A big problem for photographers and other “road warriors”, who use MacBook Pro’s as both their traveling and home/office computers, is transitioning back and forth from the traveling to the “desktop” mode.

Typically we all use a lot more external devices when we are back at our desks, including powered USB hubs, large firewire drives, input devices, and external monitors. No matter how hard we try this usually ends up in a tangled mess of wires that have to be re-organized every time we plug ourselves back into our desks. The solution for this problem is a good docking station and BookEndz Docking Stations are about as good as it gets.

BookEndz Docking Station for the 13″ Unibody MacBook Pro:

BookEndz Docking Station compatible with the 13″ Unibody Apple MacBook Pro released after June 8th, 2009. The Docking Station replicates all the connectors and port from the left side of the 13″ MacBook Pro and routes the connectors to the back of the Docking Station.

The ports included on the Docking Station are FireWire 800, Gigabit Ethernet, USB Powered hub which allows for 5 USB 2.0 ports, Audio In, Microphone in, and MiniDisplay Port for an external monitor. You must use your MagSafe Power supply to power up your MacBook Pro. An AC/DC power adapter (5 Volts)will be included with your purchase for the USB hub. Please use the BookEndz Power Supply ONLY, no other power supply will work with the docking station! This Docking Station allows room to access the SD slot from the laptop.

Model Numbers of Apple laptops compatible with the BookEndz Docking Station: BE-MBP13SD

MB990LL/A
MB991LL/A
MC374LL/A
MC375LL/A

Approx Weight: 6.00 lb. / Each
Dimensions (LxWxH): 24.00 x 17.00 x 4.00 in.

BookEndz – http://www.bookendzdocks.com