One minor issue was that the cable on the Mini DisplayPort-to-DVI adaptor that shipped with my Macbook Pro was a little short for its DVI-connector end to exit the dock easily. This may seem like a hassle, but other than the MagSafe connector, it’s a one-time process, and it gives you the option of installing only those connectors you plan to use, reducing the number of connections to be made, and the amount of force required, when docking your laptop. It took me about twenty minutes to set up the connectors for my power adapter, three USB ports, a Mini DisplayPort-to-DVI dongle and an audio-out cable.

Henge Docks doesn’t include a video cable because of the variety of cables and adapters necessary to connect to every display out there.

The lack of the former is due toĪpple’s refusal to license the connector you must use your laptop’s own power cable, threading its connector into the appropriate opening in the Docking Station. Missing are cables for the MagSafe power adapter and for video. All the cabling fits snuggly underneath the Henge and emerges in a single bundle for connecting to your display and peripherals.įor the dock for the 17-inch MacBook Pro, Henge Docks includes cables for Ethernet, Firewire 800, audio (2), and USB (3). Once properly aligned, you secure each plug using the included hex wrench and screws. First you thread the various cables through the bottom of the Docking Station and insert their plugs in the appropriate openings. The initial setup of the Docking Station requires a bit of patience and manual dexterity, as the aforementioned male connectors-really just the plugs at the end of cables-don’t come preinstalled you must manually insert them into the Docking Station’s openings before the first use. Henge Docks, a company offering stylish and sturdy solutions for storing your MacBook or MacBook Pro upright when connected to an external display. Until recently, the only option for a MacBook user has beenīookEndz, but we’ve now got another choice, thanks to But it’s been nearly 14 years since Apple has sold any sort of dock accessory. Users of some Windows laptops have long had the option of laptop “docking stations,” which offer some of those space-saving and cable-reducing advantages when at your desk. For example, despite being tethered to a fixed location, a desktop computer’s footprint is often smaller-recent iMacs are little more than “fat” monitors, and the Mac mini takes up half the desk area of a MacBook Pro-and Apple has gone out of its way to minimize the number of cables required to operate them. But the old desktop computer still has a few advantages of its own. In many ways, today’s MacBook Pro models rival-and even exceed-the capabilities of their desktop alternatives, while of course offering the compelling advantage of portability.

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