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Featured in this article Your laptop is a great way to get work done when you're out and about, but if you need the functions of a full workstation, being hunched over a small flat keyboard can quickly get annoying. But connecting your laptop to a secondary monitor, a mouse, and a comfier keyboard can turn your desk space into a nest of tangled cables. Not to mention that many of today's laptops are designed to be as thin as possible and don't have the ports you may need to connect some peripherals. That's when it's time to get a laptop docking station. Laptop docking stations are small boxes that sit on your desk and stay connected to your monitor (or monitors) and peripherals such as speakers, a keyboard, or a mouse. The only thing missing is your laptop, the brains of the operation. But with the right docking station, you can make one easy connection and have everything automatically connect. Like magic, you enjoy the portability of a laptop with the flexibility and features of a desktop. These stations can get expensive, and it's hard to figure out what to buy based on a list of ports or specs. I've tested many of the most popular options and whittled the list down to the best laptop docking station for various use cases. Be sure to check out our other home office guides, including the Ultimate Work-From-Home Gear, Best USB Hubs, Best Office Chairs, Best Flash Drives, and Best Portable External Storage Drives. Updated March 2026: We've got a new top pick, the CalDigit TS5 Plus, after a new round of testing. I've also added some information on the current state of Thunderbolt 5 peripherals and moved some older options into honorable mentions. Other Laptop Docking Stations to Consider We test a lot of laptop docking stations and, quite frankly, most of them are … fine. They're fine! We get into the nitty-gritty for specific use cases to find the best, but that leaves a bunch of devices that are great options even if they don't make our top picks. Here's a selection of some of our favorites, past favorites, or just alternatives to our picks above. Satechi Triple 4K Docking Station for $300: Satechi's Triple 4K Docking Station supports three monitors, and while the first display output is HDMI-only, the two others can be connected via either HDMI or DisplayPort. Each display supports up to a maximum of 4K resolution at 60 Hz, which is more than enough for most office or media work, though don't expect it to support the high frame rates you might want for gaming. —Eric Ravenscraft Plugable USB-C Dual HDMI Display Dock for $120: Sometimes, all you need is a quick and easy way to plug your laptop into a couple of monitors—preferably without spending hundreds of dollars. It supports two monitors via HDMI and includes a healthy array of ports to connect the rest of your accessories. So, while there are certainly more up-to-date options out there, this is an affordable way to get some basic connectivity. Kensington Triple Video Mobile Dock for $83: A mobile docking station might sound like a contradiction, but in the case of the tiny Kensington Triple Video Mobile Dock, it makes a lot of sense. Using the included two HDMI ports and the DisplayPort, this little device can power three 1080p displays or two 4K displays—all at 60 Hz. It also has a USB-C port with 85 watts of pass-through charging, which is enough to charge most laptops. The downside is that it only supports a single 4K monitor on MacBooks, as the dual 4K support is only for Windows devices. Sonnet Echo 13 Thunderbolt 5 Dock for $440: Sonnettech’s Echo 13 was one of the first Thunderbolt 5 docks out on the market. As it turns out, it's also one of the most unique offerings out there, including just about every port imaginable as well as an integrated M.2 storage slot with a Kingston SSD inside. While handy, I don't like that the drive isn't user accessible. The cheap plastic chassis is disappointing for the price, too. Ivanky FusionDock Max 1 Thunderbolt 4 Docking Station for $380: It's hard to overstate how excessively luxurious this dock is. It's specifically for MacBook Pro users and can tackle up to four 6K screens, something only recent MacBook Pros support. The Ivanky FusionDock Max 1 accomplishes this via four USB-C Thunderbolt 4 ports, each capable of 40 Gbps data transfer speeds. If you're building the beefiest media workstation you can for the most powerful MacBook Pros on the market, this is it. Just put it all on the company card, because it's expensive. —Eric Ravenscraft Ugreen Revodok Max 213 Thunderbolt 4 for $228: Few people need an 8K display—or multiple 4K displays—but those who do know how difficult it can be to find gear that supports their needs. Fortunately, the Revodok Max 213 from Ugreen fits that bill. The DisplayPort 1.4 port can handle up to an 8K display at 30 Hz. It also comes with a Thunderbolt 4 upstream port that runs to your laptop, and, more importantly, a pair of downstream Thunderbolt 4 ports, which is another rarit