iPad Pro – 9.7-inch

Re:iPad Pro – 9.7-inch by chmars on Monday March 21, 2016 @05:42PM (#11332358)

There's no such thing as a docking stations for MacBooks.

(There are USB docks but they cannot really compete with real docks as they are available for PC notebooks. And Apple does not sell an external Retina screen either.)

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Re:iPad Pro – 9.7-inch by jsjohnst on Monday March 21, 2016 @06:07PM (#11332534)

I disagree. There are a number of options here, but my personal favorite is the Belkin TB2 dock. Plug in two cables (power/TB) and I have three external screens, wired keyboard, multiple USB3 plugs, gigabit Ethernet, and a decent audio line out.

If you prefer something exactly like a dock where no cables are involved being plugged in manually, there are several solutions available. Henge Docks, Landing Zone, and BookEndz are some examples.

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Re:iPad Pro – 9.7-inch by mturmon on Monday March 21, 2016 @06:35PM (#11332739)

A Thunderbolt dock is very functional for a laptop. You can hang a large display, keyboard, backup storage, and wired ethernet off the dock and just plug in two cables -- Thunderbolt and power. Various OS niceties make it work well.

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Re:iPad Pro – 9.7-inch by jsjohnst on Monday March 21, 2016 @06:12PM (#11332566)

Also, Apple may not sell them, but it's definitely possible to connect a 4K external display that's HDPI (aka Retina, minus marking speak).

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Re:iPad Pro – 9.7-inch by jsjohnst on Monday March 21, 2016 @08:51PM (#11333585)

"marketing" speak.

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