Re: Why would you need a dock?
Equipment specific docks are klunky, too expensive and only really useful for higher-bandwidth uses like multiple displays and multiple full speed USB3.0 sockets, and maybe security; some docks (Lenovo laptop) don't even lock reliably!
I have a Dell USB3.0 dock at home with a lot more ports, which can even drive a 4K monitor, for a lot cheaper than this or a Lenovo specific laptop one!
Tablets and mobiles should have supported USB3.0 years ago, including for OTG, for proper fast data transfer (USB2.0 is pathetically slow), then they could also use commodity USB3.0 OTG docks with video, and possibly even use a PC USB3.0 dock, via a USB3.0 OTG adapter with charger Y input.
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