HP Docking Station for Laptop Dual Monitor and Charging Bundle - HP USB-C G5 Dock 5TW10AA / 5TW10UT / 5TW10AA#ABB with 120W Adapter + HDMI Cable + DisplayPort Cable + USB-C Cable + Microfiber Cloth

Compact and super easy to set up. Doesn't take up much space and only has a couple of cables that must be connected. Excuse the mess, but the docking station fits on the corner of my desk--unassuming.

I purchased this HP hub for the new HP laptop I purchased from Amazon. While I have no immediate need for all the cables, I am glad to have them in case an unforeseen need should come up in the future. The hub’s greatest value to me were the multiple ports at my disposal. They are an extension to the limited ports on the laptop.

Easy to set up. I use it to connect both of monitors to my laptop. It is small, easy to hide.

For the past month, I have been on a quest to reduce wiring clutter and maximize productivity at home. I have been trying to connect a Windows desktop, a Surface 4 laptop, and a Macbook Pro 2020 to my two 1080p 120hz monitors. Naturally, I quickly realized that a dock is the best way to connect a laptop to multiple monitors in a desk situation, so I went searching for a solution for my Surface 4 laptop first. The Microsoft Dock 4 was basically useless with video, so I bought a Caldigit TS3. That one managed one monitor, but nothing more. So, I decided to risk it on this HP.Disclaimer: I HATE HP products. As a government employee, I've watched dozens of HP products fail on a daily basis (especially their printers) and after multiple awful personal HP laptops back in the day, I swore I'd never buy another HP product again.And then I remembered that this dock is what we use at work for our multi-monitor setups, so I bought it and braced for failure, once again. Much to my surprise, it just...worked. I hooked up my HP work laptop first as the baseline test and it breezed through everything. No video dropout. No wonky audio.So, I took my Surface 4 laptop that my son uses and tried that out. Again, easy peasy.Encouraged but still skeptical, I decided to try the ultimate test: the Macbook. I booted it into Windows, plugged it in and VOILA IT WORKS. Boot into Mac OS? Works perfectly.I'm truly blown away and I hope it continues.

Perfect setup for work

This is very convenient for connecting a laptop to peripherals. The only thing I do not like about it is that the control cable and the power cable stick straight out of opposite sites, taking up a lot of room. I considered mounting it on the back of my hutch, but I need to access the ports for things like jump drives.

This solution solved many of my peripheral hardware connection issues

Tried a refurbished version first. Looked like new, included an HP power supply. Everything was in sealed plastic bags. Good first impression. Plugged in power supply, network cable, combo keyboard/mouse dongle, and hdmi monitor cable. When I plugged it into the laptop it was recognized as a usb device but no drivers were installed. Device hardware saw it as unknown device so it needed drivers. Screen was not displayed on monitor. No video input signal. Even did Windows update to see if it would find drivers. It didn’t. Chalked it up to defective unit. Sent it back and bought a new one that wasn’t refurbished.New one did exactly the same thing. Was recognized as usb device, no drivers, no monitor screen. Unknown device. Monitor kept saying no video input signalTested monitor by plugging it directly into laptop. It worked perfectly.Really wanted this to work because it was the only docking station that also says it charges a laptop while in use. Returned this one too. BTW, nothing in setup instructions about needing drivers but I did check HP’s support website and found nothing for this model of dock.Bought a generic docking station for far less money and a generic laptop power supply with multiple laptop adapters, total paid was around $90 less. PM me if you want details.Your mileage may vary but I certainly wasn’t impressed by this product. My recommendation is to pass on this, not worth the hype or cost.