CalDigit USB-C Pro Dock - 2 x DisplayPort 1.2, 85W Charging, Thunderbolt 3, UHS II SD Card Slot, USB Ports, LAN, 3.5mm Audio, USB-C and Thunderbolt 4 Compatible

I bought this to use under a conference table to connect HDMI, Ethernet, and a USB webcam to a slightly older MacBook Pro with Thunderbolt-2. This might be the only dock that can do that (via Apple's Thunderbolt-2-to-3 adapter) while also supporting USB-3-over-USB-C laptops such as the 12" MacBook; and newer Thunderbolt-3-over-USB-C laptops (like the latest MacBook Pros) with full speed and Thunderbolt-3's better video capabilities. Since this laptop won't last forever, and I also want to support guest laptops. With Thunderbolt-3 or USB-3-over-USB-C, the hub also powers the laptop from the one single cable (Thunderbolt-2 doesn't support this).Everything works flawlessly. No issues with wake from sleep, no issues with HDMI (via an active DisplayPort adapter which is required). Audio is properly sent over HDMI. It would be nice if the hub had its own HDMI, but the adapter is inexpensive, small, and lossless, and maybe DisplayPort is better for some people.I also like that the hub has no power button since it's under the table. It just does the right thing.The documentation, and the labels on the port themselves, are quite clear, straightforward, and specific on most points.Some tips:For a single cable to support both older USB-3-over-USB-C laptops as well as newer Thunderbolt-3-over-USB-C laptops at full speed, you need a passive Thunderbolt-3-over-USB-C cable, which by definition can't be longer than 0.5 meters. Such a cable is included with the dock, and this is described in the docs. A longer passive USB-3-over-USB-C cable will work with all laptops but won't support Thunderbolt-3 bandwidth (and the improved video capabilities), and a longer active Thunderbolt-3 cable will work with Thunderbolt-3 laptops but won't support USB-3-only laptops at all.For Thunderbolt-2, you plug an Apple Thunderbolt-2-to-3 adapter into the dock, and then I think any proper Thunderbolt-2 cable will work. Unfortunately, only adapters with female Thunderbolt-2 exist, meaning the adapter must be plugged into the dock not the laptop, and the cable you use is Thunderbolt-2 not Thunderbolt-3 (these have different connectors). This makes it less convenient to swap in a Thunderbolt-3/USB-C laptop if the hub is under the table like mine.The manual mentions the hub actually supports even older USB-A laptops to provide Ethernet and audio, but not video, via a USB-C-to-A cable from the "computer" port on the hub. So I was curious if it would provide Ethernet to my iPad via a USB-C-to-Lightning cable from the "computer" port. It didn't. It did fast charge the iPad though (or something close to that). I'm not sure why Ethernet didn't work since combining a Lightning-to-USB dongle with a USB-to-Ethernet dongle is generally a way to get Ethernet to an iPad. In any case the docs don't claim this will work, but it would be a neat little improvement to a hub that already has a bunch of neat little abilities. The docs do say Ethernet and video will work with a USB-C flavor iPad Pro.The hub also has one USB-C (USB-3.2-Gen.2) "data" port for things like hard drives. Unfortunately (consistent with the documentation), this port doesn't provide power to charge a phone or tablet. This would be a useful improvement to fast-charge a device via USB-C while a computer is plugged into the "computer" port – or to support bus-powered USB-C peripherals. I also don't think this port supports Thunderbolt-3 hard drives or peripherals at all.It also has three USB-A (USB-3.2-Gen.1) "data" ports. The one of these on the front is able to charge an iPhone relatively quickly (I believe the others have less or no power for charging).

I bought this dock for my new HP Spectre x360 13 10th Gen IntelLaptop specs: Core i7 (10th gen), 4K Oled,16 GB Ram, 1tb SSD with 32gb Octane.Laptop comes with 65 watt charger.I mainly bought this for charging the laptop and using external monitor with one thunderbolt 3 cable.I was initially hesitant to buy the product from CalDigit as I have read some reviews and reddit people complaining about Caldigit product not working correctly with HP Spectre line of laptops. Even on CalDigit Support site, it mentions about this issue without much details. People mostly complained about not able charge or external monitor not working properly. It may have to do with power delivery requirement for certain older and current gen HP Spectre laptops with more than 100 watt power delivery power requirement.I would like to report that the Cal Digit Dock is working perfectly working for the latest Spectre(late 2019) laptop.I am currently using it with one external monitor, and for charging with one cable. My cable is tb3 40gbps rated cable from plugin.I can close the lid to use the external monitor only with external keyboard and mouse.I can also wake the computer up with the mouse or keyboard with the lid closed with the external monitor connected.I also haven't got the system message to use HP's charging adapter.I am glad I did not spend additional 80 dollars for CalDigit TS3 Plus because I do not need more ports then what is provided by the pro unit.As for their tech support, not very helpful. I called their tech support to see if this unit will work with Spectre laptop before purchasing it on amazon. Their answer was simply it may work but they are not sure and asked me to call HP.Overall this is a 5 star product.Update 1When you notebook is off or sleeping. back USB ports are not active and will not be able charge your devices. However, front USB port continue to work charging devices.Update 2I got another monitor and tried connecting two external monitors. One of the monitor would not connect as mentioned in some of the reviews on amazon and Reddit particularly certain brand of laptops specifically HP (I have HP Spectre x360 late 2019 model). After long hours of trouble shooting swapping video cables. I tried my old MacBook Pro 2016 model which is suppose to work with this dock. To my surprise, it showed same exact issue.As it turns out the the tb3 cable between the dock and the laptop can not be too long. I was using a longer cable for flexibility. I swapped out the cable for the original shorter caldigit tb3 cable. Problem was instantly fixed. 4K 60hz internal oled monitor, external 4k 60hz monitor and 3440x1440 60hz monitor.For those who maybe having problems. Check your tb3 cable.Another note: HDR does not work through this dock.

Thunderbolt cable is a bit short, you might need to purchase a longer one depending on your setup. In my case the cable was pretty tight and bent backwards (laptop has port on the left and hub is on the right)Tested on MacBook and Dell/Linux with dual monitors @ 120+hz 1080p

Este es el mejor hub que he tenido, otros más baratos tienen problemas de estabilidad o velocidad, este funciona todo muy bien y tienen soporte y actualizaciones.

Since getting a MBP in 2016 I've been searching for a good hub. They've all had their issues, until I got the Caldigit one. It does everything they claim it does and works flawlessly on my MBP, my Surface Pro 7 and my iPad Pro. External display, USB-A ports, USB-C port, SD Card slot, audio output and power delivery - all excellent.The *only* issue I've had is that when plugged into this hub, the iPad Pro redirects its audio to the hub, thereby disabling the iPad speakers. And if you aren't wearing headphones.... well, there's no audio. However - this is an iPadOS problem and not a Hub problem. There is no ability on iPad OS to choose "iPad Speakers" when an external audio device is plugged in. Apple had no solution for me.

Wouldn't get this, or anything from CalDigit. Mine died in 8 months, so within warranty, but all requests for support were ignored.

Works well with Linux (Ubuntu 20.04.1) on Dell XPS-15 and my new XPS-17, as well as with MacBook Pro 15. Have not tried WINDOWS, but it should work too, I am sure.It does actually charge even XPS-17 but not when it's under a heavy load, like video rendering. Other than that it works as expected powering my 2 x 4k LG monitors at 60Hz.Thank you!