Docking Stations - Macbook pro - 13 inch

[Jeevster]

Can anyone recommend a decent docking station for the MBP 13 inch (late 2011).

 

[Sonhascome]

I'd look at hengedock they are pretty nice, and make everything easy once you set them up

 

[Longdrive]

Arc desktop stand and a ATD works great

 

[robvas]

Apple makes that 27" display...

 

[Jeevster]

Apple makes that 27" display...

I have a 27' imac, but i need somewhere to dock the macbook pro to save space...

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I'd look at hengedock they are pretty nice, and make everything easy once you set them up

I have looked at them, but most reviews bascially say they are nothing but cable tidys, and most of the cables u need are not supplied..... but they do look good!

 

[Sonhascome]

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I have looked at them, but most reviews bascially say they are nothing but cable tidys, and most of the cables u need are not supplied..... but they do look good![/QUOTE]

I had one and really enjoyed it, and if you already used an external monitor you should have most of the cables you need, you would just need a keyboard and mouse in addition to the monitor to run the macbook in clamshell mode.

 

[chillfrilla]

the twelve south book arc

 

[robvas]

I have a 27' imac, but i need somewhere to dock the macbook pro to save space...

I wonder if this would work:

http://twelvesouth.com/products/backpack/

 

[thuglove]

I wonder if this would work:

http://twelvesouth.com/products/backpack/

It's an innovative design but I'd never pay $30 for that.

 

[Dhelsdon]

I just ordered by hengedock last week, going to pick it up today. I'll post a quick review when I get it set up.

 

[warvanov]

I have looked at them, but most reviews bascially say they are nothing but cable tidys, and most of the cables u need are not supplied..... but they do look good!

Aren't docking stations in general nothing more than a fancy and expensive way to keep cables tidy?

 

[Ccrew]

Aren't docking stations in general nothing more than a fancy and expensive way to keep cables tidy?

In the case of a Mac, pretty much yes. On the other hand I have a Dell that has a port replicator/dock that greatly expands on the available ports and functionality of the machine. But it also has a connector on the underside dedicated to that purpose that is the interface to the dock. Something our Mac's don't have. .