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Kensington USB-C USB 3.0 Docking Station - SD4700P USB-C and USB 3.0 Dual Display Universal Laptop Docking Station with DisplayPort++ and HDMI outputs, 6 USB ports (K38240EU)

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The pins on the USB-C cable help you do more than a traditional USB–A connector that works in only one direction Dual video is only supported on Windows 10 and 8.1 devices (Mac and Chrome USB-C devices do not support dual video over MST).

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The alternative display connecting method is DisplayLink, another technology designed to achieve multiple displays over limited bandwidth. Your device must be running Windows 10, 8.1 or Mac OS X Yosemite (10.10) or later, or Chrome OS (R53 or above). The software embedded in the USB-C laptop determines what types of functions are allowed via its USB-C port.The obvious conclusion is that this isn’t practical, or at least some significant compromises are required in what you can realistically connect and how it might work. They also made some curious choices about the texturing of this case, where the top, bottom rear and sides have a matt appearance, but the front is high gloss. On the rear is a PSU power input, USB-C downlink from the computer, three each of DisplayPort 1.2 and HDMI 2.0, a Gigabit LAN port and four USB-A 3.1 Gen2 ports. Maximum Resolution Supported: Single 8K 30Hz or Dual 4K 60Hz via the available Thunderbolt™ 4 ports. M1/M2 Base Chipset MacBook or USB-C Alt Mode laptop supports only a single external display.

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While the issue is not limited to Kensington products using DisplayLink, the below products from Kensington are currently impacted. As we might have predicted before opening the box, the glossy surfaces attract dust and fingerprints compared with the textured ones, that don’t.

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At a rough estimate, the ports on this device would require more than 76Gb/s of connection to the host computer to have all the necessary bandwidth, and it only has 10Gb/s. How well this works for any specific user is entirely dependent on many factors, such as the laptop host hardware, the resolutions of the monitors and the amount of motion on the displays. Another slightly odd choice is that the top is slightly recessed, creating a tray of sorts for small change, or whatever. Your laptop or device must have a USB-C port. (Using an adapter on a USB 3.0 Type-A port will not work.) Please note that the driver will need to be manually installed until it is available via Windows Updates later this month. Support:

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Our experience of DisplayLink hasn’t been great, we’ll admit. Because it requires some significant processing on the PC, how much bandwidth it uses can vary wildly depending on the amount of change occurring, and most laptops don’t have the spare performance to drive it properly. After working closely with DisplayLink (Synaptics) on the updated driver, and conducting extensive testing to ensure support on the above-mentioned Kensington products, we are happy to share that an updated driver (v10.1 M1) is now available. Please navigate to synaptics.com where you will find the latest driver from DisplayLink. In whatever ways 10Gb/s is divided, it won’t adequately supply three 4K displays, six USB ports each requiring up to 10Gb/s, a Gigabit Ethernet port and the other less bandwidth-hungry items on here. Our immediate reaction to that information was to wonder why mounting six complicated cabling ports on this device was a better option than providing three DisplayPort and some inexpensive cable adapters for HDMI?

Uses the power supply from SD4700P, SD4750P, SD4780P or SD4900P to provide power to USB-A enabled laptops that support 20V/85W. *The power splitter is optimized to provide rapid charging at 60W and is not intended for use with laptops under 20V/60W.* Laptop Cable provides ideal length for various connection needs and accommodates multiple power tips to be tethered to the cable at one time via four power adapter retention rings –providing a convenient solution for mixed deployments or shared workspaces Q: How does my USB-C cable know what device I have and what functions the USB-C port on my device can perform? A: The reversible USB-C connector makes it easy to plug the cable for an accessory in either direction If you don’t have USB-C and are using the provided USB-A to USB-C cable that Kensington kindly includes, then a maximum of two 4K displays is possible.

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