The docking stations have been specifically designed for ThinkPad notebooks with a side mechanical docking connector, allowing for a convenient and secure connection to peripherals such as a mouse, keyboard, USB storage, printer, and external displays by simply snapping the notebook into the dock. The power button on the dock mirrors that of the notebook, enabling the notebook to be easily turned on and off using the dock's power switch. The dock supports rapid charging (Rapid Charge) of the notebook, ensuring that the notebook battery is ready for use in no time. Particularly in large enterprises, ThinkPad docking stations make the IT department's job easier by supporting management features such as PXE boot, Wake On LAN, and MAC address passthrough on select ThinkPad systems.

ThinkPad docking stations are meticulously designed, have undergone extensive testing, and are a "must-have" with every ThinkPad notebook purchase. They offer enterprise-class universal docking for 2018 T, L, X, and X1 Series ThinkPad notebooks; an innovative side connector minimizes desk space; supports Intel vPro, PXE boot, Wake-on LAN, and MAC address passthrough; supports ThinkPad RapidCharge; features a mirrored power switch and mechanical unlocking; and includes an optional master key lock. Depending on various factors such as the processing capacity of the host and peripherals, file attributes, and other factors related to system configuration and operating environments, the actual data transfer rate will be slower than 5 Gbit/s on USB 3.1 Gen 1 (USB 3.0) ports, slower than 10 Gbit/s on USB 3.1 Gen 2 ports, and slower than 20 Gbit/s on USB 3.2 ports.