When the ethernet cable to connected to my thunderbolt dock, the internet is slower. When the ethernet cable is connected directly to my Thinkpad laptop, internet is faster. This is normal right?

Hi there. Yes, because the Ethernet data is sharing he USB-C connection with power, video and other USB devices, you may see some reduction in speed. I haven’t noticed much difference however my internet connection in quite slow so it trends to be the bottleneck for speed.

How about running a speedtest website?

This works for the lenovo yoga 920?

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Awesome!! So happy when I hear that these videos have helped others

Cheers David! Very glad to hear it helped.

Awesome! Glad to help. Yes, those settings are less than easy to find and set up!

Nice one! Yes, As you can tell from the videos I'm pretty happy with this purchase. Yes, I could get something lighter and more powerful for twice the cash, but for the specs I ended up with, I'm blown away by the value on the E580. Good luck with your study and I also hope whatever you choose will last you well! Thinkpads are pretty renowned for their reliability and longevity!

Yoga's aren't a bad piece of kit for study, if you ever need to reupgrade. Surfaces are the choice, but so expensive and litteral a pile of shit after 12 months as you cannot upgrade or even change the battery. Laptops are ALWAYS course dependant. As Medicine / Pharmacy the touch screen is a joy and cuts down on paper waste. The way most student condone paying for better kit, is by torrenting textbooks to afford the upgrade. Yoga's (most) work with USB-C docks. I scored my i7 Yoga (refurbished) from Grays Online for $600 with full warranty.

Nice advice. Thanks for your feedback.

How's your program now? Hope everything is well!

Awesome! So glad I could help. Yes, you don’t always get awesome documentation with this stuff so I wanted to share my experience in the hope that hat it would help others. 👍

Haha! Yes, I'm pretty easily impressed aren't I?

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I’m a big Logitech fan. Always had the best experiences with their mice, keyboards and webcams.

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Thanks my friend. Very glad to hear it.

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Hey James. Yes, should just be in your settings if you have the monitor connected via USB/USB-C?

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Thanks Bella. It’s a handy little unit. My wife is using it now for her home office.

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Haha! Love to hear that. Corporate IT departments try hard, but translating their instructions to English can be a challenge sometimes. 🙂

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So funny that I’m a Mac user now! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b6-HgK5oxqvFcas.html

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The docking station supplies the power as well as all the other connections, so you just need the docking station plugged in to power, and the single USB-C cable form the dock to your laptop. Thanks for watching and for your question.

Hey there my friend. Thanks for your kind words. Yes, you can just plug straight in while the computer is running and it will adjust the settings and connect the dock and your monitors straight away. It’s very convenient because if I’m out somewhere working I can get home, plug in, and immediately continue with what I was working on. 👍

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LIkewise my friend. Appreciate it.

Yes you can. The maximum is 3 monitors total however by the looks.

I just wanted to be sure. I'm not a really techie person and I rely heavily on KZfaq. Thank you for a quick response!

I believe the dock needs power to function at all so would need to be plugged in.

Cheers Bill. Yes, I sure can talk! I try to keep things succinct and edit my videos down but it can be challenging to find the right balance. Glad you found it useful though!

No worries my friend, you helped me out and that's what matters. It was only a comment not a complaint. Thank you for taking the time to put this out there.

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Hey there Peter. Yes, the power button on the dock can power on the laptop when completely shut down and off. This was something I wanted too, as often I will have my laptop docked with an external keyboard and mouse and don't want to open the lip just to hit the power button!

@@PeteJohnsMusic this is so cool.

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You’re very welcome. This is a super reliable little dock and is still going strong and used daily. 👍

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Yup. It supports any USB audio device via the USB ports. 👍

@@PeteJohnsMusic Great! Many thanks for the reply

I would assume that they have used the same or an improved screen. It is really good actually. Not harsh or super bright so easy on the eyes and gold colour reproduction. The only small issue with the E580 is that the viewing angle is not very wide. Has only been an issue once when the family were crowded around the laptop watching a video, but for a single user it is excellent. Hope you enjoy your new machine as much as I have mine.

@@PeteJohnsMusic Thanks for the info.

No problem. Enjoy!

Yup, WiFi and all other features are still supported.

Hey there. If you connect via a USB-C port that has both data and charging then it will charge your laptop and connect all your gear.

Hey Scott. Glad to hear it! And it’s still going strong. I use this setup for my weekly live-streams and having the two monitors and all my devices connected makes things really easy to manage.

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Whatever works for you!

I haven’t tried a monitor via USB-C sorry so not sure.

That’s odd? I’ve only used this with my Thinkpad I’m afraid.

Yeah not sure sorry. Might need some help from Lenovo.

Really good question? No idea sorry. I don’t use an Android phone. USB-C is pretty universal so you might be good?! But there are much cheaper USB-C docks.

Hey there. You’ll just need to use the headphone output and connect this to your speakers using the relevant cable. Here’s my cable guide - studiolivetoday.com/cables

Hey Bobby. That’s very strange? The cables I used were the display port types. Just making sure it has the correct connector at the docking station end?

You must use the Lenovo USB c thunderbolt cable. Ordinary cable USB c cable will not work.

@@TeeFat Wow so the wiring is different and can't find a replacement?

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Hard to troubleshoot sorry. You might need to reach out to Lenovo.

Hey there. If it has a USB-C port it may still work but it may not be compatible. You might need to look at the standard USB3.0 docking stations instead of this one doesn’t work.

@@PeteJohnsMusic hi again, ok thanks for your swift reply, it doesn't have usb c port so no choice.

@@user-wo6ge5lz3m bruh, USB 3.0 ThinkPad Dock is a great option for you

Very cool to know! Thanks for taking the time to comment.

Yeah, unfortunately it’s a bit hit and miss and dependent upon the hardware so maybe not work with non Lenovo gear.

Thank you my friend. Glad you found it useful. Feel free to reach out with any questions.

Hmmmm.... not sure sorry. I’ve only used the two display port outputs and used display port to DVI cables. HDMI should probably work the same, but if it’s not, maybe try a different connection.

@@PeteJohnsMusic Thanks for the fast reply!! I'm starting to think my cables might be malfunctioning, so maybe I'll just get new ones and see if it works out.

Hi did you find out what was wrong because I'm experiecing the same thing, please assist

Sorry! Worked out of the box for me. Maybe try a different cable or connection?

Not sure sorry? It works with my Lenovo laptop and my wife’s Lenovo tablet, both which use USB-C for power.

Hey there. Not sure sorry? Depends what monitor your have.

Some very good questions here which I'm not entirely sure on the answers to I'm afraid. I actually only have two monitors so can't really test a three monitor setup. I would imagine that you could use the HDMI out from the laptop as well as the two display port outputs? The documentation only really talks about single or dual monitors to it's hard to say. Sorry I can't be more help! If I get a third screen in my setup I'll be sure to test this out.

I've contacted support and they told me that it is possible to use the HDMI and mini-displayport at the same time as the dock displays, since it is running its own "gpu" (DisplayLink). They also confirmed me that the dock is limited to 2 display.

Since I have a Thunderbolt 3 connection on my laptop, I went up a notch with this model www.lenovo.com/ca/en/accessories-and-monitors/docking/universal-cable-docks-thunderbolt/Thunderbolt-Dock-US/p/40AC0135US This dock supports 3 screens FHD or 2 screens UHD ..the rest is the same (except it is thunderbolt 3 and may have faster transfer rates?).

Awesome! Well, not awesome that you can’t run three displays but thanks for going to the effort and finding out. I’m sure this will help others with the same questions.

Yup.

Technically any other USB-C laptop should work but I would probably go with a more generic one from Belkin or similar.

Hey there. No, wasn’t any drivers for me on Windows 10? Make sure you have any updates installed though.

You need the Lenovo USB c thunderbolt cable.

Bummer! Maybe check the latest options and settings for your operating system.

Maybe try changing out the cable?

Oh really? Might be somewhere else on later versions of Windows? Might need to Google or reach out to Lenovo.

Sounds like you don’t need this! It’s if you want additional ports, dual monitors, etc as I show in the video.

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This is very strange? The USB 3.0 dock uses the USB 3 instead of the USB-C port to connect to the laptop. From what I can see, all variations of the E580 have a USB-C port so I can't see why they wouldn't support the USB-C docking station? The USB 3 would work, but it would be a little slower and I'm assuming it wouldn't do the power pass-through that the USB-C does (as the USB-C port acts as the power port on the E580). Apologies I can't be more help. This may be a question for Lenovo if you want to confirm it 100%.

@@PeteJohnsMusic Hi, Pete. Thanks for your answer. This actually clears it up. I think their docking station matching tool is wrong. My machine does have a USB-C port just like yours, so I'll buy the USB-C dock. Cheers!

I hate to nitpick, but you seem to be confusing USB standards. _USB 3.0_ is the protocol for data transfer (software level). _USB-C_ or _USB type C_ refers to the physical shape of the connector (hardware level). The larger USB port is actually called a _USB Type A_ port. Now as for your problem, it might be a bit late now, but somebody else might find this info useful. I agree with what Pete said already, but I might as well give you some extra info. As Pete said, the USB-C port is the only way to charge the E580, so a USB type A docking station wouldn't charge your device. Do bear in mind though that your docking station actually needs to support power delivery in order to charge the laptop, so make sure to check the specs. As for the transfer speeds, on the e580 the USB-C connector is, as far as I know, 3.1 gen 2 (up to 10 Gb/s) and the Type A ports are 3.1 gen 1 (up to 5 Gb/s). But I don't really see how that would make a noticeable difference in this sort of use case.

Thanks for the clarification. I’m always happy for someone with more knowledge than me to chime in. As I admitted in these videos, I’m an audio/video guy so my tech knowledge is quite limited these days. Hey, if you saw the first video I didn’t even know what a USB-C port was! I though it was some sort of proprietary connector. 😄 Thanks again.

Not sure sorry? Perhaps they are 4K monitors and not supported together? Have you tried one at a time? And have you confirmed the compatibility of the laptop with this dock?

This docking station is only for USB-C sorry.

My screens are 1920x1080. The docking station does state that it will not support two 4K screens due to the bandwidth of the video connection over USB-C.

Thanks. Yeah I have seen that. Unfortunately it doesn't say anything about WQHD which is between FHD and UHD not to mention 4K :-)

Yeah, it would probably work, but not sure the performance would be amazing. It works really smoothly with the FHD screens but I don’t have any other resolutions to test it with sorry.

Hey there. You’ll likely need a USB-A hub instead as this model only supports USB-C laptops.

Hey there. You might need to reach out to Lenovo or someone who specialises in this sort of content.

Hey there my friend. So, no latency with keyboard, mouse or other peripherals. The one caveat is the video output. It uses a separate driver which is absolutely fine for most applications.... except gaming. It's a common problem with many docking stations sadly, but can be worked around by connecting the monitor(s) directly to the laptop and then using the dock for everything else.

Do I not have time stamps on this one? I better fix that!!

@@PeteJohnsMusic it could be but I did not scroll down

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Yeah, sorry for the delay. Not sure on this sorry?

I wouldn’t think so? 🤔

No significant latency that I’ve noticed actually. Pretty solid for video editing and audio production. Haven’t tried any sort of intense gaming so can’t comment on that, but it’s been really good in my experience.

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If you’re using a compatible ThinkPad it will manager the charging through the dock.

You would need an adapter or display port to HDMI cable.

Hey there Jason. Hmmmm.... I have plugged directly in to my router from the network port and it has worked fine. I take it that it works when you plug directly from the laptop jack? Would love to help but haven’t come across anything like this sorry.

Hmmmm….. seems odd? Sorry - didn’t have any issues like this personally.

It is for all models that use USB-C for data and power.

Thank you

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Not sure sorry. If it’s powered by USB-c then it’s likely to work but only Lenovo would be able to confirm.

Hello there my friend. This is most often due to either a faulty cable or a cable that is. It quite plugged in all the way. I would unplug and plug back in the cables to make sure they are in completely and screwed tight (if they are the type of cables which screw in). This is especially an issue with VGA and DVI cables with multiple pins. Good luck! Hope you get it sorted.

Bummer. Yeah, it’s definitely designed for Lenovo.

@@PeteJohnsMusic the reason behind it was that my laptop didn't support alt mode or something like that, although everything else works except the video