Final Thoughts
Pricing
OWC’s USB-C Dock with HDMI can be yours for $129.97 or £153.52 at the time of writing. A fair price for a good looking device.
Conclusion
The OWC USB-C Dock might be designed to match the MacBook colours, but that doesn’t mean that you’re limited to a usage with them. As we’ve seen today, they work equally well with a Windows-based system.
It could be called a generic docking station as it doesn’t offer anything special or out of the ordinary, besides a great looking design. That doesn’t mean that it’s bad, far from it. Plenty of USB ports, both Type-A and Type-C, along with fast charging for two devices and charging for your laptop, the USB-C dock has plenty to offer. There’s also HDMI and Gigabit Ethernet to complete the setup.
The only little downside is that there only is one audio connector. While it is a combo connector, it will only work as a microphone or headphone jack, not both at once. You can still use USB headsets though.
The added SD card reader is another bonus which will come in handy for systems that come without a card reader built-in. Overall, a quality product for a fair price. If we had a design award, it would have deserved that.
Pros
- Good looking design that will match MacBooks
- Solid build quality
- Plenty of USB 3.1 Gen.1 ports
- Two fast-charging ports
- Up to 80W power delivery and 60W charging
Cons
- Only a single combo microphone/headphone jack
“A good looking docking station that will match your MacBook, but look and work great with any USB Type-C system.”
Thank You OWC for providing us with this sample
