until I tried to use them, then they stopped. Power flowed unreliably. Devices wouldn't stay connected.
Updating the drivers only seemed to make it worse. After updating, the monitors wouldn't even turn on, and the only peripheral that worked was my mouse. 2nd Laptop couldn't even detect the docking station.
No trouble-shooting steps seemed to help at all.
Very disappointing
Chuck 1.
Originally posted at
2022-04-09T20:00:00
Rated 3 out of 5
Good but not perfect
The good: It's very convenient in a world where working from home happens often to be able to connect my work laptop without having to juggle cables from my pc. Switching is smooth. Image quality is fine.
The bad. My biggest issue is with keyboards. On multiple windows pc's I have an issue with keys sometimes repeating or the keyboard not responding. I thought it was an issue with my laptop until I connected another windows PC with the same issue. I haven't found the cause yet. After updating all USB firmware and drivers I can. get my hands on and tinkering with keyboard repeat times I've given up and put the keyboard directly in my work laptop. My mac mini doesn't have the issue.
One quality of life improvement that could be made is that the virtual LAN adapter stays active on the PC that's not selected at that moment. Currently I can't start a download on my home pc and then switch to work while it continues.
Another detail is that to get my mac out of sleep mode I need to reset the docking station now and then.
But all in all, it's one of the better solutions for what I need.
MarcS
Originally posted at
2022-02-27T19:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
So happy to have this one
It works so well. Don't know why it's so hard to find.
Stdo
Originally posted at
2021-11-24T19:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
Excellent Dual Laptop/Dual Monitor Docking Station
Have been using for five years with a variety of laptops and never an issue!! Easy to switch between work and personal laptops sharing dual monitors. File transfers between laptops and any other connected storage device is seamless. Best investment I have made in my home network.
Ron117
Originally posted at
2021-10-17T20:00:00
Rated 1 out of 5
Bad lagging with new logitech wireless keyboard
I am experiencing bad lagging with the new logitech wireless keyboard and mouse and the plantronics usb headphones. They all work well when connected to USB on laptop but not through the USB on the docking station.
joanney
Originally posted at
2021-04-23T20:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
As advertised, zero problems
Reading some of the problems others have had, I was unsure how reliable this station would be. After nearly a year with zero problems, I am delighted with this product. I have 2 Dell XPS laptops, a Dell widescreen monitor (DisplayPort), Canon scanner, desktop speakers, Gigabit LAN, and Logitech wireless keyboard and mouse. I switch between the two laptops a few times each day, it takes about 5 seconds, and it has worked flawlessly every time. I have two requests for future models - a front panel USB location for wireless keyboard/mouse receiver (I use the side located USB currently), and a digital audio output.
PeterW
Originally posted at
2021-02-12T19:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
Works great if you know what you are doing and the
I use this with a Lenovo and Dell notebook. i work for 2 companies and need to switch between the 2 laptops all the time. i got 2 x Asus screens connected with a Razer keyboard and Roccat Mouse and it works like a dream. what you need to understand is that this is a Dock with a KVM function where it allows all peripherals to switch from 1 PC to another. so when you switch from 1 device to another, it disconnects all the devices from 1 device and connects it to the other device. so if you are using a hardwired network cable and still need the disconnected device to work, its best to connect via Wifi
wsiwsi
Originally posted at
2020-12-15T19:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
Works without a hitch
I bought this in April 2019 to facilitate switching between my personal desktop and my work laptop, with dual 27" monitors. I have plugged every peripheral I have into the dock and have not had a problem - very much recommend this product.
PappyB
Originally posted at
2020-11-29T19:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
Great dual laptop docking station (KVM switch)
This product solved a number of technical issues I was encountering! It works great: I push one button to swap which laptop is connected to my peripherals.
ErikVbo
Originally posted at
2020-09-28T20:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
Very reliable
I bought this product a little over 5 months ago and wanted to thoroughly test it and use it before writing a review. I am impressed with the performance and the ease of use. I switch between my home laptop and work laptop sharing a screen without any problems. Recently I had a couple of hiccups with the KVM feature but that was easily fixed with a simple driver update. All in all a great product.
jimbo111
Originally posted at
2020-07-01T20:00:00
Rated 2 out of 5
Warning - not a very good KVM
When switching between computers the windows on the desktop get moved and resized, every time I switch between machines I need to rearrange my desktop. Tech support says it is the fault of DisplayLink and nothing can be done to fix it.
Mike216
Originally posted at
2020-04-16T20:00:00
It works as advertised...about 75% of the time. Otherwise, the mouse and/or keyboard will inexplicably not transfer to the intended computer. If this device cost, say $30 that would be acceptable. But almost $300? Ridiculous for the price.
jackie29
Originally posted at
2020-04-07T20:00:00
Rated 1 out of 5
Unable to use keyboard or mouse as it is jumpy
I bought this a few months ago but have not been able to use this for a couple of reasons. 1) the keyboard and mouse in unusable due to it jumping 2) i need to remove the ability to transfer documents and the embedded drive as it is against my corporate policy
MattThomas
Originally posted at
2020-04-06T20:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
3 years and still love it
This is a great KVM/Dock combination. I telecommute and use 1 port of the KVM for my work laptop dock and the 2nd KVM port for my personal PC.
dwbatman
Originally posted at
2020-04-04T20:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
Works as Described - Great Product
I have been casually looking for a solution to connect my work laptop to my dual monitor setup at home that is connected to a desktop for a while but hadn't found one. Now, forced to work from home for two months, I needed a solution and the USBDDOCKFT is it. The installation instructions were easy to follow and the docking station works like a charm. When I push the button on the docking station to switch between computers, the transition occurs in a few seconds and everything works like it's supposed to. The only hiccup in the process was the need to get IT support from work to install the driver on my work laptop. Great product, would recommend.
etmydst
Originally posted at
2020-04-03T20:00:00
Rated 4 out of 5
Solid Performance & Reliable
I use this product every day to switch between my home computer and my work laptop with a single button touch. If you are doing standard work stuff, some light coding and occasional gaming, it's a perfectly simple way to not have to constantly switch cables around and use 2 computers with one docking station
SFBayAreaSteve
Originally posted at
2020-03-22T20:00:00
This product is complete garbage. When I flip the switch the monitor changes but the Keyboard and Mouse do not work on either machine. I will be sending it back.
disappointed t.
Originally posted at
2020-03-19T20:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
Works as expected
Brought this week to be able to switch easily between my home Windows desktop and my work Macbook. Did have some issues with the windows PC lagging but that was due to the fact that the BIOS was converting USB3.0 ports to 2.0.
Septimus
Originally posted at
2020-02-18T19:00:00
Rated 2 out of 5
DisplayPort doesnt work
I have tried multiple cables, adapters and monitor settings and i cannot get any monitor to work using the displayport on this KVM/dock...USB3DDOCKFT I have bought multiple cables and adapters both active and passive.. to no avail. the monitors are vga or dvi === neither of them work in the displayport. so i got a display port monitor - BRAND new and it doesnt work either.... Really frustrated.
Michelle
Originally posted at
2020-01-27T19:00:00
Rated 2 out of 5
Very expensive paperweight
I purchased this mid last year hoping to use between two laptops, two hdmi monitors ann single keyboard and mouse. both laptops are dell. This will come online and then immediately be disallowed by the corp setup. My only thought is because of the file sharing, which cannot be disabled. too bad
leeB
Originally posted at
2019-12-21T19:00:00
Rated 2 out of 5
How to...
After making a couple of moves, the cables that 3.0 USB Host cables are missing and may never be found I am trying to connect a Dell XPS13 9360 to a Planar PXL 2760MW. However, I can't find any reference on the StarTech website nor on the Internet what cables are needed or a simple diagram showing how to make this very expense docking station work
BigMike
Originally posted at
2019-12-12T19:00:00
Rated 3 out of 5
LAN loss when switching between 2 hosts
when switching from desktop host to laptop host and back to desktop host - the LAN fails with "cable is not connected". also, when booting the desktop the LAN fails with the same above error. using the startech power switch (off<->on) several times eventually brings the LAN but only till the next host-switch or desktop boot. LAN can be restored by playing with the windows driver enable<->disable several times (again temporary solution). the desktop is an I7 intel based chipset with windows10 OS. the onboard LAN is disabled at the BIOS. USB is configured with "no selective USB" power option (as suggested)
SB310
Originally posted at
2019-10-13T20:00:00
Rated 1 out of 5
Displays do not work
The displays are and do not always work. FAQ's on the website lead to a dead page.
reedsster1
Originally posted at
2019-07-31T20:00:00
Rated 3 out of 5
Worked for the first couple of days
Well I have 2 monitors and 2 laptops. setup the device and I was able to switch between my work laptop (dell lattitude) and my personal laptop (acer). But now when I switch to my work laptop the 2 monitors do not come on. I have uninstalled the drivers and the software that gets installed on my work laptop but no luck. I have only had this product for about a week now.
mjcjyk
Originally posted at
2019-07-18T20:00:00
Rated 2 out of 5
Not working with ultra wide 3440x1440
Not working with ultra wide 3440x1440, I am planning to return....
Andre
Originally posted at
2019-02-16T19:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
Does what I needed
I've been using this product for almost 3 years. I allows me to switch between my company laptop and client laptop an leverage my two large monitors and peripherals for both. My company recently upgraded us to surface pros and happily the SP setup took less than 5 minutes. The only issue i've had a few times is getting my logitech usb mouse to work properly....but upgrading the mouse software seemed to do the trick.
Madtownroadie
Originally posted at
2019-01-20T19:00:00
Rated 3 out of 5
Nice docking station, KVM less so
Just got this set up with two Lenovo laptops, and two Dell monitors. The video quality is fine, though I haven't tried any sort of gaming or videos. There is no perceptible lag in display or mouse function. The laptop screens run at native resolution, and each of my two monitors run at their native 1920x1600. The network driver works, as do the USB ports. Where it gets weird is when you switch from one laptop to the other. The KVM function here drops the network, USB devices, and monitor connections from the laptop that isn't being viewed. Most KVMs make all connected computers think that their peripherals are still attached, even the computer(s) that aren't selected. This one doesn't. So if you're streaming music, or doing some sort of network application when you switch away from a laptop, that stops working, as the network connection goes away. Plus, the de-selected laptop reconfigures its display setup back to its native display. When you switch back, it again reconfigures back to multiple displays. This isn't a deal-breaker, as both laptops can use wifi, so I don't need the ethernet. That solves the dropped network problem. And the dropped monitor thing just costs a few moments while the laptops reconfigure, but this could be seen as a feature, not a bug. It's actually nice to have all apps visible on the laptop display when the other laptop is using the monitors.
oshucks
Originally posted at
2019-01-05T19:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
Works great on my two Dell laptops!
I have a 2014 Dell XPS L702x home laptop running Windows 7 and a 2018 Dell work laptop running Windows 10. I have Bose speakers plugged into the audio jack, a USB plantronics headset, USB Microsoft Natural Keyboard Pro, USB Razer Lachesis mouse, and a 2018 32" monitor. Everything works with no issues!
DKing
Originally posted at
2019-01-02T19:00:00
Rated 1 out of 5
Frustrating screen flicker
Have tried two different monitors and the common factor between both of them when they start turning pink or flickering is the docking station. Directly connected to the laptop and there are no issues. Connecting thru this docking station and the issue starts. Looking for something different now to replace this. So frustrating!!
chatter71
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