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Hey what's up guys, Stephen Coults of Mac here and welcome to my home office
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Just as with my main office which I showed you guys in the iSetups video, my home office
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is still a bit of a work in progress. The reason we're here is because I wanted to show you guys a product that I've been
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using for the past few weeks, which has quickly turned into an essential bit of kit
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This is the Hengedocs Vertical Dock. It's a docking station for Macbook Pros which you can simply plug and play if you're constantly
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on the move and want to hook up to a monitor for that desktop setup
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The one I have here is designed for the Macbook Pro with Retina display, but if you have a
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standard Macbook, a Macbook Air or even the new Macbook Pro with Touch Bar, Hengedocs
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have got you covered. No matter which one you go for, they've all got the sleek and Apple-esque design that
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matches the Macbook perfectly. It's got a super minimal look, with just the logo on the front and side
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For the initial setup, it's definitely worth checking the instructions provided. Within the dock, there's an audio jack, USB and two DisplayPort connections to go into
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the Macbook, with female connections running through cables out of the bottom
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The MagSafe charger isn't provided though, meaning you need to use one that you've already got
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Installing it is a pretty simple process. Flip it upside down and use the hidden hex key to loosen the screw on the back
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Then slide your MagSafe cable through with one of the included adapters and slide your
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Macbook in. Once connected, tighten back up the hex screw to keep it in place and slide the cables into
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the management system and you're good to go. Thanks to the cable management system, not only does it keep the cables neat, it makes
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it easy to keep them out of sight. With the Macbook just slotting straight into the dock itself, this makes it a really quick
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system to transform from a laptop to a desktop system when moving from out and about to a
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home setup. As well as saving me valuable time and effort, the vertical dock also ensures that I save
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some desk space. I've no longer got to put my Macbook laying flat on the desk with cables sprouting off
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across the desk. Instead, it's all standing up neatly. Thanks to the dock's 3lb weight, it's reassuringly stable and feels extremely well built
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For $119, the vertical dock feels like a bargain for such a well built and clever piece of tech
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Being able to simply slide my Macbook in and get to work is perfect for me as it takes
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out any frustration of hooking up hundreds of cables. Also as a quick side note, the Gravitas Mobile dock is a perfect addition, keeping the clean
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Apple aesthetic for when I need to dock my iPhone or even my iPad Pro
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Built out of the same high quality aluminium with the same amazing build quality, this
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perfectly complements my clean home setup. As with the vertical dock, the Gravitas has a hefty weight to it, coming in at 2.5lb
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Which means I can one handily dock and remove my iPhone, which is an oversight for a lot
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of docks, simply pulling away with the phone when I try and undock
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It also comes with an extra insert for my iPad in case I want to dock that and again
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thanks to the weight, it doesn't start leaning over even though the dock is only a little
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bit larger than a Pepsi can. Well that's it for this video, if you'd like more info on either of these docks, I'll make
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