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The Hiearcool Docking Station is a versatile 14-in-1 solution designed for professionals who demand seamless connectivity and high performance. With support for quadruple displays and a wide range of compatible devices, it enhances productivity and collaboration while ensuring stable performance with smart cooling technology.
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It really works with my new Intel MacBook Pro 16â with dual monitors
I really had my doubts about this but this little gem works perfectly! And, to be honest, it works better than it should. Other than the new MacBook, everything else Iâm using is embarrassingly old. Iâm using dual monitors that donât even have HDMI â Iâm using pretty cheap old adapters to go from DVI to HDMI on one and VGA to HDMI on the other. I also plug in an external webcam so I can close my MacBook lid (the camera, actually, is pretty new). I also plug in a Jabra external conference call speaker/mic. AND, because I wanted more USB ports, I plugged in an old cheap 3-port USB hub! Lastly, the SD card reader works with my SD cards just fine. Now, the unit does get warm but not as warm as the MacBook does. Like I said, I canât believe this has all been totally plug and play â the Mac even recognizes the things I plug into the USB hub hanging off the docking station! Itâs been only a week but...GEEZ, this thing has more than exceeded my expectations! I run dual monitors, Zoom calls make up the bulk of my 12-hour workdays, and this unit doesnât miss a beat. I had one scare when I first plugged in my external camera â it would switch off every couple of minutes. Restarting the MacBook fixed that right away and I remembered that the camera did that with my first laptop as well. I also run Win10 via Parallels and nothing seems to phase this unit. I hope itâs got a long life ahead of it! Bottom line....BUY THIS THING!4/3/21 -- Well, the 2nd HDMI port has gone bad after just a 10 days or so. I've eliminated the possibility of the issue being the monitor or cable since I swapped both and still no joy while my monitor #1 will work in either port. I'm going to return and replace with another unit tomorrow and see if it is just a one-off issue.4/5/21 -- UPDATE -- So, I believe the monitor failure issue was (you probably guessed it!) MY FAULT! Remember, in my first installment of this review, I'd hung another cheap old USB hub off one of the USB ports to get more USB port availability? Well, that seems to have been the issue. I just overtaxed the unit beyond what it was designed to do. I was STILL able to configure a way to get what I wanted! I had to ditch the old USB A-based hub that was causing the issue and was able to replace it with a USB C-based hub that I found here on Amazon for about $10. Using the USB-C port to hang this new hub off of does NOT show any issues at all. NOW...I'm about to replace my old 24" monitors with brand new 27" 4K monitors to REALLY push this little dock to its limits! I will post my results within the next couple of days. Some of you might be wondering why I don't step up to their larger dock that offers a few more ports. I really considered that but it only uses one USB-C port on the MacBook Pro. I'm more confident in docks that use TWO USB-C ports on the MacBook Pro especially when using dual monitors. Now, I haven't tested the one-port models but that's my opinion. At this point, though, I would still say this is one awesome little dock!
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Adding external and extended displays
I bought this to add two displays to my 2020 MacBook Pro. I've bought several different types of docking adapters that claimed to support multiple displays, but did not work well. I can report that I've been using this for several months and it works great!The MacBook, of course, has very limited outputs, just one Thunderbolt port in addition to the Thunderbolt port used for the power cord, so you need an adapter. This display takes over both of the Thunderbolt ports and provides the same functionality through its ports.I work online all day. I use two 27" 1920x1080 (FHD) displays, and keep the MacBook open in the middle. So this is a 3-display setup. This allows me to manage the call, or to present, using the MacBook display while having one monitor for email, Slack and other messaging, and another monitor to search and read documents, my notes, schedule or other distractions! So I wanted "extended" displays, where all displays are unique, and can be organized side-by-side (the mouse moves across all displays). Most adapters only did "mirrored" displays, which means one or more of the big monitors is a copy of the laptop display. Not useful for me.For me, this adapter smoothly supports these two HDMI displays, a micro-USB security key (Yubikey), power cord and USB camera. I like that this adapter is small and has a flexible cord. You can place the adapter behind the laptop, alongside, turned outwards, etc. This makes it easier to reach the cords and when you're working on a small table. I was surprised at how much I liked this feature.I also use this when away from home and I need to plug into someone else's display setup or TV.I found that a USB wireless mouse and wireless keyboard did not work well with this adapter, but then it also didn't work well plugged directly into the MacBook, so I presume that's not the adapter's fault. I had to shift to using a bluetooth keyboard and mouse. As such, I really did not need a whole lot of ports on the adapter, this was just enough.Adapter has stayed cool. It's plugged in continuously and driving the displays about 10 hrs/day.I also liked that the style of the adapter was consistent with my MacBook.
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