Dell’s updated wireless dock, when paired with new Latitude laptops with WiGig chips, is a step towards reducing reliance on cables and ports in PCs.
The PC maker on Thursday starting shipping the Dell Wireless Dock, which removes the need for compatible laptops to be cabled up to peripherals like displays, monitors, external storage drives and printers. The peripherals need to be wired to the dock, but the laptop interacts with them by linking up to the dock wirelessly.
This is Dell’s second wireless dock after the Wireless Dock D5000 shipped in 2013. The HDMI port has been updated to version 1.4a, which provides video and audio upgrades. A mini-DisplayPort port replaces a full sized DisplayPort slot. A new addition is the VGA port, which is used in enterprises for presentations. It also has five USB ports.
