StarTech.com USB-C Multiport Adapter w/Attached USB-C to USB-A Dongle, Dual HDMI (4K30Hz/1080p60Hz), 3x USB-A 5Gbps, Mini Travel Dock, Laptop Docking Station, 1.3ft/40cm Cable

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For £55.44 ex-VAT, this StarTech portable dock is the sort of “good enough for the week” option I’d recommend to people who need a simple office/work-from-laptop setup without paying big-dock money. The attached USB‑C to USB‑A dongle plus the dual HDMI is genuinely handy: you can keep the dock in your bag and be ready for hotel TV/meeting room monitors without hunting cables. For day-to-day tasks like spreadsheets, email, multiple browser windows, and presentations, it’s a practical value play—especially if you mainly care about getting images on two displays rather than ultra-smooth gaming or weird pro workflows.

That said, I wouldn’t buy it if you’re expecting “big studio dock” behaviour. Dual display over a compact adapter can be sensitive to laptop graphics capabilities and drivers, and portable docks like this can be more temperamental under heavy use (sleep/wake, flaky HDMI handshakes, occasional bandwidth quirks). It also won’t suit anyone who needs consistent high-performance peripheral throughput (lots of storage/fast capture devices) because you’re still fundamentally dealing with a compact, travel-focused design.

**Who should buy:** mobile consultants, field techs, and hybrid workers who need dual HDMI for meetings and a few USB-A ports for dongles/peripherals on a budget. **Who shouldn’t:** anyone building a workstation-style daily dock with demanding peripherals or who relies on flawless multi-monitor stability across sleep/wake and long sessions—those folks should step up to a sturdier dock with stronger real-world multi-monitor consistency.