I am in the market for a Thunderbolt 3 (USB-c) docking station. I haven't looked too hard yet but I do see a large range of prices and a lot of manufacturers I am not familiar with. I also have little experience with the types of problems that are common with these docking stations. Most of the negative reviews I have seen discuss incompatibilities with older laptops. My laptop has 2x Thunderbolt 3 ports that supports 2x external 4K monitors. My laptop's 87 watt charger attaches through the Thunderbolt port.
The minimum features I need are as follows:
87 watt power delivery to the laptop
2x 4K HDMI outputs
2x USB A 3.1 ports (5GB/s)
2x USB A 2.0 ports (480MB/s) (extra USB 3.1 ports would negate the need for the slower 2.0 ports)
Nice to have features include
1x USB C port
SD and micro SD car readers
Mic and headphone ports
Network (RJ-45) port
What I am finding is that many adapters that can deliver power to the computer are limited to 65 watts. Those with dual HDMI ports seem to forego the SD card readers. Many dual output models have one HDMI and one DisplayPort. I don't use DisplayPort, I want dual HDMI. If you know of one that has all of the above, please point it out. I realize that I could just get a unit with lots of extra USB ports and add adapters for the card readers and other functions but this just makes my desk messier. I didn't think I would have such a hard time finding this.
The minimum features I need are as follows:
87 watt power delivery to the laptop
2x 4K HDMI outputs
2x USB A 3.1 ports (5GB/s)
2x USB A 2.0 ports (480MB/s) (extra USB 3.1 ports would negate the need for the slower 2.0 ports)
Nice to have features include
1x USB C port
SD and micro SD car readers
Mic and headphone ports
Network (RJ-45) port
What I am finding is that many adapters that can deliver power to the computer are limited to 65 watts. Those with dual HDMI ports seem to forego the SD card readers. Many dual output models have one HDMI and one DisplayPort. I don't use DisplayPort, I want dual HDMI. If you know of one that has all of the above, please point it out. I realize that I could just get a unit with lots of extra USB ports and add adapters for the card readers and other functions but this just makes my desk messier. I didn't think I would have such a hard time finding this.