In addition to providing 85W of power to your laptop, the PowerExpand Elite gives you a wide variety of ports from a miniSD card slot to a ethernet jack. The PowerExpand Elite 13-in-1 Thunderbolt 3 Dock is one of Anker’s latest power and port solutions for Thunderbolt enabled laptops. Compatible Operating Systems: macOS 10.12 or above / Windows 8/10 / iPadOS.PowerExpand Elite 13-in-1 Thunderbolt 3 Dock.

The Anker PowerExpand Elite is a 13-in-1 dock with multiple power delivery and nearly every type of data ports one could need, all connected to your computer via a single Thunderbolt 3 connection. Too many times I have tried a cable, and based on the plugs should work only to find out that it doesn’t due to whatever reason. Then add in the fact you’ll need to know what standards your laptop, monitor(s), other devices, etc have, all makes for a pretty complex equation. Based on the port or cable, often it is difficult to know what you have at first glance. I do suggest before buying a Thunderbolt or USB-C dock, dongle, and/or cable you do a bit of research into the subject…cause the devil is definitely in the details, especially in this case. To help, Anker has recently released a very nicely endowed Thunderbolt 3 dock engineered to provide you with (pretty much) every port you might need these days…let’s see if it lives up to its potential.

Now I love a sleek and slim laptop like the rest of you but also know the struggle of having to workaround that same “optimization” as well. With most laptop manufactures eliminating the classic suite of ports many of us still need, others have stepped in to create a wide variety of solutions to fill this gap. REVIEW – Whether we like it or not, dongles, docks, and hubs are here with us to stay.

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