Linedock: Add More Ports and an Extra Battery to MacBook Pro

Imagine adding 1 TB of SSD storage, nine extra ports and a battery that would give your MacBook Pro eight extra hours of autonomy in a more or less simple and discreet way. Well, that’s what Linedock proposes. And beyond what is right it can be put back on the table the question of how much we need such thin laptops.

Linedock, a complement for MacBook Pro

Linedock

Linedock is an attractive and, in turn, unnecessary solution for most in my opinion. But before continuing to give an opinion it is good that you know what this add-on offers for Apple laptops.

Available for now for 13-inch MacBook Pro models and with a view to launch models for 15 and 16, this is nothing more than a kind of base or Dock that you can always carry with your Apple laptop. And now, why would I want to carry something similar to another laptop by size and weight?

Linedock puertos

Linedock offers some extras to complete and improve the options of the MacBook Pro. To begin with, it includes new extra connections, among these there are 3 USB C ports, 3 USB A 3.0, an SD card reader, HDMI output and mini Display Port output. Then it includes a battery that would give an extra up to 8 hours of autonomy. And finally, the possibility of opting for variants that add 256 GB or 1 TB SSD storage units.

Made of brushed aluminum maintains an aesthetic similar to that of Apple equipment, something already practically traditional among any manufacturer that designs accessories for the brand. So you can’t deny how attractive it is. The same is not one of those supplements that you want to take from one place to another, but in certain scenarios or use cases it does add value.

Linedock 13

Although you may think the same and see it more as a Dock for home, the problem is that then the extra battery does not add so much value because we will not have problems accessing a power plug at all times.

The price of Linedock? Well, it depends on whether or not it integrates an SSD unit, but it starts at $ 349 and reaches $ 699.

It is really necessary for Apple to lose so much its equipment

Un dock más batería para el MacBook Pro

Fewer accessories like Linedock and more ask that Apple stop losing weight both its equipment. That would possibly be what many would say or have already told you. True, just increasing the thickness a few millimeters would not be a problem, nor would it affect the user experience due to weight or dimensions.

Still, Apple is not going to do it nor would that be synonymous with greater connections. Moreover, the teams have been gaining thickness this year to improve aspects such as autonomy. Something that, for example, has been seen in the new iPhone 11.

Therefore, it is true that Linedock’s proposal is interesting, but also that loading with “almost” another MacBook Pro is not at all striking. But hey, if you want those extras and it doesn’t pose a problem, this accessory could be a good solution if you have a 13-inch model. And if it is 15 or the newly 16-inch MacBook Pro, then you just have to have a little patience to launch their respective versions.