Kensington StudioDock iPad Pro Docking Station Stand - Adjustable Tablet Holder for iPad Pro 12 - Magnetic Connection - Rapid iPad, iPhone and AirPod Charging (K34030WW)

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Due to the size, weight and delicate nature of Data and Server Cabinets, specialist couriers are required so they arrive on site in pristine condition. Looks brilliant with all the ports on the back that were so essential for my business and I was extremely disappointed that I had to send it back. It’s not cheap and it’s certainly not for everyone, but if you’re an iPad power user looking for a desktop-style experience, you won’t find a much better setup than this. If you do though, along with an iPhone, AirPods and Apple Watch, this turns into the best docking station for an Apple ecosystem/desktop setup. As such, I’ve written this review without taking into account the software limitations imposed by the iPad-only workflow, since that’s well out of Kensington’s hands.

To put the dock through its paces, I tested out how it paired with my monitor, keyboard and mouse, tested out the various ports, and played around with Procreate with the iPad on this docking station. I have 100mbit internet - dropbox downloads new files always with 12mb/s which is the perfect speed. There's also a Qi wireless charging pad, which can charge an iPhone or AirPods, and there's the option to add a charger for your Apple Watch, too, which is sold separately.The iPad slots into a magnetic-backed cradle and plugs into a USB-C port (it's not an instant snap-in), From there, the iPad just hangs out on its stand like a monitor. After beginning her career in journalism in Argentina – where she worked as Deputy Editor of Time Out Buenos Aires – she moved back to the UK and joined Future Plc in 2016. However, the lack of a user-accessible file system in iOS is a ridiculous deal-breaker for a real computer.

to the elegantly designed StudioDock in portrait or landscape mode for a powerful desktop experience. Is the extra optical oomph worth the upgrade over the iPhone 15 Pro’s 3x (77mm equivalent) telephoto?

A side button the dock turns it off and on in case you don't want it powered all the time and you could also just use the dock as an iPad stand with no power at all. Actually, I have been editing with my iPad Pro and its faster than my AMD 5800X when it comes to editing my BMPCC 6K footage, been editing R5 footages as well and scrubbing is in real-time non-proxy without skipping a beat as opposed to my AMD/2080Ti system (that skips ridiculously on 6K preview footages! I’d personally need iPadOS to get much better external monitor support before I went all-in on an iPad desktop setup, but if you’re used to using a laptop by itself, the 12.