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HP Spectre 13 2016
Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

Hi,

i need to know what dock is compatible for my hp spectre. whether zbook dock is compatible for my thunderbolt 3 and USB-c?

I need a dock that can do two display output.

is dell thunderbolt 3 dock compatible?

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You can't use the Zbook dock with the spectre The Zbook dock has an extra power pin for which there is no place to plug it in on the Spectre. I have both devices so this comes from first-hand experience. The HP USB-C docks like the Elite dock are having issues and I would go with a third party USB-C dock. I have not however tried a dual display output dock on my Spectre. Theoretically each USB-C port can drive up to 4 x 4K UHD monitors I have seen written but not in operation. 

 

You might try this:

 

https://www.amazon.com/Plugable-Thunderbolt-DisplayPort-Supports-4096x2160/dp/B01F81EIBC/ref=sr_1_1?...

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You can't use the Zbook dock with the spectre The Zbook dock has an extra power pin for which there is no place to plug it in on the Spectre. I have both devices so this comes from first-hand experience. The HP USB-C docks like the Elite dock are having issues and I would go with a third party USB-C dock. I have not however tried a dual display output dock on my Spectre. Theoretically each USB-C port can drive up to 4 x 4K UHD monitors I have seen written but not in operation. 

 

You might try this:

 

https://www.amazon.com/Plugable-Thunderbolt-DisplayPort-Supports-4096x2160/dp/B01F81EIBC/ref=sr_1_1?...

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THANKS.

i think i will go for dell thunder dock instead.

i still dont know whether my spectre can support 2 extended monitor out and spectre own screen which are 3 display at the same time.

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Theoretically it should but I have not tried it myself. I have used the screen on the laptop plus one external with both a USB-C to HDMI and a USB-C to DP adapter. 

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