Are you looking for a Thunderbolt/USB-C dock for your Framework laptop? This wiki entry will provide a list of docks the community has tried and tested.
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Notes: looking for devices worth testing, and performing tests:
- Wattage: At least 60W is needed to charge the laptop. If the dock provides greater than or equal to 60W, then it passes this criteria.
- Port Compatibility: Please test all ports on your dock to ensure they work as expected. If a port does not work, please make note of this in the notes section. This note may be removed by future reviewers if it is found the issue has been rectified by the manufacturer.
- OS Compatibility: Most will list Windows and MacOS out of the box, but please make a note if you find that a particular OS is not compatible.
- Driver Requirements: Some docks require proprietary drivers. If this is the case, please make note of this and provide a link to download the driver.
Notes: adding info to the table:
- Cost: Don’t bother marking down prices in the table. (They fluctuate and we can’t provide a live price, so the dock-shopper will want to check at the vendor’s site anyway.)
- Specs: If you don’t feel like it, there’s no pressure to bother filling out details like number and type of ports, Thunderbolt 3 or 4, etc etc – there are still so few entries that it wouldn’t really be useful to a dock-shopper trying to start filtering the list for something that meets what they want.
- “Vendors”: ([?] Also feel free to leave this empty if all you’d be doing is pasting a link to amazon or whatever – prolly safe to assume a dock-shopper knows how to search amazon themself, right?)
- “Model number”: Note distinction: put model number, not serial number
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ie, the model number (should) uniquely identify the specific model of product, so people can buy the exact same one,
whereas the serial number (should) uniquely identify the actual one specific physical device that you own, which should by default be private information to you the owner.
(It is very unlikely anyone would/could use a serial number to hack you or whatever, but the model number is the only useful thing to share anyway.)
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Supported Docks
This table is provided for and maintained by the community. Inclusion in this table does not constitute endorsement by Framework Computer, Inc. Framework Computer, Inc. is not liable for any damage caused to your laptop by use or misuse of these docks and you do so at your own risk.
| Name | Model Number | Vendors | Contributing Users | Notes |
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| Anker | Apex 12-in-1 Thunderbolt 4 Docking Station | Amazon | @Kevin_Gilliatt | Tested with Windows 11. 120W Power Supply (90W TB4 for Upstream, 15W TB4 for Downstream, 20W USB-C 3.1 Thunderbolt 4 Only - Not Backward Compatible with Older Thunderbolt Versions. Have not tested card reader, nor have I verified Thunderbolt port speeds yet. Everything works great including power delivery and peripheral connectivity. Expensive but was worth the price to me. |
| Anker | PowerExpand 6-in-1 USB-C PD Ethernet Hub | Amazon: B08CKXNJZS | @F_Behrens | All Ports and Charging works in Linux and Windows 10 |
| Anker | PowerExpand Elite 13-in-1 Thunderbolt 3 Dock | Amazon | @JP_Powers | Works with Ubuntu 21.04 and Windows 10. USB-C Power (although it’s charging reports it’s a low wattage adapter?), USB, network, HDMI out, and TB3 Downstream USB-C to Displayport 1.4 adapter all work. On initial boot up requires turning the dock on and off, but reboots detect it during bootup. |
| Anker | PowerExpand 13-in-1 USB-C Dock | Amazon | @ JP_Powers | Mostly works in Ubuntu 21.04, gave up on though because it can’t do dual video out. Only 1 of the 3 video outs on the dock will function at a time for me. May work better in Windows. |
| Anker | PowerExpand Elite 13-in-1 Thunderbolt 3 Dock for USB-C Laptops | Amazon | @ Carlos_Fernandez_San |
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| Anwike | AI500-CA | Amazon.ca | Fraoch | Everything working in Linux Mint 20.2 except HDMI + VGA simultaneously. Over HDMI, will operate one 2K display at 75Hz or 2 X 2K displays at 2048x1152@60Hz. Chips are VIA, JMTek, Terminus Technology and Alcor Micro with a Realtek RTL8153 gigabit controller. |
| Aukey CBC71 | USAN1011417 | AUKEY 8-ini-1 USB-C Hub with 100W PD - CB-C71 | @A_L |
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| Aukey CBC68 | AUKEY Unity Link 7-in-1 USB-C PD II 100W Hub (Black) | @Davy_bell |
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| Belkin TB-3 Dock Pro | F4U097 [NOT “TT”] | belkin.com, amazon.com (not on ca?) | @CraigO | Testing (expect to work) |
| Blitzwolf BW-TH14 | TH14-DP | Blitzwolf Bw-th14 15-in-1 Usb C Docking Station Pc Computer Accessories Extensor Usb Hub Laptop Accessories Type-c 1000mbps - Docking Stations & Usb Hubs - AliExpress | @Davy_bell | Windows 10 (no drivers needed):
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| Cable Matters | 107014 | Amazon | guy_mcdudefella | Needed to power cycle it before it would recognize the laptop, but then worked like a charm. Tested on OpenSUSE Tumbleweed. |
| Cable Matters | 107034-SIL | Amazon | scottretro | Seems to work out of the box. Tested with Arch on 10/14/21.
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| Cable Matters | 107044 | Amazon | Anand_Gadiyar | Dock supports multiple options for two external displays. On the i5 Framework with Windows 10, only one display out of two connected works (1080p, 60Hz).
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| Cable Matters | 107024-BLK | Amazon | tejas_viswanath | Works out of the box. Tested with Ubuntu 21.04 on 01/23/22.
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| Caldigit TS3 Plus | TS3PLUS-US07-SG [?] | amazon.ca | @Nathan_Merkley |
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| Caldigit Thunderbolt Station 4 | Caldigit TS4 | Caldigit | Matthijs_Kooijman |
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| CalDigit Element Hub | R-R-CA5 [?] | amazon.de | hCJ0t6BQ8 |
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| Dell TB16 | K16A | Unavailable | @Kevin_Gilliatt |
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| Dell D6000 with DisplayLink | 452-BCYT [?] | amazon.ca, amazon.ca, refurbished | @F_Behrens | HDMI, USB, Ethernet and PD charging work on Arch Linux out of the box. (you will need a Windows computer to update the Dock Firmware, though). Did not yet test DisplayPort! |
| Dell D6000 with DisplayLink | 452-BCYT[?] M4TJG[?] | Dell M4TJG - Dell D6000 Universal Docking Station with 130W Adapter JU012 | @Atul_Ingle | Tested on Batch 1 running Manjaro GNOME kernel 5.14.7-2. Followed installation instruction here: DisplayLink - ArchWiki Installed linux514-headers (not sure if this was necessary). evdi didn’t work so I had to install evdi-git followed by displaylink package from AUR. Then reboot the machine and run systemctl start displaylink.service. |
| Dell | WD19TB | Dell.com | @ Rob_NoVA | All functions appear to work out of the box. Have installed latest Dell drivers (except for WD19TB firmware update). |
| Dell | WD15 | amazon.ca | @kipcode66 / @ preston | Linux Manjaro & Windows 10 (no driver needed)
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| Delock USB Type-C DP 1.4 Docking Station Triple 4K Display | 87772 | Delock | @ theraser | Tested using Arch Linux (Kernel 5.16.16-arch1-1), everything works out-of-the-box. No problems with docking/undocking or suspending. Only issue: could not get 4k@60Hz running, no problems up to 4k@30Hz and two monitors. Seems to be a Linux DRM bug |
| Lenovo ThinkPad USB-C Dock Gen 2 | LDC-G2 | Amazon | @ Alec_Jurisch | Windows 10 (no drivers needed):
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| Lenovo ThinkPad Thunderbolt 3 Dock | 40AN0135US | B&H Photo Video, amazon.com | @ Foxtrek_64 |
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| UGREEN | USB-C Dock with Ethernet | Amazon | @ Alec_Jurisch | Windows 10 (no drivers needed):
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| UTechSmart | USB C Triple Display with Ethernet | Amazon.com | @ jm4120 | Works with Windows 10 & 11. Drives 3 1920x1080/1200 HDMI displays plus laptop. Says 4K with some limits, but I don’t have a 4K monitor to test. All ports work for me, including pass-through power. |
| UTechSmart | 6 in 1 USB C hub with HDMI, GbE, 3xUSB3.0, USB PD pass-through | Amazon.com | @ OxyMagnesium | All ports work simultaneously on Windows 10. Driving a 1080p 75 Hz monitor with the HDMI port, using a 65 W Nekteck power adapter for pass-through. Ethernet port can sustain 1 Gb even with all other ports in use. |
| QGEEM | 11 in 1 USB C Docking Station with Keyboard | discontinued, try eBay | Noah_Meeks | Tested with Windows 11 and Nekteck Thunderbolt 3 cable. Keyboard, USB A, audio, HDMI, VGA all working - ethernet and SD card not tested, charges laptop when connected with Framework charger. Suports two monitors at once but only mirrored (shortcoming of the device) |
| Pluggable Thunderbolt 3 and USB-C dual display dock | tbt3-udz |
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@ asonix | Batch 2, Linux, elementary OS, hwe-20.04-edge (5.13 kernel), no drivers needed Working:
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Unsupported Docks
| Name | Model Number | Vendors | Contributing Users | Notes |
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| Dell | WD19TB | Amazon | @ Alec_Jurisch / @ JP_Powers | Can’t get to work with drivers and without. Does work as power delivery and USB Hub. / Confirmed, only draws power. Tested in Ubuntu 21.04 and Windows 10. |
| Kensington | SD5700T | Amazon | @ JP_Powers | Win 10 & Ubuntu 21.04: Power works, nothing else. Works very, very briefly before disconnecting. Spoke to Kensington support, they said since the laptop isn’t TB4 certified yet they can’t really help. |
| Sonnet | Breakaway Box 650 | Amazon.com | @ tokanada | Windows 10 & Arch Linux. Does not POST when connected at boot up. Works perfectly fine once connected after laptop POSTs. Thunderbolt 3 eGPU Dock. (650 model is out of stock, but 750 is the same) |
| i-tec | CADUAL4KDOCK | Amazon.de | @ rumlyne | Power delivery does not work |
Format Table
Inclusion in this table does not denote compatibility or lack thereof. Please do not edit this table unless contributing to the table format specification.
| Name | Model Number | Vendors | Contributing Users | Notes |
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| Name of the dock, such as how it appears in the product listing. For some listings, such as where the model number is part of the name, just listing the manufacturer is fine. | If the dock has a model number (major brands do), include it here so it can be searched for on other sites. | Provide links to vendors here. Please remove remove any tracking arguments from URLs first, such as the ones included with Amazon URLs. See ClearURLs for a plugin that does this for you. | Tag users who contributed to testing if a device is compatible. Feel free to add yourself here if you have also tested this dock. | List any relevant compatibility notes here, such as if an unsupported dock will be supported in the future or if a supported dock requires a certain OS or driver to function properly. |
| Dell | WD19TB | amazon.com, | ||
| newegg.com, microcenter.com | @Foxtrek_64 | Sample Entry. |
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