It all started with Alienware’s Graphics Card Amplifier, which let you turbocharge Alienware laptops with Titan X power. The MSI GS30 Shadow ’s claim to fame was a bespoke docking station.

It’s also missing the full-on docking station features of MSI’s dock, with no Ethernet or audio ports, no speakers, and no 3.5-inch drive bay. MSI’s got the better hardware, but Alienware ...

The Alienware Graphics Amplifier is an external enclosure that lets you add desktop-class graphics hardware to your new Alienware gaming laptop, but it's an expensive and somewhat clunky device.

Here you get a dock that can power a multi-monitor setup and deliver up to 60W of power to your devices. For ports, it has five USB-A 3.0, Ethernet, two Thunderbolt 3 (one for the Alienware m15 ...

The amplifier uses a proprietary cable (so it’s only compatible with Alienware), and you have the option to open it up and change graphics cards, and it supports both Nvidia and AMD, meaning over a ...