In regards to the Ethernet cable, Henge Docks should include a coupler so I can easily hook it up to my existing Ethernet cable. I took the MacBook Pro out, flipped over the docking station and made sure everything was at the proper height and tightened correctly. PayPal Credit and PayPal Pay in 3 are trading names of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH. My curiosity piqued as I got up to speed on what Henge Docks was all about; not just a glorified vertical stand for Apple notebooks, oh no. Running a MagSafe cable through the dock each time you use it can become tiresome, but unless you own two power cords, there really is no other option.

With protective rubber pads to add additional protection while your Apple laptop is within the dock, ensuring it isn't scratched when removing and adding your computer.

Not sure if that's scratching my laptop but considering how heavy and sturdy the material is, the drop off is very loud. But one of the things I love most about USB-C is that it enables a single-cable connection between my 16-inch MacBook Pro and everything I need to connect to on my desk. If anything, I will manually crank up the fans with smcFanControl if I get worried about temperatures but this has not been an issue in my month of ownership.

Optimized electrical design allows the Vertical Dock to pass the connections directly from your MacBook through two USB-C ports at a full 40Gbs. An apparent glaring omission on the Stone dock is an HDMI port, which is one of the main slots many need for their new laptops, but Stone isn’t alone in omitting HDMI – and all is explained below. With the Retina MacBook Pro's compact port layout, Henge Docks was able to consolidate cable inlets into a very small area. ports, Mini DisplayPort, audio/Mic, Gigabit Ethernet, power supply, an SD Card reader, and two USB-C connections (one In, one Out).To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.

The recommended way to use the docking station is to hold the base with one hand and then slide the laptop in with the other.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. So I end up throwing USB's, Firewire, Ethernet, a Magic Mouse and a Bluetooth Keyboard into the mix. Colorware, is a US company that has distinguished itself in the market just by changing the original color and customizing some popular technological products.