Dell WD15 USB-C Dock compatibility?

Hi, I'm interested to buy this dock. Have you received some feedback about the MacBook compatibility?

Thank you

 

Take a look at the incipio usb-c dock. All it's missing is the VGA I think, but instead of that you get USB-C passthrough charging.

http://www.incipio.com/ces2016/ces-usb-c/macbook-dock.html

 

If you are in time, try to install the new OS X 10.11.4 that solve some usb-c compatibility issues.

 

Intriguing for a portable dock, too bad about the "Estimated Release Date: May 2016" part though...

 

I have a WD15 and a 2016 MacBook12, and a Dell P2715Q monitor. With this combination, I can run 1920x1080 @ 60Hz; but only on the DisplayPort. The monitor is native 3840x2160 so it's somewhat disappointing of course.

For some reason the HDMI output does not talk nicely. The Mac recognises the screen, but the screen stays black.

The WD15 powers the macbook12, and is nicely equipped with USB ports etc.

So this is acceptable, but I'm used to 1440 vertical; so it's a bit more blurry. I'll try also with some other monitors around the office.

The USB-C/HDMI adapter from Apple does not work with the Dell monitor; I also tried some other monitors and the USB-C/HDMI adapter didn't work.

Using the WD15 Dock w/DP, I can only get to 720 vertical on my Apple 27inch Cinema Display (1/2 resolution of native).

Conclusion: WD15 is an ok buy. I think you have to live with 1080p for external monitor to the MacBook12. But I hope I can manage to get something working with 1440 vertical... I'll be back if the situation improves.

 

Can i just double check something...the apple HDMI adapter did not work with the Dell and other monitors? Thats quite worrying for an apple product? HDMI is HDMI....isn't it?!

 

Could be that the Dell 4K monitor is somewhat picky with the feed; I've heard about that being the case some times.

Yes, you understood it right. I checked with two different HDMI cables, but you never know what went wrong. I'll make sure to double check and write back here.

 

Does the dock charge the rMB? I'm assuming it does, but I've yet to find a confirmation on this.

If the issues are resolved and the dock charges, could be a nice option for me.

 

Yes, it does charge (the charging icon on the MacBook comes on). I have not verified how fast. I've seen some reviews of other docks that charge very slowly. But I just got it today, and I left the dock at the office.

 

Ah, great.

It doesn't bother me that it charges slowly, as long as there's no battery drain when the machine's under heavy load.

 

A follow up...

Now I got myself a Dell U2715H, which is native 2560x1440. I managed to get this to work with the rMB12 in native resolution @ 40Hz. This is entirely usable as long as you don't want to use it for playing high fps games or watch a ton of video.

Using SwitchResX, I simply created a series of custom configurations for 2560x1440; and 40Hz was as far as I could push it.

So - MacBook12 + WD15 + U2715H is very usable combination.

As a side note - I wasn't able to do the same trick with my LCD Cinema Display 27. It insist on only doing 720p.

 

well, I just got the WD15 but nothing is recognized by the Macbook, except for the charger. How can I fix this?

--- Post Merged, May 9, 2016 ---

Did you have to do anything to "make it work"? MacBook 2016 doesn't see anything connected but power.

 

I have the Dell TB15 dock for my Precisin 5510. I will connect it tonight and see if it works. Just got the OWC dock sent to my job, so I will get this hooked up tonight as well.

 

I'm eager to hear how you like the OWC dock. Seems a nice unit, albeit they're certainly proud of it.

 

I'm hoping I can sit down with it this weekend and get everything hooked up. I've been so busy at work the past week and a half I've been too tired to do anything when I get home

 

So I've finally had a bit of time to hook things up and give it a test. Here's what I have:

2016 rMB 1.3GHz M7
Samsung U28D590 28-inch 4K monitor (used with default Mac settings, no 3rd party software like SwitchResX)
OWC USB-C dock

What works flawlessly:
Gigabit Ethernet - the Mac recognized the port and established an IP almost immediately
USB ports - connected USB 3.0 thumbdrives to both High Powered Charging ports and USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports. All recognized the drives attached in about 2 - 3 seconds. Not tested: data transfer rates from the laptop to the drive

Not Tested:
SD Card reader
Microphone jack

Monitor findings:
The default for the display when connected was 1920x1080 at 30 Hertz. I was able to change to 2560c1440 (low resolution), with refresh rate of 60 Hertz. There was no lag or delay in moving windows around the screen. Youtube videos played well in the player, but going full screen on 2560x1440 resulted in some slight distortion when there were quick movements in the video. Played a few movie trailers on iTunes, both in the player window and full screen, and no distortion noticed.

Thats all I've had time to do for now. I did also connect my Dell TB15 USB-C docking station used for my Precision 5510 up to the Mac, but it didnt recognize it at all

 

I just picked up a 12" M5 2016 Macbook during the last BF. I also have the WD15 that I am using with my Dell XPS 15 9550.
With fully up-to-date firmware, the dock works very well for my setup.
Connected to the WD15 dock are
- One Dell U2412M (1920x1200) through Display Port
- Logitech unifying receiver for keyboard and mouse
- Gigabit Ethernet Cable
- External USB drive (WD Passport 3TB)
- Headphone
As far as I know, everything works, the dock charges the Macbook (Approx 20W).
It also works in a clamshell mode.
Seems to be an ideal docking solution.

-- Update --
Dual monitor sort of working. The two display can only mirror each other. It does extend from the Macbook built-in LCD but the two external monitors can only display the same thing.

 

I'm using it with my macbook now but it's not reading my harddrives or my mouse/keyboard receiver - is this your experience? If it does work... did you have to update the firmware with a windows?

 

FYI, Dell specs say that this dock does not support HDCP so no watching legal video content that is copyrighted. Keep that in mind before buying it if this may affect your usage. Personally I would give it a miss.

Marble DCS2 looks interesting to me but it's another startup project although they seem to be responsive. Not available yet.
http://www.marbledcs.com/

 

hi,

I updated the bios/firmware/driver from Windows side with the XPS 15 using this guide
http://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/19/SLN301970

I can confirm that the WD15 is seeing the Logitech unifying receiver and the WD My Passport 3TB.

Dual monitor sort of working. The two display can only mirror each other. It does extend from the Macbook built-in LCD but the two external monitors can only display the same thing.

I am on a 2016 M5 with Sierra 10.12.1

 

Thought I would chime in as I've had similar issues with this but I am up and running perfectly fine now on my 2016 Macbook Pro and Dell U2715H via HDMI.

The secret - don't use DisplayPort, as said it can only do 1920x1080 at 60hz or native at 30hz (which is totally unusable, you'll get a headache sooner or later).

HDMI works perfectly fine (well at least for me). The only issue I had was a pink/purple hue at first but I just had to change the monitor colour output from RGB to YPbPr and its perfect now at full native resolution 2560x1440 at 60hz, even sound from my Dell monitor passes through perfectly.

USB ports tested and working fine... the only thing left is to see how it goes with an Audio Interface.

TLDR; It works fine on a 2016 Macbook Pro via HDMI and is MUCH cheaper and looks better then the other alternatives. I picked this up for $170AUD for a refurbished model on eBay.

 

I must just have an old version or something - the display is the only thing working well. It mirrors or extends, too.

Did you do anything differently? Install new drivers etc?