Unfortunately, there are no ports on the front of the dock, which does make connecting headphones a little awkward, and you have to reach around the back to connect USB devices. The dock doesn’t conceal the Surface Pro’s headphone jack or USB-A port, so you can still use both if you want to. I mostly used this mode for signing documents and doodling, but if you’re a serious Surface Pen user, then this would be very handy to use with the tablet and pen functionality as part of a full desktop PC with a bigger monitor. You can use the Surface Pro at a variety of angles, and there’s even a useful drawing angle if you want to take notes or annotate a picture or diagram. That weight does come in handy, though: it keeps the base mostly in place when you adjust the angle of the docked Surface Pro. That’s not a problem if you use this in an office space regularly, but if you’re looking to travel around with it, then the bulk and weight might make it a little difficult to transport. The dock itself is not lightweight, weighing 7.2 pounds in total. This dock turns a Surface Pro into a secondary monitor

It also means that this dock might not work with future Surface Pro devices if Microsoft changes the design. That means you have to remove the Surface Pro’s keyboard and shift the Surface Pen onto a magnet on the dock for it to slide into place gracefully. The locking mechanism reminds me of Microsoft’s original Surface docks for the Surface Pro and Surface Pro 2 where the tablet slides into place and the sides clamp together. It will even automatically switch the Surface out of tablet mode, allowing you to use the Surface Pro as a small touchscreen monitor. You simply slot the Surface Pro into it, lock it in place, and it connects all of your peripherals and monitors automatically. Unlike Microsoft’s official Surface Dock, Kensington’s is a lot more functional. I’ve been using it alongside a single 1080p display, and it has turned the Surface Pro into a secondary monitor for scrolling through Twitter or making quick notes with the Surface Pen. You can even use the dock to power two 4K external monitors at 30Hz or a single 4K monitor at 60Hz. Kensington’s $399 SD7000 dock includes four USB ports, an Ethernet port, a single USB-C port, HDMI, and a DisplayPort. Buy for $399.49 from Amazon Buy for $399.99 from Kensington

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