Based on current composite Henge Docks designs, the Retina MacBook Pro Vertical Dock is extremely well made. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. I can forsee the heavy 17-inch MacBook Pro slipping from my death grip during this process so it made me a bit nervous at first, but I digress. Unfortunately, Henge Docks does not offer a MacBook Air version due to the fact that the Air has ports on both sides so you'd still need to manually connect cables, defeating the purpose entirely.

Setup seemed easy enough: pick the cables you want to use, flip the docking station over, slide in the extension cables (make sure you have them oriented correctly! Before inserting the MagSafe connector, you need to place it in the proper rectangular clip of the three included. As with other Henge Docks products, the Retina MacBook version is form-fitted down to cutouts for the laptop's feet. Apple’s design puts power and Thunderbolt --which serves as the 13-inch MacBook Air’s video out-- on two different sides of the laptop. It works well but when I use my MacBook Pro like this I use it like a desktop as it's solely in one place.

Henge decided that, regardless of the standard it chose, a large portion of users would be forced to use an adapter anyway, and so it chose the connection that most of those people already had. Seamless integration– A vertical docking station offers seamless integration with all your devices, from MacBooks and iMacs to iPads, with maximum connectivity. In regards to the Ethernet cable, Henge Docks should include a coupler so I can easily hook it up to my existing Ethernet cable. My setup involved two USB cables (one for my iPhone dock and one for the display), MagSafe and Mini DisplayPort.

Users can choose which connections they need, allowing greater flexibility, making docking and undocking very easy. Sometimes you may want to listen via the display's speakers and other times you may want to plugin your headphones. His desk is a test bench for tech accessories, from USB-C and Thunderbolt docks to chargers, batteries, Powerline adaptors and Fitbits.Frees up space– A vertical docking station can free up space on a crowded desk while keeping the wires from tangling over the table. If it’s extra ports you want, Brydge still has you covered today, in the form of a purely external dock. The Henge Docks Clique is a white plastic keyboard tray that integrates Apple’s Wireless Keyboard and Magic Trackpad into a single accessory.

The first is that the passthrough port is not compatible with Thunderbolt displays; you’ll need a monitor with a Mini DisplayPort connection, or you can use an adapter that converts Mini DisplayPort to DVI or HDMI ( Henge Docks sells these, as does Apple). The only real solution if you frequently load content from an SD card --short of undocking every time you need access-- is to connect an external USB card reader. Despite Apple TV+ having the fewest subscribers of the main streamers, its "Ted Lasso" hit was watched far more in 2023 than any other streaming show.peripherals, two audio devices, an Ethernet connection, an SD Card, a FireWire 800 device and power. One of Henge Docks' strengths has always been cable management and the new made-for-Retina dock continues that heritage with cable-appropriate plastic adapter tabs for MagSafe cords and a new built-in routing system. Although our configuration of two HDMI displays meant we had to add adapters to the dock, the slim-profile Henge Stone docking station ably did its job and certainly looks the part in Apple-like Space Gray metal. Samsung has launched three new models in its flagship Galaxy range, taking on the iPhone 15 with the Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24+, and Galaxy S24 Ultra.