Product comparison · 2 laptop docks & port replicators

Acer USB Docking 2.0 vs StarTech.com Universal USB 3.0 Laptop Docking Station - DVI

4specifications compared
3differ
1identical
50known for one product only

Key differences

Connectivity technology
- USB Docking 2.0:Docking
- Universal USB 3.0 Laptop Docking Station - DVI:Wired
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- USB Docking 2.0:1
- Universal USB 3.0 Laptop Docking Station - DVI:4
Ethernet LAN
- USB Docking 2.0:No
- Universal USB 3.0 Laptop Docking Station - DVI:Yes

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Comparison of USB Docking 2.0, USB3SDOCKD
54 specifications	A Acer USB Docking 2.0 View product	B StarTech.com Universal USB 3.0 Laptop Docking Station - DVI Model USB3SDOCKD View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Docking	Wired
Host interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	1	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone connectivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5 mm
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB connector typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB Type-A
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANDiffers	No	Yes
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Networking standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
Auto MDI/MDI-XKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Full duplexKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performanceidentical
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.8 Gbit/s
Maximum digital resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1920 x 1200 pixels
Housing materialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Plastic
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Power, USB
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC
Brand compatibilityKnown for one	Acer	Unknown — not stated by the source
CompatibilityKnown for one	TravelMate	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	115-230 V
Output currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 A
Output voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 V
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 W
Compatible power plug typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EU, UK, US
Softwareidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-10 - 80 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	77 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	195.7 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	126.3 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	364 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	190 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	275 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	110 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	920 g
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Interface adapters includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVI-I male - VGA female
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Other featuresidentical
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DisplayLink - DL-3700, VLI - VL810, Terminus - FE1.1, Realtek - RTL8211E
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CPU: i3 Dual core 2.8GHz + RAM: 2GB +
Number of microphone inputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12,480,5000 Mbit/s

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