What is the computer docking station used for

Nowadays, computers are taking on more and more functions, many business laptops, thin and light laptops in order to be thin and light at the same time, eliminating a lot of unnecessary and very occupy the internal space of the interface.
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Among the interfaces that are often eliminated are the following.

The first easiest to be eliminated is the network interface. The width of the network cable interface is too much space.

The second is the Sd card reader, a long strip-shaped interface, is also very space-intensive.

The third is generally the HDMI video interface, in rare cases will be abbreviated, but only if there is Typc C interface can be used as the premise of the video output function.

Computer docking stations look like a lot of things, some are rectangular, some are square.

Video conversion
The Docking Station in the picture is connected to an HDMI video cable and a type C interface for conversion.

HDMI is the old host interface, typcC interface is the new display interface.

For people who use thin and light notebooks, the docking station is one of the necessary accessories, when not used can not be, when used can not be without, without it will delay the event.

Many times, when the notebook needs an external display, if there is the same when the HDMI interface can be directly linked to use; in addition, the video interface inconsistencies, if the display is relatively new, support type C interface, then you need to convert the HDMI and type C interface, if the computer is relatively new support type C interface, the display is older, you need to type C to HDMI interface conversion. C to HDMI interface conversion. This between the need for converters, simple converters can only meet the simplest conversion function, with the changing needs of everyone on the interface function, slowly, the converter has evolved into a docking station with many functions.
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Docking station, in a small piece as if the size of the hard disk shape of the product, integrated video interface HDMI, TYPE C interface, USB 3.2, etc., audio interface, SD card slot, memory card slot, there are gigabit network cable jack and so on. After the integration, although small, all the guts.