Dell 452-BCYT D6000 Universal Dock, Black, Single

I’ve been using the Dell D6000 universal dock for a multi-monitor home/office setup, and it’s been very reliable so far. Setup was straightforward—plug in, install the DisplayLink driver, and everything worked as expected. It handles dual monitors smoothly, along with keyboard, mouse, Ethernet, and other peripherals without random disconnects or lag. The dock stays cool, feels well-built, and hasn’t required any troubleshooting once configured. Switching between laptops is quick and easy, which is a big plus if you work across devices. A couple things to note: you do need the DisplayLink software (especially for macOS or non-Dell systems), and display performance depends on your laptop’s specs. That said, once set up correctly, it’s stable and dependable. Overall, this is a solid choice if you need a universal docking solution for a clean desk setup with multiple monitors. Not the cheapest option, but it does what it’s supposed to do and does it well.

As some other reviews have mentioned, make sure you properly install the drivers and follow the directions carefully if you plan on using this with a Mac. Otherwise, this dock has been working great for me. I usually only use it to connect 1 monitor to my MacBook, but I have been able to use all 3 additional monitors. Finally, if you have to use adapters to convert between cable types make sure you are using an ACTIVE adapter, otherwise it will not work. UPDATE: This review was originally written for OSX 10.14 (Mojave) and for the most part everything went smoothly. After upgrading to OSX 10.15.4 (Catalina) I ran into a few problems but still got everything to work. You can find the full instructions on their site but I'll summarize them here to hopefully save people some effort. 1. To get the Dock to work with Catalina you MUST upgrade to the latest device firmware. Unfortunately this can only be done from a Windows machine. Also pay close attention to the upgrade instructions, if you do not close all applications on your computer before starting the upgrade it may cause the upgrade to hang. Additionally I read that trying to do the upgrade via USB C causes issues. If your upgrade hangs, you can right click on the application icon and click close, this will start a rollback. Do not disconnect the power or USB until prompted to do so. 2. When installing the driver on your mac you must allow the system extension. This can be done through "Security & Privacy" and must be done within 30 minutes of attempting the install. See their site for more details. If you do not approve it within 30 minutes you can try installing it again to get the prompt again. To check if the extension has been denied you can check "About This Mac > System Report" and then check under "Software > Disabled Software" to make sure that the extension is not blocked. Additionally, under "Software > Extensions" you can scroll down until you see "DisplayLinkDriver" and verify that it says "Yes" under the "Loaded" column. 3. The last step is to allow the driver to record your screen in "Security & Privacy" settings. Once again it's important to read all the instructions carefully otherwise you can run into issues like flickering screens, black screens, or just being unable to detect your monitors. Hope that helps.

I've purchased 15 or so of these in the past year to replace existing docks and have found them to be about as good as you can get for usbc docks that support 2+ monitors. Given we have all dells, a mix of inspirons, xps's, and latitudes, i've found these work equally well with all. I've tried cheaper sub $100 usbc docks like Wavlink and MediaGear but have not been consistent as this one. Typically with those docks you are going to have more problems with devices being recognized or monitor and peripherals that just stop working. The two issues i've found with these docks are DOA and need for occasional reboots. I've had 2-3 instances where the dock power plug needs to be removed and inserted again to reset the device and the ports - to solve monitor and peripheral issues. However, this is great compared to some of the other docks i've tried. And i've had to send back two or three of these that were dead on arrival. Then again it seems like any docks other docks have this issue to so just be aware. This is the best usb-c dock for dells of any type though if you want multiple screens.

I've had an intermittent issue with this for the last 6 months. I bought it in October of 2018, and use it nearly daily. It sits atop my desk, and I have 2 monitors plugged into it. and when I work from home, I plug my laptop into it via the USB-C port and charge my laptop through it. As far as the issue, it will occasionally lose power, or reset, and all the USB devices, and monitors attached to it will disconnect, then reconnect after a second or two. There are also times where I am on my laptop, and then the mouse or keyboard will suddenly disconnect, then reconnect. It started a few months after the purchase, but it would only happen once a day or so, not enough to really complain, just enough to be slightly bothersome. It's been happening more frequently lately though, pretty consistently a few times a day now, and sometimes 2 or 3 times in a minute, then it will be fine for a short while. I'm assuming that it has to do with overheating, since when it starts doing it frequently, if I unplug and leave it be for a few minutes, then plug it back in, it seems to work fine for a while. I do not have it covered, it sits out in the open in front of my keyboard. There is no fan or venting on it, which I have made sure of, and I have tried keeping it in several different places to try to avoid it from getting too warm, but it hasn't made a difference where its at, it still flickers several times a day. I'm looking for an new one, but I might try ordering the same one again since there aren't too many other negative reviews on this, I might have just received a poorly built one.

UPDATE 11/3/2018: So it has been a few weeks with the dock now, and it hasn't given me any trouble. I turn on the laptop, both of my 4K monitors are working fine along with the peripherals. ======================================================================= I have been a tech enthusiast for the last decade and my first week with this docking station was frustrating. My rig is an Alienware 17 R3, Win10 64 bit, 1TB NVMe M.2 2280 SSD for boot and applicaitons, 1TB SSD for storage, 32GB DDR4 RAM, 970m GPU, and i7 6700HQ CPU. The purpose of purchasing this specific docking station was for the horizontal design, USB C capability, and its 3 x 4K port connectivity. I am only utilizing 2 of the ports (HDMI and displayport) and my set up keeps switching from 4K resolution to 2048 x 1152 or 1920 x 1080. I thought this would be a simple driver issue so I uninstalled the displaylink driver I already had from my previous docking station and updated it to the most recent version. Still didn't fix the issue. So I tried a few different setups...one worked out fine with me by using the USB C portion instead of the USB 3.0 adapter alongside a Displayport to HDMI cable and HDMI to HDMI cable, both supporting 4K resolution. I haven't had any issues for the second week now and I will update. PROS +small, horizontal design +affordable (cheaper than the typical 200 dollar docking stations with USB C) +optional USB 3.0 or USB C connectivity +4 USB 3.0 ports, 2 DisplayPort, and 1 HDMI CONS -illogical design between the docking station and the computer -nonremovable USB C cable... -troublesome set up

I purchased this docking station after a cheaper one didn’t work properly. I am using it with a Dell XPS 15 9570 and have attached a 4K monitor, 2 external hard drives, Power for my laptop pad, and my Bluetooth mouse and keyboard. Overall it works great after getting it set properly. My main issue at first was that it wasn’t indicated to use DisplayPort if you want a 60hz refresh rate at 4K resolution. I was using HDMI and only getting 30hz. Once I switched over the problem was fixed. Besides needing to switch my display wire the only minor annoyance is that my computer was giving me a warning on boot that the power adaptor wasn’t Correct because the voltage was too low. While this is true, it still keeps the laptop charged so it’s a nonissue. To remove the warning you just need to go into BIOS settings on start up and turn off the power adaptor warning. Overall this is a great docking station and it definitely does the job. I like that it has support for multiple monitors as well as fast USB 3.0 to transfer data to external drives. If you are someone with a laptop that likes to use it as a desktop this is the item for you.

We got these docks at work with new Dell laptops, and I liked my work one so much that I bought one for home. It's so befuddlingly simple that I'm telling everyone I talk to to buy one. I can plug my work computer into it, and it even charges the thing by USB-C (this seems to be a Dell/Dell thing). I plug it into my Asus laptop, and it works just as well (but doesn't charge). I can even plug it into my ancient Asus Transformer 100, and everything recognizes and works just fine. Heck, I can even plug my USB-C PHONE into the thing, and use the keyboard and mouse on my phone. The one catch with the phone is that I needed to install a Displaylink mirroring app, and it doesn't automatically recognize when I plug it in like the app claims it will. The cord has an attached USB-C to USB-A adapter on it, which works well, and it also works with a USB-C to Micro USB adapter - at least as far as recognizing monitors, keyboard, mouse, etc. The only thing I have gotten to charge using the dock is my Dell (work) laptop using USB-C. I think this is a limitation in the things I'm buying rather than the dock. It's great. Dead simple, and great.

This dock is featured on the front page of the official DisplayLink website, and headlines a 2018 pamphlet alongside wireless VR. It's probably featured elsewhere on DisplayLink's website for good reason: it's probably the best solution a home user can get as a TRULY universal dock. And at a good hundred dollars less than other USB-C docks with Power Delivery. It's worked with most everything I've plugged it into, even older USB 2 devices. Just remember that you HAVE to install software from DisplayLink for this to work. Also there are some hell devices that just won't work, no matter how excellent the DisplayLink standard is for universal compatibility. An old Nexbit Robin I tried using just refused to work. Had the software installed and all set up just like other phones I tried this on...no dice. I guess Nexbit was too garbage to implement the USB standard correctly, as that is the LITERAL only way it would fail to connect right. Last thing that wouldn't work is super-old systems; DisplayLink runs off of the CPU and can get intensive to run. So make sure to test it within the return window with everything you want to connect it to! That said, there isn't another dock at this price that supports DisplayLink and Power Delivery through USB-C. Get it!

En casa tengo dos portátiles, uno para uso personal (Lenovo Yoga 920) y otro para el trabajo (Thinkpad 470P). Tengo dos monitores FHD 24" y uno central QHD 27" y mi anterior docking Wavlink no me daba más que problemas con lo USB y además solo soportaba 2 monitores y no en QHD. Con este docking se acabaron los problemas, fue conectarlo y todo funcionó a la primera. El Thinkpad puede con los tres monitores en su máxima resolución y además se carga por la conexión al dock. El Yoga no carga (es problema del Yoga) y solo puede con dos monitores. El dispositivo es discreto por su color y diseño. Por ponerle una pega, me hubiera gustado algún puerto USB más.

ひじ痛くなりません。

Il marchio Dell risponde perfettamente alle aspettative. 4 porte USB 3.1 sono un po poco, con la USB-C in aggiunta a me bastano. Il mio deve funzionare con il portatile e due monitor. Ho provato anche il vecchio portatile di 4 anni, anche con quello funziona con la porta USB 3.1 In quel caso pero non carica la batteria.

Tudo funcionando perfeitamente e para quem tem um setup grande é mais do que necessário.

The only thing that I think isn't supposed to work is using a usb-c connection to a display, you have to use the other ports, I use HDMI and it's excellent. I now only need to plug a single Usb-C cable into my laptop, which I keep on a Roost Laptop Stand (get one, you'll love it) next to a 4K screen. Perfect Home office setup! The DisplayLink app installed pretty easily, works as intended. As for the seller, it was a good price, fast shipping and good service. (I requested a tax invoice, they were fast to respond)