Powerdock 5 is a space saving charging station for countertop or desktop providing safe charging and storage for up to 5 devices it doesnt take up much room about the same as a single ipad but it gives you a place to store and charge 5 ios devices at one time from a single power source powerdock 5 gives each tablet its own charging port and its own frosted backrest and each charging bay is roomy enough to accommodate your iphone ipod or ipad in their cases