Customer Ratings & Reviews

Slim, sleek, and doesn’t take much space. Has all the ports you need to run 2 monitors.

I first picked up the IOGear version of this dock which was a little more and it worked but stopped working after a few weeks of use for reasons unknown. Tried updating the firmware and drivers to no avail. I saw this one and was hesitant due to the price but I’m glad I went with this one, it worked and all my monitors work without issue. A few months and no issues. While you do not need to install drivers for this dock, it is strongly recommended that you do so that your system can recognize all of the ports and displays easily.

Purchased this J5Create Docking Station for our MacBook Air. The rep in the Apple section of our store recommended it and the clean, slim line design was appealing. I followed the simple instructions and was still having trouble connecting the other monitors. J5Create does not mention that they have a YouTube channel with “How to” videos for troubleshooting however they do and after finding these it made this product very easy to use. We ended up purchasing another one for our other PC computer and it works great.

This allows me to run 4 screens (max): 2-HDMI (or 1-HDMI, 1-DVI), 1 VGA, and the laptop screen. it eats up about .4gb of memory running but worth it; CPU idles at 2% with no apps running. The Vga is a little fuzzy but still worth it and I'm running intel 630 graphics with shared memory on the laptop. Overall very impressive. with all the options.

Solid docking station so far. No issues with multi screens and plenty of ports. Definitely more bang for the buck compared to Microsoft’s suggested station which has fewer ports.

I like the design of this dock. It is out of sight, and it is simple to set up. However, I use a dual monitor system, and for some reason, oftentimes one of the monitors does not receive a signal, which results in the loss of the monitor. I have found that unplugging and replugging in the monitor HDMI cable to the dock will usually resolve the problem. Like anything else, I’m happy with it when it works, and not so much when it doesn’t.

This docking station is perfect for power users and people who want two screens with the use of a laptop. Was easily able to hookup my work computer via USB C and get my 2 monitors, mouse and keyboard working on it with no issues. You will need to install software for it to work on your computer, so if your work organization doesn't allow that you should ask your workplace if they provide docking stations before purchasing.

This item was purchased as a gift for my wife, and replaces an earlier dock she had. The dock she had before had issues with falling out of the ports on the side of the MacBook Pro because it was not tight enough, and also had issues with not enough ports. This j5Create dock solved every single one of those problem, plus takes up zero space on the desk since it sits under the front of the MacBook Pro. Frankly, its the perfect dock for a permanent style dock.

This adapter is not compatible with the 2021 MacBook Pro/M1 Big Sur. The usb ports work, but hdmi and display port functionality cannot work because of adapter hardware incompatibility with Apple M1 Silicon. This is the manufacture’s response received 29 days after my initial support email. “Unfortunately, j5create driver-based display adapters and docking stations (like the JCD543) are not fully compatible with M1 Chip Mac computers at this time. This is because M1 Macs use an entirely different processor architecture that does not allow our drivers to properly install. “ The outside packaging makes no mention of this, nor did the Best Buy associate. I am stuck with a very expensive USB adapter. Not happy.

Okay product for the intended use. Slik design and ease of use.

easy to set up and does what I need to do. I use a surface laptop and was able to extend it to my dual monitor setup. Think a fair price would be $100.

Sleek. Updated quickly and it work amazingly. Increases the laptop, so that there is space beneath it and is air cooled.

Good docking station at a great price. Shape gives a nice spot to rest laptop and has extra video port. Coworker has previous generation too-that one is 4 years old and working fine.

Excellent value for this laptop dock. Easy to use. Very portable. More than enough ports to handle most users needs.

This is a good docking station for the most part. It is a cheaper docking station, but is good for my multi-monitor and work laptop workstation at home.

meets my needs, but d orsnt always accept usb plug-ins. For the price it works well and enables me to plug usb and hdmi into my laptop that has no such drives.

Not as user friendly as i had hoped but for the price it works great

works great. gives all the hookups I need and prob more. One star markdown because it gets a little warm though its prob expected.

Have several like this. This does better than a couple of the others that do not connect on regular basis with USB 3. This seems to recognize the USB on pretty regular basis

This adapter is good because it offers a lot of options but did not work in my older MacBook which I wish I had realized