Thanks for this. There is very little info about these docks. I spent many days trying to get a WD19S to work reliably with a Precision 7560. I even had a Dell tech investigate, he couldn't fix the problem even after a swap to a brand new motherboard (under warranty). In the end all he could suggest was a WD19DC, which comes with a 240w PSU instead of 180w for the WD19S. A quarter of a kilowatt for a laptop! The WD19DC didn't work at first, even after FW and driver updates. The BIOS kept complaining that the dock was underpowered and that it didn't support 2 docks connected simultaneously (there was only ever the 19DC - I gave up on the 19S months ago). Ethernet wouldn't connect through the dock at all. Finally I cleared the old logs from the BIOS, and since that it has all worked perfectly! Bonkers! It's a bit worrying that after all this, most of the time only one of the dual-connector LED's is lit, which shows only one is charging at up to 130w, exactly the same as the WD19S did when it momentarily worked. But it's normal behaviour: as far as I can work out, 2 LED's only appear when the load demands it. The one that's lit seems to be random. It starts with both lit, then turns off one. One other thing: I have 2 x yellow lights on the dock ethernet port, which I think you said = 100mbs. The other end of the cable is plugged into a Netgear hub that shows the link running at 1gbps. I too miss the tray-type dock I had with my old Precision M4500. Wires sticking out the side is a horrible kludge, and those fragile USB-C connectors are soldered direct to the Precision motherboard - no easily-serviceable sub assembly :(

Brother, THANK YOU for this in-depth video. These new Dell docks seem to be the first non-crappy "next gen" docks.

Thank you so much!! I was looking everywhere for something like this!!

Very detailed infomation! Thank you so much!

Thank you very much for sharing. It does help me a lots.

dude dell needs to send you free docks.. i seriously had zero expectation of learning anything but learned a few things from you.. thanks man.. if anyone from dell is here... dude where the hell is your list of docks? or if anyone knows where i can find a complete list of dell docks..

Just purchased this bad boy today. I think it a a little overkill for what I need but I’d rather have too much than not enough. Two 27 inch monitors running at 1080p and my dell laptop - three screens in total for software Development so I purchased this docking station mainly for the extra USB slots plus display ports

Recently bought 1. Would the 2 type c (DP) work on laptops with no type c DP port? Is a type c to usb adapter work?

Can I use it with other brand computers?

I connected my 5515 to the WD19DC with dual external monitors but I continue to get a duplicate screen when I have to manually detect every time. How can I remedy this?

Thanks for sharing this wonderful information. May I ask thing please as I have Dell precision 3541 having one USB c port that charge the laptop. Should it be fine if I unplugged my laptop charger as the laptop is charing wich dock or if I plugin in laptop charger with dock charging does it cause any harm? Thank You.

Does it works with ThinkPad laptops ??

There’s only 3 USB-A Ports, can you recommend a good USB Hub that works great with this? ...And also which port would be the best port to plug the Hub into? Plug it into the front USB-A Port or plug it into one of the Thunderbolt connections?

Can the phone be charged when the laptop is disconnected or shutdown?

Hello, thanks for this video! I would like to know if I can using the display port type-c for connecting my monitor using its usb type-c for pass through video and data: data becouse my monitor has 2 usb type-a. Thank you

Wow! One of the most comprehensive I.T. info videos I've seen. How does the docking station transmit data from the ethernet connection? Through WiFi or USB-C? Thank you!

So I'm guessing this won't work with other laptops, just DELL ?

Hello there, Sir! My monitors have HDMI ports and not Display Ports. If I buy an HDMI-DP cable, or use an adapter on my HDMI cable which transforms one end to a Display Port, and I use it this way, should it interfere with anything? Would it still charge my laptop and share the video? Or do I have to change to monitors with Display Ports? Thank you in advance!

Hi Thanks for the very informative video. I have a question though, may be you can help. I have an Alienware M17 R2 gaming laptop and a Dell D6000 universal Dock station; right now I'm not getting any power to my Laptop through the Dock, I have to connect the actual power supply to the laptop while connected to the Dock so I can use the ports in it. Dell support is telling me I can use the WD19DC dock with my laptop and it will provide power to it, but looking at your video, looks like this dock has 2 USB-C cables, my laptop only has 1 USB-c port....my question is, in order to supply power to my Alienware laptop do I need to connect both USB-C connectors at once? In other words, is this Dock compatible power-wise with my Alienware? Thanks.

Which Dell laptop are you using, please?

Hi i am in the market for a Dell WD19 ( not WD19DC) or a WD19TB. What would be the best place to purchase this in South Africa? And is it worth looking at the older WD15?

Is this docking station fully compatible with MacBook Pro 13" M1?

Hi, after years of use you would recommend it?

hello what charger chargers the dock?

what is the difference between WD19DCS and WD19DC ?

What happens when I connect two laptops to it?

windows 11 will remember the display setting

25cm?