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Does anyone know if and when the Advanced Mini-Dock Plus "Series 3" will support the W500 or whether a version of that superior mini-dock will be offered for the W500? (At the present time, the Lenovo website says that only the T400s is supported.)

Thanks for any information about this.

JS

The new mini-dock will never support the W500.

What we hope and expect is that the newer revision of the W500 will support the new mini-dock.

Please clarify...

Do you mean that there is likely to be a software or hardware upgrade to the W500 that will work with the Advanced Mini-Dock Plus Series 3, or that there will be a new model mini-dock that will be supported by the current W500?

I am particularly interested because I need to have two DVI outputs, which I understand is currently provided only by the Advanced Mini-Dock Plus Series 3. If that is not correct and there is another docking station that would provide two DVI outputs, I would appreciate being advised.

Thanks.

jsegel wrote:Do you mean that there is likely to be a software or hardware upgrade to the W500 that will work with the Advanced Mini-Dock Plus Series 3, or that there will be a new model mini-dock that will be supported by the current W500?

Neither.

I mean that the model which will replace W500 will support the new docks (hopefully). As unfortunate as it is, I think you are stuck with the current dock offerings for the W500. I doubt Lenovo will roll out an update to the docking stations which it wants to make obsolete, and I doubt a dock adapter will be issued.