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Tested: Grovemade MagSafe Stand – beautiful, but boy is it expensive

Grovemade MagSafe Stand

I’ve tried a couple of Grovemade products before, and they tend to have three things in common: they use natural materials like wood and leather; they are beautiful; and they are expensive. The Grovemade MagSafe Stand ticks all three boxes – though the ‘expensive’ element is partly Apple’s fault this time.

I’ve said in the past that I prefer charging stands to charging pads. Whether it’s on my desk, beside the sofa or beside the bed, it makes more sense for me to have my phone upright, where I can see the screen, rather than flat on the surface, where I can’t. For that reason, Apple’s MagSafe charger didn’t interest me – until now …

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Mini Review: Grovemade’s wooden MacBook dock is solid, attractive, & expensive

Grovemade - MacBook Air Stand - Walnut

Regular readers will know that I’m a sucker for wood. Show me something well-crafted from an attractive chunk of wood and I’m on board.

I’d previously admired Grovemade’s wooden iPad sleeve, and the company’s iPhone cases were featured in our ‘best of iPhone 6/Plus cases’ roundup, so I thought I’d check out its recently-announced MacBook Dock. The dock is available in a range of sizes to suit the 12-inch MacBook, 11- and 13-inch MacBook Air, and 13- and 15-inch MacBook Pro. I tested it with my 11-inch MacBook Air …


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9to5Toys Last Call: Logitech Anywhere Mouse $28, 6,000mAh Power Bank $11, Tile tracker $20, more

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Today’s can’t miss deals:

Last Call Updates:

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Daily Deals: Logitech MX Wireless Laser Mouse $28, Bluetooth headphones or earbuds $20, more

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USB Power banks: Lumsing 6,000mAh $11 Prime shipped, Omaker 15,600mAh $20 Prime shipped

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Keep tabs on anything with Tile Bluetooth item tracker: $20 Prime shipped (Reg. $25)

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Grovemade’s new desk accessory wraps your Apple Magic Trackpad in a handcrafted tray

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The Summer Mac Essentials Bundle: Unibox, Noiseless, Hider 2, Jump Desktop and more for $19.99 ($204 value)

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iPad mini 3 Wi-Fi 16GB $300 (Reg. $399), iPad mini 2 Wi-Fi + Cellular 64GB $330 (Orig. $729)

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Father’s Day Gift Guide: top picks, exclusive discounts and a $482 giveaway

More new gear from today:

Xbox One bundle/controller & refreshed Playstation 4 consoles leak ahead of E3

More deals still alive:

Headphones: Jabra Move Bluetooth on-ears $70 Shipped (Reg. $100), more

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Apple 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro w/ Force Touch (latest model) 2.7GHz/8GB/128GB: $1,100 shipped (Reg. $1,299)

New products & more:Family product shot of SanDisk Extereme Portable SSDs

SanDisk details new portable USB C solid-state drives for MacBook and high capacity flash drives

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GoPro’s new HERO+ LCD brings a touch display to its entry-level action camera

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