Lenovo Thinkpad Ultra Dock 40A80045US USB 3.0, USB 2.0, HDMI, Display Port

This is a LENOVO docking station that works very well with legacy LENOVO Laptops. Our child's school computer is a 2021 LENOVO IdeaPad3 which is used for virtual school. Recently it has been having occasional WIFI issues. Unfortunately, the computer has been having occasional WIFI issues, and there is no Ethernet port on the computer. In fact, we already have a port expander on it to accommodate all of the various peripherals connected to it. I did not want to add a USB to the ethernet connected to a hub connected to the laptop solution here. So we wanted to find a USB 3 docking port that we could use and provide Ethernet through that. This little docking port allowed us to clean up the computers act here. We used all of the USB ports on the dock, and now have an Ethernet and I guess a second monitor port if needed.The dock is very compact. The cable to attach it is quite short but still works for us. However, it was challenging as the USB ports on the Ideapad are on the LHS only, and the Monitor is on the RHS so that's a challenge with the short cable as we use the laptop screen as well as a large 20" monitor as well. That aside everything connected and was found after reboot. The docking port has an on-off switch so make sure to turn it on! The Thinkpad logo has a little red LED (dot) to indicate power. The dock also has the ability to mount it to a wall or cabinet if needed, a nice touch. In our testing, there have been no issues with the connectivity, and the device has nicely grouped all the cables up, and now sits under the monitor. This was rather expensive considering the performance (no USBC) but that's actually what I needed, and this style of dock is fast disappearing. Sometimes on the trailing edge of technology the cost curve goes up. You just have to accept that there is limited supply of these devices now and bit the bullet. I know I did and I don't regret it.The quality is top-notch. Everything was present and correct. It's easy to hook up - just remember to turn it on! Recommended, yes without reservation at all.

Lenovo offers two different USB docking stations. I chose this one as it seemed to offer the most flexibility.I purchased it to add dual+ monitors to a brand new X1 Carbon. In the process, I could not get the second monitor to work on the standard HDMI lead. Long story short... apparently the X1 had a problem in the system board with a non-functional HDMI capability (neither the physical port nor the 'software port' from the dock would work), which Lenovo took care of, no problem (I'm impressed with them on two counts: a) having Atlanta-based dial-in support for the X1 and b) being able to use a local Office Depot for carry-in service - this is apparently a new thing and only available in a few cities, but fortunately Austin was one of them).Once I got the X1 (sexy beast that it is) back, I discovered that one of the monitors' HDMI out didn't work. Sigh. I found a cable that let me use another connection from the monitor and voila! I now have a dual display set up.Of course, NONE of this was the dock's fault. It worked and continues to work perfectly.Lesson learned: it is possible to have multiple errors, and it is important to carefully isolate, test and prove what is actually happening. (I had a 3rd monitor with fully functional HDMI out that I used to test the X1 - it worked fine on a Dell workstation I have, but it was no-go on the X1.)

My ThinkPad Yoga 1st Gen is almost 4 years old. It works well for my needs, but I wanted to use 2 monitors. This little dock does the trick. It is genuine Lenovo. Once I attached my monitors and plugged it in, the correct driver downloaded and I can now run both monitors plus my laptop screen all at the same time. As others have mentioned, this dock does not charge a laptop, so you still have 1 extra power cord. This is the perfect solution for me. It is small, so I can tuck it in a corner on my desk.

I was fortunate to be able to buy this item as an open box item and saved a bit of money. Even if I had not, I would have bought this item and found that it did exactly what it purported to do. I connected all of the various peripherals into a single location which could be connected to the laptop (in this case a Lenovo FLEX 4-1570 with a single USB 3.0 cable from the dock to the computer. I understand that others have complained about the lack of the ability of the dock to charge the computer but that was not an issue for me and, frankly, the cost of a second charging cable is so insignificant that it should not be an issue for others. What sold me was the fact that I downloaded and installed the driver from the Lenovo support site first and then with all cables (including an HDMI to be able to connect my desktop monitor [larger than the laptop monitor of course], with other docks not having an HDMI port) I plugged in the USB 3.0 cable and everything worked perfectly -- printers, ethernet, external hard drive, etc. -- essentially making the laptop a CPU when I am sitting at my desk. But I must admit that I first checked with Lenovo to see which docks would best work with this laptop.