Kensington SD5200T Thunderbolt 3 Docking Station - 85W PD - Dual Monitor 4k for Mac and PC (K38300NA)

I learned about Kensington early on when I was looking for decent Mice that were not meant to be tossed away. Their Thunderbolt 3 docking station was the 3rd attempt at a product that promised a lot but didn't deliver much. To be honest, non-apple (windows based) laptops took a a long time to include a truly functional thunderbolt 3 port. Luckily, Razer was ahead of the power curve. Luckily, "threes the charm" as the saying goes. Out of the box to fully functional...would you believe 10 minutes. Everything worked on the first try. Amazing!Thanks for making this plug and play, instead of plug and pray!cb

Overall this if a good product, worked well for me for my personal use for a year or so, then early last year was using it for my work at home environment for another year. A couple weeks ago the system flaked and my USB ports stopped working. Looks like a couple spots on my board burnt.

Only one monitor will show at a time, I am trying to use two monitors. The display port monitor will not show up. After the first call to tech support, the tech was unable to correct the problem and just hung up on me. The second tech on the second call told me I needed an "active" display port cable. I ordered one and it too does not work. I have tried this station on both mac and pc and with three different types of AOC monitors. It simply does not work. This is the second hub I have ordered that does not work. I was told the first one was because it was mac only and I have a pc. This model is supposed to be for both but will not work on either. I will be returning this item.

Zero issues. Plug and play with zero configuration or manual steps needed.I'm using it with a MacbookPro, ethernet, usb wired apple keyboard+connected usb mouse, and a 1440p asus monitor via displayport.Also works with my MacbookAir.Definitely worth the price as there are a lot cheaper docks that either don't work or don't properly support the 1440p resolution.

It looks good, and feels like a quality item, but has a big flaw.Half of the time that I take my 3 month old MacBook pro out of sleep, or just reopen the lid, the display port output from the dock does not send a signal to the monitor (I have two new large external LG monitors). So I have to reach behind the doc and unplug it, and then wait for the monitors to get discovered by the Mac, maybe 30 seconds. I wish it just had two HDMI outputs and that they both worked reliably.I also wish the front of it was covered with old style USB receptacles, because as you can see in the picture I had to buy an amazon basics 7 plug USB hub (highly recommended).Given that the dock has a display port issue, I wish it had a power switch on the front so that I could reboot it more easily.I didn't find a good quality alternative from a known company (I am unwilling to send data through a hub from a no-name company, that could be full of spyware). So I am living with the reboot inconvenience.I might buy one of those foot operated xmas tree extension cords, so I can reboot it more easily. Or maybe one of those idevices homekit plugs, "Siri, reboot my Kensington dock" (kind of just kidding).

While searching for a docking station for my MacBook Pro (late 2016), there were so many to choose from. Some had many more ports than I needed and some didn't have enough. Some seemed too expensive for what they were delivering and others came across as cheap. Then I found the Kensington SD5200T, it suited me perfectly. After using all 4 ports on my MacBook Pro for various things like power, adapters for dual monitors, ethernet to ensure a faster connection when at my desk, to an external webcam for video conferences, the list goes on. Now I have just one cable I have to connect for all of these things when I return home from a trip. This is exactly what I needed.

Updated review, Feb 6 2019While indeed this dock works great most of the time, it has proven buggy. At first I thought it was something wrong with my Macbook, but no, it's the dock. When I put my Mac to sleep, sometimes I'll come back and the screens simply won't come on, completely unresponsive. If I disconnect the dock and wait a minute, the Mac's native screen works again. This behavior never happens when not connected to this dock. Similarly, occasionally my Mac won't recognize the dock's connected audio, forcing a restart. I'm looking for a new dock now.Original Review, mid 2018:Just got a brand-spankin' new Macbook Pro 2018 with all the trimmings. This little dock works like a champ - plugged it in, plugged in my two 4k screens, wired ethernet, legacy USB 3 hub with a bunch of accessories hanging off it. This hub _just works_ as the kids say. Competitors' hubs don't provide charge for a 15 inch MBP, this one does. Others look weird, this one looks great on my walnut desk. Money well spent.

After having to upgrade my Macbook Pro to new version with Thunderbolt3/USB-C, I needed a new dock to replace my old Elgato Thunderbolt 2 docks (I keep 2, one for home and one for office). I was hoping to find one to be able to power 2 external monitors, one of which is 4K.This dock has worked perfectly from 1st minute. I have bth monitors plugged in, the 4k using Thunderbolt 3 port and the 2nd (2560x1440) using full-size DisplayPort port. Plus having the gigabit ethernet, external speaker, and USB port to hang a small hub for keyboard, mouse, and external drive for Time Machine backups. And all that, and power the Macbook, using just the one port makes easy detach/reattach as I move from home to office and back.Great product.