Apple’s decision to nix a ton of useful ports in the switch to its new MacBooks hasn’t just hurt MacOS users. Pick up a late-model ultrabook like the Huawei MateBook X and you too will feel the wrath of #donglehell as you try to live your life on a mere three USB ports. Fortunately, the folks behind Linedock were quick to see this trend for what it was, and while they weren’t so quick to deliver their end product, I believe it was worth the wait.
Linedock is a lap-sized plate built to serve as a home for your USB-C enabled notebook while also extending its I/O to suit even the most demanding peripheral pro. Three USB-C; three USB-A; HDMI; Mini DisplayPort; and a full-size SD card reader get things started, while buried within there’s also a Sandisk SSD and a 72 Wh battery to keep your laptop storing more and lasting longer. It’s not cheap, and it’s much (much!) later to market than its makers promised … but for someone like me whose video-editing preferences keep him locked to a MacBook with too few ports, Linedock is a godsend.
Check out the video review above to learn more, and leave a comment below letting me know what you think! (Unless you’re going to ask “why not just buy a laptop with enough ports to begin with?” … because roughly 50,000 people in the YouTube comments have already beaten you to it. You clever cat, you.)