First of all, I will talk to you about the computer I use every day, because I usually have to play PC games, so I started with a domestic PC game handheld, which can be used directly when I want to play a game, and when I want to work, after the external monitor mouse and keyboard, you can use the game handheld as a computer host. The performance of this game handheld is OK, but in the process of use, it also encountered a problem, that is, the expansion interface of this PC game handheld is only three, so when you want to charge, mouse, keyboard, SD card reading, hard disk expansion, video output, and gamepad use, you can only make trade-offs.
In order to be able to use the above various functions at the same time, so later I found this Yottamaster Yoda 9-in-1 docking station, which can support 3 USB-A, 1 full-featured type-C, 1 HDMI, 1 Gigabit network card, 1 3.5mm audio interface, 1 SD, 1 TF card slot and SSD hard disk expansion function, from the configuration of the function of a lot of functions, and this article, I also briefly talk about the use of this multi-functional dock experience.
Unpacked, in addition to the docking station, it also comes with a C to C cable, two screws, a thermally conductive silicone pad and a screwdriver.
The shell of this docking station is made of aluminum alloy material, and then the front uses a similar mech design style, which looks more tough, and this design is mainly to be able to better dissipate heat, after all, so many expansion functions are used at the same time, and the heat generation is still relatively large.
Various interfaces are designed on the side of the docking station, and the long side position integrates the HDMI 4K 60Hz video interface, type-C interface (support power supply), TF card slot, SD card slot, and two USB-A interfaces.
The type-C interface in the following figure is mainly used to connect the computer, and then there is a 3.5mm headphone hole designed next to it, I personally think that the headphone hole This function should not be used by many people, after all, most computers have their own headphone holes.
On the other side of the position is also designed with a Gigabit network card and a USB-A interface, seeing so many interfaces, it will give you a very safe feeling, the game handheld wants to expand the function is basically all available, and this may be the most used interface dock.
There are four foot pads at the bottom of the dock, and then in the middle is where the SSD drive is extended.
After opening the bottom cover, you can see the NVMe hard disk slot, which mainly supports m.2 2280 models, SSDs within 4TB, and both M Key and B&M Key can be used.
After installing the SSD, don't forget to attach the thermal silicone pad to the back cover, so that when you expand the hard drive, you can export the heat on the hard drive faster.
This is basically my daily office connection state, PC game handheld mainly connected to the power supply, monitor, camera SD card, mechanical keyboard and gamepad, in addition to the mouse I use Bluetooth connection, and after this pile of operations, Yottamaster Yottamaster 9-in-1 docking station is left with a headphone interface, network cable interface and a USB interface for backup, this time I basically do not have to worry about insufficient interface.
Here I also installed in the docking station SSD hard disk speed measurement, according to software tests show that its reading speed can reach 1050Mb /s, write speed of 606Mb /s, through the Yottamaster Yoda 9-in-1 docking station can not only carry out various expansions, but also to achieve the function of hard disk expansion, in addition, it is worth noting here that the type-C interface rate is 10Gbps, 1050Mb/s basically belongs to the full speed effect, So when expanding hard disks, there is no need to choose those SSDs that exceed 1000Mb/s too much, otherwise it is a bit wasteful.
In general, the hard disk enclosure and docking station on the market are often two different products, such as the Yottamaster Yoda 9-in-1 docking station, which can combine the two functions of the hard disk enclosure and the docking station, it seems that it is rare, and such a simplified design is what many people need to use. Of course, there may be a lot of people here who are more concerned about the heat dissipation of the docking station, so I also made a simple measurement of the temperature of the docking station after 7 or 8 hours of continuous use, and after actual measurement, the temperature on the surface of the fuselage was about 34 ° C.
brief summary:
In general, Yottamaster Yottamaster 9-in-1 docking station can basically meet the various expansion needs of desktop computers, laptops or handheld game PCs and other devices, including USB interface, C port, power supply, network port, 4K video output, audio output, TF card / SD card reader, and hard disk expansion and other functions, daily use is still very convenient, and because of the collection of hard disk box functions, you basically do not need to be equipped with additional U disk or mobile hard disk, It's easier to take it out of the house. In addition, according to the convention to say shortcomings and deficiencies, that is, it does not have a built-in cooling fan, can only rely on passive heat dissipation, if used in the summer, the temperature will be hotter, if you can add active cooling fan may be better, what do you think?