Huge beatiful cdock full#

Huge beatiful cdock full#

I used the dock with my Chromebook, the only full “desktop” OS device I have that can output video to USB-C. But I’m digressing again.) How does the dock perform on its own? (Which, you know, a laptop user might occasionally want to do. After all, the giant, heavy power brick is only really a problem if you intend to travel with a dock. Monitor Options Disappointīut all those complaints are relatively superficial. And though the dock can be mounted to the back of a VESA-compatible monitor, you’ll need to spend an extra $10 on a steel plate for mounting. Despite the high price and the advertisement of compatibility with a Kensington laptop lock, there’s no lock in the package. Michael Crider / Review GeekĮlsewhere in the package, you’ll find a capable and heavy-duty USB-C cable, and…that’s it. All the adapters and cables that come in the package: notice a lack of a Kensington lock or VESA adapter. Considering that 60-watt adapters can be found that are about the size of a deck of cards, this is a big miss. In short, it’s an inclusion of convenience on Kensington’s part, not one that actually complements the product or its intended use.

There are no Kensington markings on the power adapter, they’re all from generic suppliers, and it’s an identical unit to one supplied with the much larger and more capable LD4650P docking station I also have in for review. This is such an anachronistic inclusion in a small dock meant for USB-C laptops, especially since the maximum power output is just sixty watts, so I took a closer look. The dock’s power adapter is bigger than the dock itself and much bigger than it needs to be-compare it with this high-watt Anker adapter. But it’s accompanied by a massive power adapter, six inches by two, that weighs more than a pound. Marketing and promotional images show a tiny, unobtrusive square, less than four inches on its longest side, and indeed, the dock itself is small and feather-light.

When you open the package for the SD2000P, you might be confused as to which piece is the dock and which is the power adapter. Is That a Power Adapter, or Are You Just Happy to See Me? Kensington’s SD2000P USB-C dock tries to accomplish that, but compromises in form factor and usability spoil the fantasy.īetween a huge and cumbersome power adapter, mounting and locking options that require separate purchases, and serious issues with the USB-C video output in our testing, we simply can’t recommend this dock to anyone. Using a single cable to plug in nearly unlimited accessories has been the dream of laptop users for a long time.