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So on the time being, while I cant solve the dock issue (yet), I still would like to save space on my desk. And the ones that look more interesting, are not yet available on the market. So as you can see, the current available solutions are not reliable enough, or they might be costly, it seems the docking solutions have a lot of issues. I received some updates that they had some production problems and that they are delayed in their release. – HengeDocks vertical docking stations: This is the one product that solves both problems, dock + stand. This is one of the best stands I could find, looks very solid and well built, if used in combination with ZenDock, it could be a very good complete alternative. This seems to be one of the most promising simple dock solution, and that could be used with a stand too. – ZenDock: Also funded by KickStarter but still not in sale. Anyways, its just a dock (no stand) but when released and after testing, could be a supplement for a stand.
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– MacDock: Was originally funded over KickStarter, but I think it lacks several things. A product with so many bad reviews cant go well. – Matrox DS1: USD 250 and just read the comments in Amazon.
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Seems to be OK, a little bit pricey for what it offers, just a standing, and I read a non inspirational comment of a guy that was searching for something else because the support surface made him feel that the computer would be a little bit unstable. – Twelve South BookArc for MacBook: USD 49. Read a lot of bad experiences with it in Amazon. – Belkin Thunderbolt Express Dock: USD 180. Initially I started searching for a dock, not only to solve my standing problem, but also to deal with all the cables cluttering. So let me save you some time, and I will share a brief of what I found till now (March 30th 2014): As I will only use the 27″ thunderbolt screen when at home, I won’t need the laptop to watch its screen anymore… Current docks or stands alternatives The main idea is to save space by placing your MacBook laptop in vertical position and not how you would normally use it. And I knew that once I had the screen, I would have to make some space on my desk. Some days ago I received my new 27″ screen to place on my desk together with my MacBook Pro.