Docking stations can grant you the best of both worlds between a laptop and a desktop. Laptops obviously give you a range of portability, but you’re limited to just they keyboard and screen that are clamshelled together. Often times, a larger screen or more robust mouse and keyboard are easier to work with—and that’s the value of having a desktop PC. Of course, this means being locked down to one place to operate. That’s why a docking station is perfect for users seeking to be as productive as possible. Get the flexibility of a laptop, but then when you are home or at your office, you can have a full desktop experience.
Anker has a spectacular USB-C docking station available at Amazon, and right now, it happens to be on sale. Normally sold for $100, this 20% discount ends up taking off $20. You’ll only have to pay $80 for a limited time.
One Seamless Flow
This docking station from Anker can provide you with 10-in-1 functionality.
On the front end, you’ll find two USB-C ports. These can be used for connecting to USB sticks or an external drive, as well as accessories like a mouse or keyboard. If used for file transfer, you can reach high speeds of up to 10Gbps.
The front side also houses an SD card reader as well as a TF card reader. This is handy for photographers and videographers who are frequently working with memory cards on their camera. It can also be easy as just a simple way to expand your PC’s storage capacity by just semi-permanently keeping an SD card in there to work off of.
The back side has the built-in cable for connection to your laptop over USB-C. It’s 2.3-feet and braided for extra durability. You also have an extra USB-C port above it which supports Power Delivery that can provide pass-through charging to your laptop, though a USB-C cable and wall adapter are not include. That port will support charging at up to 100 Max.
Beyond that, the rear also houses three USB-A ports, two with a data transfer speed of up to 5 Gbps each and the last supporting up to 10 Gbps. An Ethernet port is fount next to it that supports speeds of up to 1 Gbps. Then we have both an HDMI 2.1 port as well as DisplayPort 1.4. Each of these support 4K resolutions at up to 144Hz as well as 2K resolution at up to 240Hz.