2015 MACBOOK PRO DOCKING STATION PRO
Here are some of the best docking stations to connect your devices to your MacBook Pro right now. Fortunately, there is a solution in the form of a docking station. Anyway–I’d be hesitant to buy one again, but if others are having success with them, then certainly, your mileage may vary and you should try it. However, with recent MacBook Pro releases removing legacy ports, it’s become a little more challenging to connect multiple devices to your MBP. I think they intend to make good products, I am sure it’s improved since 2010, and they were willing to atone for their mistakes. Overall I’d give the company experience a 3.5/5.
They made a customer support mistake, and were willing to correct it. It’s implementation, 4 years ago, was damaging to the macintosh hardware. So what does all of this mean? I loved the concept of the product. Unfortunately, it was too late for me–I had already gotten rid of the device. When I posted that on a review of the Henge docks a year or two ago, they responded indicating how they understood their communication was poor, and they would refund me if I sent the device back. My model at the time, though, had a very significant problem–it knocked my motherboard out of alignment, eventually requiring me to get a new motherboard in my mac!Īt the time, I received communication from Henge that was vaguely ‘sorry bro we can’t help you’. I purchased 2 henge docks back in 2010, so it’s possible they’ve made improvements since then. Source: The sample for this review was provided by Henge Docks. When most Apple accessories have premium prices just because they are for an Apple product, this one is actually affordable. The dock provides an easy way to connect all your peripherals to your laptop while maintaining portability. This is a very well made docking station that helps you unclutter your desk and organize cables. The dock could really benefit from having some sort of lever that you could press to disengage the Macbook from the dock to make removal easier. The issue is that the Macbook can be slippery, so it’s tough to get a grip on it to pull it out. One hand to hold the base of the dock and the other to pull out the Macbook.
For one thing, you have to use two hands. It can be awkward and difficult to remove the Macbook. The Henge Docks docking station isn’t perfect though. This docking include room for: 1 MagSafe 2 Thunderbolts 1 USB port Edited version to adjust the magsafe port. I don’t have to unplug each individual cable, which saves time and hassle. Simple docking station for Retina MacBook Pro 2015. Now when I want to take the Macbook to another room, I just remove it from the dock and I’m done. Here’s the after shot showing the Henge Docks dock setup. MagSafe cable installed, cables organized, it’s time to connect the monitor and dock the Macbook.īut first let’s have a before shot of my desk with the 13″ Macbook Pro w/Retina display and the 29″ LG monitor. The Macbook has 4 cables attached: MagSafe, USB, 3.5mm audio cable and video cable. The cables can then be routed through the cable organizer slot on the back side of the dock.
Once in place you can put the screw cover back in place and screw down the cover anchor.
2015 MACBOOK PRO DOCKING STATION INSTALL
You then install the cable in the open slot on the end of the dock (see above on the left). The plastic clip slides in place over the connector. There are two tools, made specifically for the style of MagSafe included with the Macbook Pro. The only concern I have with the horizontal Henge Dock is the electronic docking/undocking feature it has, I don't want to have him invest a good chunk of money on it and it end up failing, the vertical offering has no electronic parts, however appears to not have as many outputs as the horizontal, though that may never be an issue, that being said, I don't want to have the money spent on something that will be at capacity right off the bat.The next step is to place one of the plastic adapter tools over the end of the MagSafe connector. Is the Henge Dock the way to go, or are there other brands that are "better"? The docked vs undocked usage will be fairly even, so the disconnecting / reconnecting to the dock will have to be fairly straight forward/easy.
He will be using an external monitor, keyboard/mouse, document scanner, laser printer (though he may end up getting a networked printer), and possibly other accessories down the line. The only system he has is a Mid 2014 MacBook Pro Retina 15", I need to find a docking station / port replicator for him, however as I don't play with the Apple eco-system much, I am not sure what is or is not the best route to go.įrom what I can see, Henge Docks seem to be fairly well regarded, I was going to suggest he go with the Horizontal Dock offering that they have. I have a customer that is currently is working in an office of which he has a desktop with all the normal accessories (keyboard/mouse/monitor/printer), at the beginning of the year he will be transitioning to a home office, and that setup will not be going with him.
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