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December 8th, 2022 03:00

Docking station for Vostro 3525 4k@60Hz

Vostro 3525

Vostro 3525

Hello everyone!

I am looking for a docking station for my Vostro 3525 Ryzen 5 5625U, thanks to which I will be able to connect one additional 4k monitor with a refresh rate of 60Hz to it. Without a docking station, this is impossible as my laptop only has the following ports:

  • USB 2.0
  • USB 3.2
  • USB Type C (without Display Port)
  • HDMI 1.4

I was considering a D6000 dock, but according to the documentation it is not compatible with the Vostro 3525. Could you recommend a dock that is compatible with my laptop and will be able to display 4k@60Hz?

Thank you in advance!
Best regards

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December 8th, 2022 03:00

No docking station will add what the system does not support natively -- the limitation of the system cannot be overcome by a docking station.

You need a system at least one or two positions up in the market to support 4K output at reasonable performance.

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December 8th, 2022 05:00

Thanks for your replay @ejn63!

But in the CPU specification I found it supports the 4k@60Hz. I have a USB 3.2 port so I think it can be used to transmit the data from docking station with HDMI 2.0. Maybe I am just wrong. I am not a hardware specialist.

October 5th, 2023 08:30

@bartwa99​ hi mate

Is any docking station compatible with this model vostro 3525? I just need a docking station so I can 2 screens vga or HDMI. 

October 19th, 2023 10:59

you can try with this:

Docking station Dell USB 3.0 - D3100 | Dell Italia

I've a notebook that is declared incompatible but with this dock it works fine... and my notebook doesn't have usb-c.. I purchased it on Amazon...in this way you can benefit from a return within 30 days

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December 12th, 2023 18:44

How did you connect 4k monitor to this lap top? Does it work at 60hz?

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