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Some notes on finding a USB-C dock for my MacBook Pro M1 Max with multiple USB-C / Thunderbolt monitor outputs

Posted by jpluimers on 2026/11/09

I had two desk places at home: one smaller “overflow” desk on the first floor (north side) where guests can temporarily work and which my better half and me use during very hot days, and the main desk in my office at the top floor (my better half has their own on the same floor) for autumn through start of summer.

The smaller desk has a two 30-inch WQXGA (2560 * 1600) monitor setup (of which one – a trusty Dell 3008WFP supports all my retro hardware as it has so many display connections ¹, the other a Iiyama ProLite XB3070WQS with better CCFL but less connections ²)

Since I didn’t want to have to plug in many connectors at once in my Apple Silicon based M1 Max powered MacBook Pro, I needed a dock.

The cool thing: the dock doesn’t need additional drivers, like the DisplayLink ones mentioned below, on my MacBook model.

These were the contenders:

Contrary to the last review, I got the UGREEN Revodok Max 208 Thunderbolt 4 Dock and am happy with it: I like the weight for at home as it makes it stay in place very easily.

For on the road, as it is small and has 2 Thunderbolt output ports, I wish this one was available in the EU, but it’s not according to [Wayback/Archive] Compare prices for MOKiN USB C Type C to HDMI Adapter 4K@30Hz 1.8 M for MacBook Pro 2019/2018, iPad Pro/MacBook Air 2018/2019, Samsung Galaxy S9/S8, Surface Go and Dell XPS Space Gray across all European Amazon stores:

Other reviews/discussions that I went through to base my contenders on:

Connecting the monitors

For connecting the monitors I bought [Wayback/Archive] BENFEI USB C to DisplayPort Cable 1.8 m (4K @ 144Hz/120Hz/60HZ, 2K @ 240Hz/144Hz), 2 Pieces USB Type C (Thunderbolt 5/4/3) to DisplayPort Cable for iPhone15 Pro/Max MacBook Pro/Air 2023 iPad Pro iMac : Amazon.de: Computer & Accessories.

This was a pair of 1.8 meter (around 6 feet in empirical units) USB-C to DisplayPort cables.

In retrospect, I should have bought a [Wayback/Archive] 5-pack or maybe even the [Wayback/Archive] 0.9 meter ones.

DisplayLink drivers

On a different Mac, you might need extra video drivers. Here are some links in case you need them:

Queries:

¹ Dell 3008WFP display connections

I bought my current one in 2025, but had the same ones at a freelance gig in the late 2000s: [Wayback/Archive] Specificaties van Dell UltraSharp 3008WFP Zwart – Tweakers.

If you have the correct base for it, you can rotate it to portrait mode. This one can’t.

Manufacturer info:

At more than 160 Watt due to the CCFL, this is a nice winter heater.

Successors use less power, with a jump when switching to Edge-lit LED, but also have less connections. Here is a comparison table, also containing the predecessor 3007WFP which only had 1 input:

Specifications via “Specificaties van …” pages at [Wayback/Archive] Vergelijk monitor-prijzen en deals – Tweakers
Models via[Wayback/Archive] (1991-2001) Oldest 1680×1050, 1600×1200, 1920×1200, 2048×1536, 2560×1600 VA/IPS LCD monitors you can think of ? \ VOGONS
Model [Wayback/Archive]
Dell UltraSharp 3007WFP-HC Zwart		 [Wayback/Archive]
Dell UltraSharp 3008WFP Zwart		  [Wayback/Archive]
Dell UltraSharp U3011 Zwart		 [Wayback/Archive]
Dell UltraSharp U3014 Zwart		 [Wayback/Archive]
Dell UltraSharp UP3017 Grijs, Zwart		 [Wayback/Archive]
Dell UltraSharp U3023E Zilver
Connections
  • 1x DVI-D
  • 1x Component Video
  • 1x Composite Video
  • 1x DisplayPort
  • 2x DVI-D
  • 1x HDMI
  • 1x S-Video
  • 1x VGA (D-Sub)
  • 1x Component Video
  • 1x DisplayPort
  • 2x DVI-D
  • 2x HDMI
  • 1x VGA (D-Sub)
  • 1x DisplayPort
  • 1x DVI-D
  • 1x HDMI
  • 1x Mini DisplayPort
  • 1x DisplayPort
  • 2x HDMI
  • 1x Mini DisplayPort
  • 1x DisplayPort
  • 1x HDMI
  • 1x USB 3.2 (Gen1, 5Gb/s) type-C
Backlight

CCFL

CCFL

CCFL

Edge-lit LED

Edge-lit LED

Edge-lit LED
Power consumption

180W

160W

110W

60W

39W

27W
Ebay ~prices while writing

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EUR 300
New ~prices at introduction

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[Wayback/Archive] Dell 3007WFP vs 3008WFP | AnandTech Forums: Technology, Hardware, Software, and Deals

3008WFP has a built in scaler that has an error in it.

It automatically “scales” all the content it receives, over every port, even if the content is sent at the native 2560×1600 resolution.

This issue artificially inflates the response time.

It’s the sole reason I went for the 3007WFP-HC (note the HC – it’s MUCH nicer than the non-HC panel).

…

“Once again, the 3008WFP-HC scores low while a growing number of screens come with no input lag, even in the entry-level. This screen is consistently 3 images behind.”

[Wayback/Archive] Dell 3008WFP-HC (page 5: Reactivity and input lag in games) – BeHardware

…

The BeHardware link died, but the new domain still exists, as does the content: [Wayback/Archive] Responsiveness and lag in games – Dell 3008WFP-HC – Hardware.fr

Note that I am not into gaming, so the above is moot for me.

² Iiyama ProLite XB3070WQS connections

I bought this one in 2016: [Wayback/Archive] Specificaties van Iiyama ProLite XB3070WQS-B1 Zwart – Tweakers

  • 1x DisplayPort
  • 1x DVI-D
  • 1x HDMI
  • 1x VGA (D-Sub)

Manufacturer info: [Wayback/Archive] ProLite XB3070WQS-B1

At some 70 Watt, this is less of a heater.

³ Iiyama BNC connectors

See for instance the picture in [Wayback/Archive] What can i do with these little fellas (Iiyama Vision Master Pro MT9017)? : crtgaming

bigger picture: [Wayback/Archive] Reddit – https://preview.redd.it/omusssw15g871.jpg?width=1024&auto=webp&s=06609d1d6717475a79743490f2bb34e65399d67f

Future?

One of the above Reddit posts pointed me to another 4K resolution: 3840*2400 or WQUXGA. Few of these monitors existed, check for instance [Wayback/Archive] Why does nobody produce a 4K 16:10 (3840×2400) desktop monitor? : Monitors that listed an higher vertical pixel count: 3840 * 2560 not even listed at Wikipedia, and models sold out in The Netherlands as per [Wayback/Archive] Zoekresultaten 3840×2560 – Pricewatch – Tweakers.

Basically only the Huawei MateView models 53060274 and 53060276 are large enough to benefit from the resolution. The only difference seemed to be the input ports, but that was incorrect: the …74 model has no Wi-Fi, the …76 model has.

  • 53060274 (HSN-CAA): 1x HDMI, 1x Mini DisplayPort
  • 53060276 (HSN-CBA): 1x HDMI, 1x Mini DisplayPort, 1x USB 3.2 (Gen1, 5Gb/s) type-C, Wi-Fi

Manufacturer information via [Wayback/Archive] Ideal monitor rotation for programmers : programming and [Wayback/Archive] [Addition] Huawei Mateview 28″ 4K+ Wireless Monitor – PCPartPicker (note that the archived links have the correct information as the most information disappeared because of link-rot, with the exception of the Repair and Service links):

  1. [Wayback/Archive] HUAWEI Monitors – HUAWEI Global
  2. [Wayback/Archive] HUAWEI MateView – HUAWEI Global
  3. [Wayback/Archive] HUAWEI MateView Specifications – HUAWEI Global

    Wireless projection / WLAN IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz / Bluetooth 5.1
    *Only available on the wireless version model (HSN-CBA).

  4. [Wayback/Archive] HUAWEI MateView Repair and Service | HUAWEI Support Global

--jeroen

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