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    Thunderbolt 3 Dock / 3-Monitor support

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Meetloaf13, May 22, 2016.

  1. Meetloaf13

    Meetloaf13 fear the MONKEY!!!

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    I'm looking for a Thunderbolt 3 Dock that supports 3 monitors. Preferably, it would have at least 2 DisplayPorts.

    Anyone know of good ones? I'm having trouble finding any.

    Thanks!
     
  2. wezley_91

    wezley_91 Notebook Guru

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    Hi, not sure if you are still looking for a TB3 Dock. I've been looking around heaps lately. I think the HP ZBook Thunderbolt 3 Docks might work for you? Have you tried any or found something else that worked? I'm interested in your experience.
     
  3. mvalpreda

    mvalpreda Notebook Evangelist

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    I am looking for the same thing. I am looking to upgrade my Dell 7470 to a 7480. With that I lose the Dell dock support and move to TB3. Have 3 places all set up with 2x full size DisplayPort so I need to buy 3 of these!

    I think the one that will fit the bill is the Lenovo TB3 Dock. Seems to hit all my check boxes.
    https://www.macrumors.com/2016/12/28/lenovo-thinkpad-thunderbolt-3/
    The ThinkPad Thunderbolt 3 dock includes a Thunderbolt 3 port, two DisplayPort options, HDMI, VGA, Gigabit Ethernet, a headphone jack, and five USB-A 3.0 ports, with one that is always powered. The company said that users can connect as many as three displays to the Thunderbolt 3 dock, with two coming off the dual DisplayPort streams, and another connected to an extra Thunderbolt 3 output. One display will get up to a 3840 x 2160 resolution at 60Hz, while two displays will have the same resolution at 30Hz. In terms of power, the dock comes with a 135W adapter, with up to 65W of power to a connected laptop.

    The HP dock @wezley_91 mentioned does look like it would hit all those boxes as well....but uses a TB3/power cable that looks molded. Probably best to use with an HP machine called out on their site
    http://www8.hp.com/us/en/workstations/zbook-dock.html#&pd1=1
     
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    I saw the Dell TB16 and it looks decent. I think it bugs me that it has so many video connections. I like the ones with 2x full size DisplayPort. Irked enough that I would need to buy so many new docks, then I need to buy some new cables as well!
     
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    Yeah, I already have all the cables, haha. But I'm guessing they did that to accommodate as many people as possible.
     
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    I'm sure that is the case. I don't have to like it though. :p
     
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    Broke down and picked up 2x TB16s. Had to get a couple of miniDP to DP cables from Amazon.....but so far I am happy. No disconnection issues with my 7480 or 7370.
     
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