Anker Prime Docking Station (DL7400), 14-Port Triple Display with DisplayLink, 140W Max, Smart Display, Triple 4K 60Hz, Cooling Fan, for macOS and Windows (The Latest DisplayLink Driver Required)

Great product, worth to buy
The docking station works great. The external style gives me the good memory of those days with the radio stations. I can easily adjust the different clock face or check the charging status of each USB port. I have both Mac and Windows laptop need to be used and both can drive 3 display very smooth. No any issue found. It also has enough power to charge multiple device at same time. It charged my laptop and phones very quick. This is a great product to be recommended.

Worked with linux before but broken suddenly after a few days
Worked great for one day with a macbook, linux laptop, and windows computer.After a couple days it still works with the macbook albeit a little funky because its a bit slow and seems to be using some sort of “screen recording” way to display on the external monitor.When connecting to the linux laptop now it keeps saying that my displaylink driver is not detected or out of date. It was working a few days ago just fine and the laptop works well with every other device that uses displaylink for outputting to a monitor. The displaylink driver is up to date with the latest available.This is very frustrating that for the price being charged, this dock works worse than other options that are less than 1/3 the price.

It works perfectly!
Solid product. I’ve gone thru several different brands of docking stations over the years and they usually end in frustration or having to accept something wacky to make it work. This product delivers as promised, it works and it works really well. Make sure to download the display link app to each pc you are adding to the dock and everything else is seamless.

Love Wukong
Awesome limited edition product finish, I loved the game and have been looking into a dock for a while so I had to get this when I say it. I had my macbook air connected to my dual monitors and running flawlessly in about 20ish minutes, SSD speeds are great using the dock, have my mouse/keyboard plugged into the rear with no issues

I was worried that I might have issues using this in my home office with my work laptop as I’m unable to download and run any drivers without my work’s IT Department.However, I plugged it into the electrical wall outlets for power and plugged the USB-C into my laptop and it charged my laptop, and my 2 external monitors worked as well without needing any driver downloads.1 monitor is 4K and the other external monitor is 1080p.I like how with the dial, I can move to a screen that shows me that information.I like the screen showing me the time as the default Screensaver.I use one of the USB-c ports on the front to connect to another USB hub which has 2 USB-A dongles for my wireless keyboard and mouse.I believe there is another driver that can be installed that is optional to give even more customization options and the ability to upgrade firmware.For my relatively simple usage of needing a traditional docking station to power my laptop and extend my laptop’s display to 2 external monitors, it does the job well.

This is a DisplayLink dock, so it will absolutely require the DisplayLink driver. I tested the three display output and none of them work without the DisplayLink Manager running. Some other dock I tested has a Hybrid USB Alt Mode and DisplayLink support so at least one monitor would be functional if the DisplayLink Manager is not active. This is not the case here. None of the display will work without the Display Link Manager running.There are two important things to know about the DisplayLink dock. First, it’s only for productivity. The DisplayLink technology basically encodes the video and sends it through a data stream over USB. The encoding process adds latency, can cause artefacts, there could be drop frames if there is not enough bandwidth, takes CPU cycles and takes some system memory. If you start a game, the GPU will render to VRAM but then the frame buffer will have to be copied back to system memory for the DisplayLink to encode the frame and send it over USB to the dock. The end result is a very laggy and inconsistent framerate. Second, HDCP playback is not guaranteed. It will depend on your OS and a bunch of other factors. On Mac OS, you will get a black screen if you play a movie on Netflix.The only advantage of a DisplayLink dock is that it can bypass hardware limitations. For example, the MacBook Air M1 can have at most one external display, but if it is hooked to a DisplayLink dock, it can have multiple displays. In this case, it can have three.Note that all of the advantages and disadvantages above are not unique to this dock. The same is true for all DisplayLink docks.The set of ports on this dock is pretty decent. There are 2 x USB-C 10Gbps, 1 x USB-C 5Gbps, 2 x USB-A 5Gbps, 1 x USB-A 2.0, 1 x 2.5Gbps Ethernet, 2 x HDMI, 1 x Display Port, SD Card slot, and a headphone jack. This is not Thunderbolt speed, but for office work, it’s plenty fast.I used it for the past two weeks. For the most part, it works well enough. I did have a bit of stuttering at the beginning, but it fixed itself after a few days. I didn’t update drivers or firmware, so the only thing I can think of is that I was running low on memory. My big issue, however, is that I can’t watch any Netflix, Prime Video, or Disney+. I use a Mac, and HDCP is not supported over DisplayLink on Mac.The thing that is very unique to the Anker Prime dock is the integrated power supply, the OLED display, and the companion Anker Dock App. As opposed to other docks that have a large power brick, the power supply is integrated in the Anker Prime. It makes the dock heavy and stable. The downside is that such a strong power supply requires cooling, so there is a fan in the dock. The Anker Dock App is available for Windows and Mac. It will let you monitor the USB power output and change some settings directly. For example, you will be able to change screen resolution, refresh rate, and screen orientation. The OLED display is used to show USB power, USB speed, display resolution, and system temperature.Overall, unless you absolutely need a triple display setup, you are okay with all of the downsides of DisplayLink, and you really want that OLED display, I wouldn’t recommend this dock. There are better options at a lower price available.