Anker 575 USB-C Docking Station review

A desk dock for laptop-first setups

The Anker 575 USB-C Docking Station is built for the common laptop desk problem: you want to plug in one cable and have your monitor, charging, phone charger, HDMI gear, and USB accessories ready without rebuilding your setup every time.

It is not a tiny travel hub. It is a desk dock, and that is the point. It gives a laptop-first setup a stable place for power, displays, storage, Ethernet, and the usual mix of USB-A and USB-C accessories.

The bigger reason it stands out is reliability. After dealing with smaller USB-C hubs that failed over time, a dock that can sit on a desk and keep working is more valuable than a spec sheet that looks good for a week.

What it handles on my desk

My daily setup is not exotic. It's the normal laptop desk problem: charging, display, phone charger, HDMI, and a shifting pile of USB-A and USB-C stuff. The dock gives me one place for that mess to land.

• Laptop charging
• External display
• Phone charger
• HDMI gear
• USB-A accessories
• USB-C accessories
• SD cards
• Ethernet when needed

The useful spec-sheet version

The detail page gets long, but the practical version is simple: this is a desk dock with enough ports for a real setup, not a little emergency adapter.

• 13 total ports
• 85W USB-C laptop charging
• 18W USB-C Power Delivery for a phone or smaller device
• Two HDMI ports plus DisplayPort
• USB-C data, three USB-A ports, Ethernet, SD, microSD, and 3.5mm audio
• Includes a power adapter and USB-C cable

What to know before buying

I still wish it had a CFexpress slot for camera cards. That said, basically no normal dock solves that, so I don't hold it against this one too hard.

• macOS external-monitor behavior depends on your exact setup, so check the display support before buying.
• It doesn't have CFexpress Type A or Type B, which would be great for camera workflows but is still rare on desk docks like this.
• It's a desk dock, not a tiny travel dongle. That is the point.

Bottom line

If your setup is laptop-first and you want one dependable desk dock, the Anker 575 is an easy recommendation. It is best for people who work from a desk most of the time and want fewer adapters between their laptop and everything else.