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Looking into a dock and external display for tp
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2007 7:58 pm
by Spimoles
I'm heading off to college in the fall and want to pick up an extra monitor for either a dual external display or just something to use when my tp is hooked up to the Mini Dock
As of now I am interested in the
Hanns·G HW-191DPB 19in Widescreen
and the
Lenovo Mini Dock
Does anyone here have any insight to either of these products or a better/similar one?[/url]
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 12:48 am
by RealBlackStuff
Check that the minidock matches your ThinkPad type and model!
If your TP does not have DVI, the dock can't provide it either, even if there is a DVI-port in it!
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 5:06 am
by Xavier
RealBlackStuff wrote:If your TP does not have DVI, the dock can't provide it either, even if there is a DVI-port in it!
This is not true.
I am not aware of any Thinkpad that comes with a DVI port, though a majority of docking stations have one.
For instance, I used to plug my T43 to its mini Dock and plug my screen on the DVI port of the station, and it just worked.
What you probably meant is
If your TP does not have DVI capabilities (which are linked to the graphic card or chipset that is used in it), the dock can't provide it either, even if there is a DVI-port in it!
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 5:42 pm
by Spimoles
the minidock fits and I have an A31p which I'm very sure is DVI capable. The minidock has usb2.0 but my A31p only has usb1.1 (file transfer is a pain) When I dock the tp will it then be capable of running usb devices at usb2.0 speeds?
Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 9:38 am
by jgrobertson
I have used the T43P, T30 and T20 in docks with DVI. I know that the T30 and T43P will drive the DVI. But there seams to be a limit on the resolution that can be had through the DVI of 1280 X 1024.
However, with the VGA connected to a flat panel, my T43p will drive a 1600 X 1200. Currently I am on a 1680 X 1040 flat panel on my T43p. It has the ATI Mobility Radeon X300 video chip.
Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 1:07 am
by Kendas
Spimoles wrote:the minidock fits and I have an A31p which I'm very sure is DVI capable. The minidock has usb2.0 but my A31p only has usb1.1 (file transfer is a pain) When I dock the tp will it then be capable of running usb devices at usb2.0 speeds?
No... USB 1.1 is the only thing the computer is capable of regardless of the dock. Only magic (or more work than a new computer and dock costs) can convert the buss speed between the computer and the dock