Microsoft Surface Thunderbolt 4 Dock
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Thanks for the tip, according to our information the connections are: 165 W power supply (up to 96 W throughput power) Thunderbolt™ 4 cable with LED charging indicator (80 cm) 1 front USB-A port (USB 3.1 Gen 2, 7.5 W) 1 front USB-C port® (USB 4 Thunderbolt™ 4) with activated video display (15 W) 2 rear USB-A ports (USB 3.1 Gen 2, 7.5 W) 2 rear USB-C® ports (USB 4 Thunderbolt™ 4, video display enabled, 15 W) 1 Ethernet (2.5 Gbit/s) 3.5 mm audio socket Mounting option for security lock (compatible with Kensington) Nut for desk mounts
The Thunderbolt 4 connection supports two external 4K displays with a maximum frequency of 60 Hz and the USB-C connection supports one external 4K display with a maximum frequency of 60 Hz. You can find more details here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/surface-dock-whats-new#references
Check the cable connections and make sure that they are all firmly connected. Update the firmware of your router and the drivers of your Surface Thunderbolt 4 Dock. I hope this helps! 😊
We use a Surface Laptop and now a ThinPad on the Thundebolt 4 dock with an older Samsung monitor, which has a DVI connection, and an HP 27" monitor via DVI. We connected the Samsung via the adapter from Lindy (Lindy USB 3.1 C to multi-AV converter, available from Digitec). Works perfectly. The HP with an AV cable directly from USB to DVI also works well. I can't say whether your setup will work, but I think the Thunderbolt 4 is quite tolerant. Otherwise, with the Lindy you would have the option of connecting different connector types. Good luck!
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Hi Yes, I have a Dell Ultrasharp 40 inch U4025QW connected. Everything works perfectly.
The easiest way is to use a direct cable. Such as Delock USB Type C - DisplayPort (2 m, DisplayPort, USB Type C)
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Microsoft also provides firmware updates for docks. Perhaps an update will help. About the firmware update: https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/surface/aktualisieren-von-surface-dock-58d8723e-eae8-5e8d-c295-f870f7703633#bkmk_sd3
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Yes, works with all features without any problems.
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You can certainly, but it also depends on the laptop whether it can cope with the size of the monitor and the resolution of the monitor.
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No, there is only one cable meant for connection to the source device (the one coming out of the side, which is permanently connected to the dock) To be honest, I have never heard of a Thunderbolt switch. You‘re probably gonna have to live with replugging your cable to the next laptop. Maybe Reddit has an idea.
Haven't had any problems so far. Firmware can only be updated via Windows, but that's not really important for a dock. So yes, I have no problems with M1 Pro.
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I use the docking station with a Dell laptop and with a Mac Mini, just plug it in. I have connected 2 monitors and various USB A and USB C devices to it.
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80cm
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I have it in operation with a Macbook Air (2022). Seems to work so far (display, USB peripherals), only the 3.5mm audio output is not (yet) recognised on the Macbook. On my Surface Book 2, the audio output was recognised correctly. Firmware is up to date according to Windows Update.
It's the throughput that you get via a 5G tower, for example, these values usually always fluctuate a little if the speed is measured via fibre, there are always fluctuations there too. I always measure the speed with the fast.com website, which I find more ideal than the other usual websites, but a router that could also offer an internal speed test, for example, would then of course measure directly at the source.
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Unfortunately, the manufacturer does not specify the weight of the power supply unit, which has a C13 power cable. Enclosed you will find a helpful unboxing, which shows everything important: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC3K6JSGrfs&ab_channel=MicrosoftExpertZoneDACH
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