Belkin Thunderbolt 3 Dock Core Wired Black

I’m reviewing the “Core” version of this item here; it’s quite a different shape and spec to the Plus and Pro models, so some of my comments only apply to the Core version.This is a neat little block of a dock. It’s a modest, matt black little square with two (fairly bright) LED lights on it, and it looks quite smart and professional.It works well and does what it ought. From my test Macbook I can happily drive a triple-monitor set-up- the laptop’s own monitor plus the DP and HDMI outputs from this, both of which handle my monitor’s maximum resolutions- which chugs along nicely with no apparent processor struggles or blips. I can run my ethernet connection through it and be reading files from a USB drive through it at the same time, and it just ticks along elegantly with no apparent problems and no sense of slowdown. I’ve run it for several hours straight in this set-up and it gets gently warm but I certainly wouldn’t describe it as overheating.The cable from the dock to the laptop is really quite short, just over 20cm, which will suit some desk arrangements more than others. I can store the dock underneath my laptop stand and have the cable curve round and connect with my laptop on top, which is quite a neat solution which hides a lot of cables (until the laptop’s removed)- but it’s quite tight and there’s not a lot of spare. Other people may well find they prefer to add a little USB-C extension cable into the equation to give a bit more flexibility. It’s hard-wired at the dock end so it has to be an extension, not a replacement.With cable connections on all four sides of the box, it’s quite a difficult box to arrange in an organised fashion, and simply plugging cables into it makes it look instantly messy, if that’s the kind of thing that bothers you. The Plus and Pro have a longer thinner layout with cables mostly on two sides, and that intuitively feels a bit neater. But if you have no concerns about cable management, and many don’t, then the compact size of the Core dock becomes a virtue.I want to give Belkin extra credit for the fully recyclable packaging as well. Tech manufacturers (including Belkin in the past) have often used excessive plastic showy packaging, shop-style packaging, even for online orders where the customer doesn’t need it- so I was pleasantly surprised to see Belkin are shipping these in sturdy cardboard. A big improvement.Some of the other reviews on this product seem to indicate that Belkin have had to revisit and revamp this product after initially making something that had problems. On the evidence of the one I received, everything seems to be sorted out now.For what it can do, it isn’t the cheapest dock on the market, and depending on the specs and speed that you need, there might well be a sub-hundred-quid dock on this site that’s just as capable of doing what you need it to. Nevertheless this does its job well, and in a nicely understated way. Reliability (this time) from Belkin.

The product works this far. I think the product is a bit pricey even though I got a discount. The cable from the hun to the laptop in only 10-15 cm which is a bit short in my opinion. An additional USB C port for charging would make the product perfect.

This is a sleek looking dock that is small but powerful. It has all the ports you would want on a dock and works with you laptops existing USB C power adaptor. It's a neat single cable solution that works out the box with no issues so far. It doesn't get too hot and works great with my dual screen setup, hardwired network connection and USB peripherals.

The Belkin Thunderbolt 3 Core is well made and is exceptionally versatile! It features 7 ports that includes ultra fast charging support for your devices when plugged in, aswell as fast processing and connectivity speeds. I have been using this device for transferring 4K video files from my flagship smart phone and I am incredibly impressed by the processing speed that this product facilitates! I was able to process 120gb of video footage to my external hard drive In under an hour. I have tried using other products in the past, and they weren’t anywhere close as fast as this product. I would say that the ‘40gbs’ statement is very deceiving as this would imply that my files should’ve been transfer in 3 seconds, which wasn’t the case. I’m assuming that this doesn’t apply to my file transferring method. Regardless, I am still very content with the speeds!I would say that the design on this product variation is poor, and if you were to utilise all ports, you would have wires coming from all angles of the device, which wouldn’t be aesthetically pleasing for your desk. The device is still compact and can be easily fitted into your work bag, ready to take with you to the office. The packing the product came in was a plain eco friendly box with little branding, which wasn’t a bother to me as I usually discard the packaging upon receiving the product, and I’m glad that the packaging won’t have any environmental complications.I have yet to fully utilise this product to its full extent, however once I upgrade my setup and purchase 4K monitors, I will update this review and let you know my experience, and if the device overheats like other reviewers mentioned.

This is a review for the Core version of this dock, which is important as the pro version, also on this product page, has issues, according to Belkin themselves.This Core version works well; it's literally plug and play, and, once installed, the transfer speeds seem really good. The included thunderbolt cable is rather short (only about six inches), but this is good in some ways as you don't get feet of cable dangling everywhere. The ports all work well for attaching most devices, but connecting a monitor via the display port seems to be a bit hit and miss; the image quality is not as good as I thought it should be (and not as good as when using another brand of dock), being seemingly somewhat less clear. Other than that, it's okay; however I have to knock off a couple of stars for the slightly disappointing video output.

So far so good with m1 macbook. A little slow waking up my aoc monitor, and ive had an occasional flicker when plugging back in after using laptop and flicking between apps but nothing major that would out me off buying it again if it was abducted by borrowers.