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Anker has released a new docking station that eliminates the problem of having to choose between portability and a large number of ports. The Anker Nano 13-in-1 Docking Station includes several USB and video ports so you can quickly connect a laptop to multiple displays, but the most useful feature is a small, portable USB-C hub that pops out from the front of the dock to extend your laptop’s connectivity while you’re away from your desk.
The new dock connects to your laptop via USB-C, but that port needs to support both DP Alt and Power Delivery mode to access all its functions and be used as a power source. The dock supports 4K/60Hz resolution when connecting a laptop to a single monitor, but the resolution drops to only 1920 x 1080/60Hz when connected to three monitors using the dock’s two HDMI ports and one DisplayPort connector. And while Windows users can display something different on all four displays (including laptop), for Mac users, the dock can only mirror what’s on their laptop.
The docking station also features a 10Gbps USB-C port, a 5Gbps USB-C and USB-A port, two slower 480Mbps USB-A ports, a 1Gbps Ethernet port, a headphone jack, and SD and microSD memory card slots. The removable hub, which is slightly smaller than a credit card, can be ejected with the push of a button even when the dock is connected to a laptop. It takes with it 5Gbps USB-C and USB-A ports, along with memory card slots, and includes its own dedicated HDMI port, a USB-C port for connecting a power supply, and a USB-C jack for connecting the hub directly to a laptop without a cable.