Solving your workstation’s monitor height and your laptop’s lack of expansion ports with one device is a pretty clear example of killing two birds with one stone. The third bird’s in trouble too during this limited-time Amazon deal, because you’re also saving over $75 off the list price of the Anker 675 USB-C 12-in-1 Docking Station and Monitor Stand.
The Anker 675 puts 12 connections on your desk through a sturdy stand that sits under your monitor rather than beside your laptop. The port spread includes two USB-C ports running at 10Gbps, three USB-A ports at the same speed, a 4K@60Hz HDMI output, Ethernet, SD and microSD card slots, and a wireless charging pad on top of the unit. The 100W upstream USB-C port charges your laptop through the same cable that carries data, so your laptop connection goes from three or four cables down to one. The Anker 675 only outputs video through HDMI; neither of the USB-C ports carry a display signal.
One Plug, Many Ports
Power delivery runs through the whole setup with a wide variety of potential uses. The 100W upstream port handles the laptop. Two USB-C Power Delivery ports share 45W for tablets, phones, or other USB-C accessories. The three USB-A ports cover everything else, and the Qi wireless pad charges your phone while it sits on the stand. That accounts for most of a typical desk’s power needs without a cable running to a separate charging pad or a USB hub clogging up a port on the side of the docking station.
The monitor stand function is what makes the Anker 675 something other than a nicely designed hub. Raising a monitor six-plus inches off the desk surface changes your sitting posture in a way that a laptop riser does not: your neck stays level, your shoulders come back, and you stop reading a screen that’s tilted toward you from below. The hollow base of the 675 gives you a spot to store a keyboard and mouse when they’re out of the way.
Backed By Anker
Compatibility is broad: MacBook Pro, ThinkPad, Dell XPS, and any other USB-C laptop that supports Power Delivery will work here. The connection requirements are standard enough that this isn’t a Mac-only or Windows-only purchase. And the Anker 675 ships with an 18-month warranty from Anker.
The $175 you’d spend on the Anker 675 during this Amazon deal is in the range where a quality docking station and a basic monitor arm bought separately would already cost more. The wireless charging pad and the storage shelf underneath aren’t afterthoughts either; they’re the details that push a docking station from workable to something worth the desk real estate. If your setup currently involves a hub, a monitor riser, and a phone charger occupying separate spots, this consolidates all three.
