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Docking station question
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 10:52 pm
by Billmanweh
I'm thinking about getting rid of my desktop computer and just using a docking station for when I want to plug in my T60 and use my desk.
Just wondering what my options are...
Re: Docking station question
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 10:58 pm
by Harryc
Re: Docking station question
Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 6:22 am
by Yacek
Advanced Mini would be my choice.... I've been working for two years with such configuration. No problems.
Re: Docking station question
Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 4:28 pm
by Billmanweh
Yacek wrote:Advanced Mini would be my choice.... I've been working for two years with such configuration. No problems.
Can you just leave your monitor, keyboard, mouse, etc plugged in to the docking station?
Re: Docking station question
Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 4:34 pm
by Harryc
Sure, that is the best way to use it.
Re: Docking station question
Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 11:07 pm
by sarbin
exactly what i do!
have some family set up the same way, too.
Re: Docking station question
Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 3:40 pm
by Billmanweh
I guess ebay is probably the best place to find one?
Re: Docking station question
Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 6:20 pm
by ThinkPadophile
Which one is right for you depends on how you plan to use it. There are three reasons to consider the Advanced Dock:
1. It has an Ultrabay Enhanced that you can use for various expansion purposes. I have an Advanced Dock, and I use the Ultrabay Enhanced for my backup hard drive.
2. It has the six-in-one media card reader, which can be useful with digital photography.
3. It has the half-size PCI expresscard slot, which gives additional expansion capability. Some use it for a graphics card to drive multiple monitors.
I use feature 1 every day; have only used feature 2 once that I can recall, and have never used feature 3.
The downsides of the Advanced Dock are that they take up more desktop landscape, and their internal fans can be noisy.
Re: Docking station question
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 12:03 pm
by Bigdaddychud
I have the Adv. Dock and if I was going to do it again, I would do the Adv. Mini Dock. I had planned to use the dock and all it features but I really have only used the card reader on occasion. Mine has not had any problems with the fans being noisy, but I am having some issues with the USB ports. Overall I love using a dock and would hate to not have one.
R.