You can get products made from all sorts of materials form sellers on Etsy including metal and wood. There are docks on there for various devices including iPads and iPhones.
I didn't respond to him because his comment wasn't helpful. #sarcasm
Those stands where you add the connectors too would appear to be best since the type of connectors have been changing. USB to Lighting to USB-C , next would be wireless connectors.
Sorry. I didn’t mean it to be unhelpful. Was a genuine question with a joke.
The best dock I ever had is still the dock+ but they stopped making it.
I’ve decided the next dock I want for the iPad will charge it via the smart connector. That’s possible isn’t it. I basically want an updated Logitech Base.