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This Lenovo USB-C dock with 65 watts of power is just $76

I don’t often write deals on USB-C docks… because frankly, there aren’t often very good deals on them. With laptops now the vast majority of personal computers and USB-C making them easy to turn into full workstations, there aren’t a lot of sales to be had. This Lenovo dock, with 65-watt power delivery and dual 4K display support, is an exception. With a $44 discount, it’s just $75.99 on Amazon right now.

You get a lot of functionality out of a smaller dock like this. Lenovo even calls it a “travel” model thanks to its small footprint and integrated cable loop. That includes a separate 10 Gbps USB-C port for other gadgets, a USB-A 3.2 port with 10 Gbps throughput, and a standard Ethernet port. A 100-watt charger, albeit a pretty chunky one, is included. (Note that that’s the power going to the dock. The maximum passthrough charging output over USB-C is 65 watts.)

But the biggest plus here is definitely the video output, with both HDMI 2.0 and DisplayPort 1.4 support. That means you should be able to get double 4K monitors plugged into this dock, at least if your laptop supports that many pixels. I asked our USB-C and Thunderbolt dock expert, Mark Hachman, to weigh in on this deal. He said that not every display (especially cheaper monitors or 4K TVs) supports DisplayPort, and some older laptops (like an 11th-gen Intel model) might be limited to 1440p over USB-C. But it’s still pretty darn good in terms of expanding functionality, especially for a dock you can throw in a laptop bag.

Amazon is marking this as a standard discount, not any kind of limited-time deal. However, it’s showing only one left in stock for me. Don’t be surprised if this dock disappears quickly at this price.