Kensington SD1500 USB-C Mobile Docking Station with HDMI/VGA, USB 3.0 & Gigabit Ethernet (K33969WW)

Seems to work well with LG Gram 13 2017 (13Z970).At first, it could only power the laptop and work as USB hub — neither HDMI nor DisplayPort worked. But then I found that there is firmware updating tool on Kensington website.After downloading it and updating firmware both HDMI and DisplayPort worked well. I can get 4K video @60hz through DisplayPort.

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VERY POOR CONNECTIONS - The connectors of any kind seem to be very loose and not firm. I believe this has been causing multiple problems with video and data interruptions across all ports.VERY POOR DATA THROUGHPUT - There are 3 USB 3.0 ports on this dock. It seems that data rate is shared across these ports. So, an external HDD attached to one port will see 30MB/s (that's a limitation of the device, not the USB spec). Connect two similar devices and performance drops to 15MB/s. With three: it drops to less than 10MB/s.About 3 years later, the device has finally, completely failed. Two of the connectors will no longer accept any cables. So, it's garbage. DO NOT BUY.I would recommend the Rayrow 13-in-1 hub which you can find here on Amazon for about $59. Works perfectly and flawlessly right out of box.

This review is for the SD1500 mobile "docking station". At the time of this post (8/2016), all of the previous reviews were of the larger Kensington docking station and not really comparable. This compact device is more accurately a multi-function USB-C adapter than a docking station. It does not require a power brick and thus cannot provide power to the PC. This was fine for my use since my Yoga 900 doesn't support power over USB type C connection anyway, so the Yoga has to be plugged into its own power.The integrated USB-C cable is only about 3 inches long, so it makes cable management of all attached devices difficult if you would like them hidden on your desk. I ended up velcro-ing it to the side of my desk (so there would be no strain from the weight on my notebook's USB-C port).There is no separate audio output port on the SD1500, but sound can be passed through to the monitor via HDMI. The Gigabit Ethernet connection and VGA output works just fine.You do need a PC capable of alternate USB DisplayPort mode in order to pass through the video. I have the HDMI connected to a Benq HD monitor which works nicely at either 1080P or 2560x1460 @60hz. I did not test a 4K display, but would be wary of flicker since it can only support 30hz refresh at that resolution.I still have trouble with losing the video to the external monitor after the PC resumes from sleep mode. Simply unplugging the SD1500 from the PC and plugging it back gets the video back. Kind of annoying though.I did talk to Kensington about it, to see what support they could offer in solving this. After an initial phone call to India which didn't help much, I raised an online case. It's been a week now, and no response from them. So far, I would rate their support as quite bad.Overall, I like this little mobile adapter - especially since I can easily take it with me for external presentations using VGA or HDMI projectors. As a desktop docking station, it just isn't well designed for that and I am looking for a better solution for my desk.EDIT (4/2018) - while it worked well enough for my needs for almost 2 years, I have just replaced it due to a serious malfunction. Windows is constantly displaying a error message every few seconds saying that "Power Surge on the USB Port - The Generic SuperSpeed USB Hub has exceeded the power limits of its hub port". The hub itself was the problem, even with nothing plugged into it. Following all the Microsoft troubleshooting tips did not fix the issue. Replacing it with a new, even less expensive USB-C port replicator did.

I've used this on both a 13" Dell XPS and a 13" 2016 Macbook Pro. I had lots of issues with this dock while I was using it with the Dell. Eventually I got it to work the way I expected after a couple calls with Kensington support. However, it was still sketchy off and on. Really slow USB throughput speeds sometimes, graphics issues other times. Later I got the Macbook Pro, which I've been using it on for the last year, and it works flawlessly. Maybe my troubleshooting steps cleared the issue on the dock itself, maybe it just plays nicer with the Macbook Pro due to more standard specs on the MBP? I am not sure what the reason is, and it's especially odd since this dock came out before the MBP did, so it's not like they built with the MBP in mind. I just know that this plays nicely with the MBP and not as well consistently with the Dell.I'm using the USB ports for I/O into another hub as well as to charge/sync my iphone. I also use the Displayport and Ethernet at all times. I also utilize the power delivery for single plug functionality. The dock allows me to simply plug one cable in to dock, and one cable out to go remote. I like this dock a lot and it performs exactly as expected for my MBP. No issues for the past 10 months. One star off because of the quirky, inconsistent behavior prior to that with the Dell.