This Mac dock gives me lag-free dual displays with no sketchy drivers - for $150
StarTech Driverless Dual 4K USB4 Universal Docking Station4.5 / 5Very good
pros and cons
- Powerful dock in the $150 price category
- Full support for dual-display 4K at 144Hz
- Pro-grade dock that doesn't scream expensive, so perfect in a commercial environment.
- Only M4 Pro/Max and M5 Macs get the full 4K at 144Hz dual-display experience
- M1 and M2 Macs only get mirroring
- M3 Macs get a limited experience.
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You rock up to a job with your MacBook to get some serious dual-display work done. You plug your computer into the dock on the desk, only to be given an option that's faced many Mac owners in recent years -- download and install a random driver, or live with a mirrored version of your MacBook on another display.
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