Alternatively
introduced to as a universal port replicator, a docking station is a hardware
device that enables portable computers to link with other devices with little
or no effort.
Laptop
Docking Stations:
Docking
stations empower users with a laptop computer to convert it into a desktop
computer when at the office or home.
For
instance, users could use their laptops on the road, and then come back to the
office; they could link the laptop to the docking station to use their monitor,
speakers, and also office printer. The picture is an illustration of a Dell
Docking Station. This special docking station enables the laptop to be directly
connected to the docking station without the need to use all extra cables. Keep
in mind that each laptop docking station in UAE are distinctive.
Dock:
The term
used to explain the process of connecting a portable computer to a docking
station.
Undock
(cold dock):
The term
used to explain the process of disconnecting a portable computer from a docking
station after its shut down.
Importance
of using Docking Station:
Advances in
internet speed and availability, cloud computing, and cloud collaboration tools
have led to an ever-increasing workforce of mobile workers. Somewhat
ironically, as the necessity to work from an established office has decreased,
most people’s work has become more and more demanding. To add insult to injury,
laptops are even losing the traditional ports people need as they become
thinner and lighter! Because laptops are so powerful, the bottleneck often
isn’t the power you can take on-the-go, it’s what external devices you need to
be connected to in order to take full advantage of it. Long gone are the days
of a dual monitor setup being reserved for the most intensive users, your
engineers, and data scientists? Now just about anybody can benefit from and may
even require dual monitors (among other things) to be fully productive.
We want our
laptops thinner, lighter, and more portable, but we don’t want to sacrifice
productivity. Docking stations help give the modern worker the best of both
worlds. A common scenario these days is for an employee to be given a laptop
and a desk with a docking station connected to all of the necessities. At least
one (often two) external monitors, Ethernet for a quicker and more reliable
connection, multiple USB ports for linking external storage devices and a
full-sized keyboard and mouse, among other things. For workers who are seldom
traveling or working from home, this may suffice. Others may have a similar
setup in their home office, or even use a portable dock/hub for connectivity on
the go.
In fact,
whole industries have cropped up to facilitate the mobile worker. Shared/
flexible workspaces are rented out by companies like We Work. Traveling workers
with membership are able to drop in and utilize external monitors and other
connections, which are facilitated by docking stations. Many offices are
adopting the “hot desk” format where employees can work from their pick of a
desk location- many of these utilizing docking station
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