It can often be a wise move to simply buy an older phone which is still offering the latest tech. Launch prices of big name phones might have been higher than this but launching late in the year mean the Lumia 950’s rivals have dropped in price. While the Lumia 950 undercuts the iPhone and there are few devices at this price, the HTC One A9 springs to mind, there is an issue. Now at £449.99), still a reasonable price considering you currently get a free Display Dock. This is partly down to the fact that there’s a larger version called the Lumia 950 XL which costs £529 ( Microsoft’s store but you can get it for £419 (now around £389.99) from the likes of A new phone from a big name normally costs at least £500 but the Lumia 950 is yours for £449 (now £419.99) from The Lumia 950 is the new flagship smartphone for Windows and Microsoft has decided to undercut rivals with the price. This dock is expensive and can be hard to find due to its popularity, but it's the best Thunderbolt 4 dock on the market and will set you up nicely for the future.Microsoft Lumia 950 review: Price and competition When the dock is attached to your PC, it offers up to 98W of charging power to keep your battery topped up. It comes packed with three Thunderbolt 4 ports (one for the host), three USB-C (10Gbps), five USB-A (10Gbps), DisplayPort 1.4, 2.5 GbE, 3.5mm combo in/out, 3.5mm out, 3.5mm in, and UHS-II SD and microSD card readers that can be used simultaneously. In our CalDigit TS4 review, we noted that the TS4's 18 total ports offer the best connectivity of any dock currently on the market. The dock can power a single 8K display at a 60Hz refresh rate, or dual 4K displays each at 60Hz. The ribbed aluminum chassis dispels heat, is durable, and can be used horizontally or vertically with included non-slip rubber feet.

It has a wide range of ports, it charges your Pro while you work, and it's built to last. As it stands now, the best docking station for the newest Surface Pro models is the CalDigit TS4. The new ports carried over to the Surface Pro 9 as well.

The Surface Pro 8 finally added Thunderbolt 4 ports, opening the Surface line up to a bunch of new docks.

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