Anker Crashes Its 13-in-1 Docking Station With Detachable Hub to Its Lowest Price Since Launch

Laptops are great, but very limiting to work from. The portability and versatility goes without saying, but working off just a laptop screen can be rather cramped. They usually only range between 13 inches and 18 inches in size. Compare that to your standard desktop monitors. Those usually start at 24 inches, but can go up to 32 inches or even more with some ultra wide monstrosities. Plus at a desk, you have the option for multiple monitors to expand your workspace even further. That’s why laptop users who find themselves working from the same desk frequently should invest in a docking station to be as productive and comfortable as possible when working or playing on the computer.

Anker has this Nano laptop docking station with a detachable hub that’s perfect for the job. And right now, it happens to be discounted 27% in this limited time deal. Normally sold for $150, you can briefly pick one up for just $110, saving yourself $40.

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Removable Hub

What truly sets this docking station apart from anything else on the market, or even anything else in Anker’s own lineup, is the built-in removable hub.

Along the top of the docking station, you’ll find a hub quick release button that will pop out the center portion of the unity like it’s a gam cartridge being removes from a Super Nintendo. This detachable hub houses the SD and TF 3.0 card slots as well as one USB-A port and one USB-C port. These are each capable of delivering transfer speeds of up to 5Gbps.

Previously hidden from view until it’s been removed from the rest of the docking station is a USB-C Power Delivery port capable of a max input of 100W for charging your devices like a phone or tablet. Also you’ll find an HDMI port which can display in up to 4K at 60Hz as well as a the male end of a USB-C upstream, which is to be plugged into your laptop.

Now with this, you have a portable mini docking station and hub which you can take with you when traveling, allowing you to get a good portion of the benefits the full hub provides without having to travel with the whole bulky thing or needing to start unplugging things from behind your desk.

All Together

When the docking station is fully set up, you still have access to the two card slots along with the one USB-C and one USB-A ports on the front of the built-in removable hub. The oval around the removable part glows blue. In addition to those, there is one more USB-C port on the front capable of a whopping 10Gbps transfer speed as well as an audio jack for headphones or a mic.

The rear of the docking station presents you with tow more USB A ports. For display, you have one DisplayPort and two HDMI which are all each capable of 4K at 60Hz, allowing you to display on up to three screens at once. You also have an Ethernet port supporting speeds of 1Gbps, the power-in, plus the USB-C upstream port where you would plug your laptop into. It can charge your laptop over that USB-C as well at 100W so you don’t need to use your laptop charger when using the docking station.

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