The quality of the ‘virtual’ screen adaptors exceeds my expectations. I’ve been using the set-up for a few weeks now and have to say that I’m impressed. Video – How to Set-Up and Use the Toshiba Dynadock U3.0 These are unlikely to be the latest versions but are good enough to get everything up and running. The dock appears to have a small USB drive module and auto-run software will install DisplayLink drivers. Setting up was easy although not all the drivers loaded automatically. The unit is plastic, has a nice finish and style (matches the Toshiba Z830) and has a stable foot plate.

Supplied with the unit is a power supply (that matches the Toshiba Z830/Z930 adaptor – useful if you’ve got one of these Ultrabooks) a USB3.0 cable and a DVI to VGA adaptor. Power and USB3.0 client port are on the rear. There’s a built-in USB hub offering 4 USB3 and2 USB connectors. As you can see from the image above, the 2011 model Toshiba Z830 is able to drive the internal display, an HDMI or VGA display from the onboard HD3000 graphics module and two displays (HDMI and DVI) via the Dynadock a total of fours displays.Īlso built into the Dynadock is a Gigabit LAN port and a 5.1 sound module with front-facing and rear facing 3.5mm ports. While these ‘virtual’ display adaptors aren’t useful as gaming displays or high-end video displays, they work perfectly for work scenarios. The display adaptors use a transfer technology from DisplayLink which compresses the display data for quick and low-latency transmission over a USB cable to the DisplayLink video hardware in the Dynadock. One of the ‘tricks’ of the Dynadock is to provide 2 display ports that appear as true display adaptors on the Ultrabook. They combine a number of USB-based adaptors in a standalone unit that enhances the desktop experience and reduces the need to plug and unplug cables which saves time and wear. The Toshiba Dynadock U3.0 is the latest in a range of Dynadock products Toshiba have sold for the last three or four years. How about 4 screens for example? The Toshiba Dynadock U3.0 that we’ve been testing for the last few weeks gives you that and a whole lot more. Ultrabooks cover all the bases when it comes to daily computing and there’s some good options out there for making the desktop life even better. If you haven’t read our report on using an Ultrabook as a desktop, take a look now.

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