by Laptops are often used like desktop computers, with external devices such as displays, hard drives, and printers plugged into the ports. When you need to use your laptop as a mobile device, you have to spend time plugging and unplugging those devices—a simple task, but an annoying, time-consuming one.
Laptop docks allow you to plug all your devices into the dock itself. You then connect the laptop to the dock, usually using a cable or two. No more dealing with a bunch of cables you have to unplug, untangle, and plug back in. (These docks can also be used with Thunderbolt-enabled desktop Macs—our testing with desktop Macs went without a hitch. But desktop Macs tend to have the connectivity you need, which makes a dock unnecessary.)
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