Laptop Docking Stations?
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From: Roger Mills on 11 Feb 2010 05:22 In an earlier contribution to this discussion, Bill <Billaboard(a)gmail.com> wrote: > In message <7te5k0F4lvU1(a)mid.individual.net>, Roger Mills > <watt.tyler(a)googlemail.com> writes >> Thanks for the link. I'll have a look to see what is available in the >> UK. > > For info, about a year ago I bought a Targus docking station reduced > in Tesco for �12.99. It connects by usb to the laptop and provides > audio, ethernet, mouse & keyboard and multiple usb ports, which are > left powered from its power supply when the laptop isn't there. > I haven't actually used it yet, but it seems to me that you would just > bring along the laptop, plug the usb (and perhaps an external monitor) > in and be fit to go. Sounds useful - thanks. It would get me at least part of the way, for a lot less money than a normal docking system. Doubt if Tesco have still got any though, if you bought yours a year ago. I'll do a bit og Googling! -- Cheers, Roger _______ Please reply to Newsgroup. Whilst email address is valid, it is seldom checked.
From: BillW50 on 11 Feb 2010 09:05 In news:7ti43rFtbbU1(a)mid.individual.net, Roger Mills typed on Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:22:39 -0000: > In an earlier contribution to this discussion, Bill > <Billaboard(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> In message <7te5k0F4lvU1(a)mid.individual.net>, Roger Mills >> <watt.tyler(a)googlemail.com> writes >>> Thanks for the link. I'll have a look to see what is available in >>> the UK. >> >> For info, about a year ago I bought a Targus docking station reduced >> in Tesco for �12.99. It connects by usb to the laptop and provides >> audio, ethernet, mouse & keyboard and multiple usb ports, which are >> left powered from its power supply when the laptop isn't there. >> I haven't actually used it yet, but it seems to me that you would >> just bring along the laptop, plug the usb (and perhaps an external >> monitor) in and be fit to go. > > Sounds useful - thanks. It would get me at least part of the way, for > a lot less money than a normal docking system. Doubt if Tesco have > still got any though, if you bought yours a year ago. I'll do a bit > og Googling! I haven't checked for other models lately. But eBay had a lot of Gateway docking stations for about $30. I did buy a Gateway 465e from eBay that wouldn't change from the DC input. It didn't say if it would work from AC or not. Well I got it and the DC input was plain dead. I was going to repair it myself, but I saw those docking stations for 30 bucks. At that price I gambled and it works fine getting power from the docking port. Plus you get a beefier power supply to boot. -- Bill Gateway M465e ('06 era) - Windows XP SP3
From: Salvador Freemanson on 15 Feb 2010 12:18 On 09/02/2010 23:23, Roger Mills wrote: > In an earlier contribution to this discussion, Pen<nospam(a)nospam.net> > wrote: > >> Dell through their Small Business site offers several. >> Take a look at the Latitude and Precision lines. >> Docks are listed here; >> http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/category.aspx?c=us&category_id=5441&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd > > > Thanks for the link. I'll have a look to see what is available in the UK. There are some really good deals from Morgan Computers selling off 'obsolete' models for a fraction of the price. I picked up this one http://www.morgancomputers.co.uk/shop/detail.asp?ProductID=5944&CategoryID=452&SubCategoryID=471 Once I had sorted out the drivers, it has proved to be extremely useful.
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