Belkin’s 10-in-1 laptop dock decluttered the space on my home office desk (Image: Tiffany Lo)
January is the best time to reset your routine and start the new year with a new approach, and that’s how I gave myself a New Year resolution to reshuffle the limited space on my home office desk. I turned to this to transform my workspace.
Ditching messy cables for a decluttered space. The Belkin tool is not only a dock for your thumb drives and SD cards, the raised platform can also be used as a laptop stand while keeping all the ports in the back for easy use.
The ports allow you to connect to two USB-A ports, one USB-C port, two display monitors, audio, VGA, Ethernet, one micro SD card and one SD card.
This all-in-one solution gives you access to ports that newer mac and PC laptops have eliminated in recent years, allowing you to connect to monitors, SD cards, thumb drives, and more through its USB-C port.
The cables were left hanging on both sides of my MacBook Pro before I used the Belkin dock (Image: Tiffany Lo)
I did consider a from Amazon but I would have an extra item left on the corner of my desk, so having a port that doubles as a stand works felt like a better fit.
The multiport dock works as a desk organiser as it keeps all my USBs, charging cables and monitor extensions out of sight. But with more products paired with USB-C charging, I found that one USB-C is not enough if I want to charge my phone and my headphone at the same time.
With the Belkin dock, I keep all the thumb drives and charging cables neatly behind my laptop (Image: Tiffany Lo)
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Connecting the Belkin dock to my external monitor was fine, and it extended the display, so I didn’t have to hunch over and stare at the laptop screen for long hours. The dock has made a card reader a thing of the past – a simple plug-in which allows users to access photos, videos and files within seconds.
With all the cables and drives attached to a hub, I was able to disconnect all of them in one go without making a mess around.
While I had not been able to test out the Ethernet function, one shopper shared: “The wired internet port is a must for a fast and stable internet connection. It doesn’t charge your laptop but it charges your connected devices such as a cellphone or tablet.”
The Belkin 11-in-1 Multiport Laptop Dock is an essential tool when I work from home. It’s retailed for £119.99 but you can enjoy 10% off instead. , £25.19, could be a more affordable option if you have a bigger desk space to place the dock.
, £179.99, doubles as a monitor stand, and it declutters your workspace, allowing you to connect it to your laptop and an external monitor simultaneously.
What I didn’t like? I wish Belkin had better options to connect to either of the side of the laptop or popped a longer cable in the box so I can connect it on the right side of my laptop. It works perfectly fine on a MacBook Pro and the . However, it’s something worth noting for shoppers.