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Could someone point me in the right direction for which type of Docking station I can use with the W510? I'm thinking that the 2504 will work but I wanted to confirm this. and then with that said I'm sure that I will need to have a 135Watt Power Brick for it? Can some confirm this for me?

hi rc.....

I am not sure which of the replicator you looking to get.....
best way to find them ( and able to see which features and functions you want) is to try and 'configure a T510' on line .... that way it gives you/shows the OPTIONS AVALIBLE of various REPLICATORS.

I have a 433820U for my home office in USA, and it Ships with a 135-watt ac adapter ...yes the BULKYONE !!!
from what I have seen this 'bulky adaptor' is BECAUSE of NUMBER OF PORTS that this replictor needs to 'power' eg :
>6 USB 2.0 ports
>Multiple video ports: 1 VGA monitor, 2 DVI, 2 DisplayPort
>Video controller
>Audio ports: Analog microphone in, headphone out
>e-SATA storage connector (((this is major reason I got this REPLICATOR)))
>RJ-45 Ethernet port .....
PLUS.. also CONCURRENTLY Charge the DOCKED LAPTOP

......well;hope this helps ..
Cheers

Thanks for the response ausmike.

I guess that what I'm hoping for is that I could purchase a ThinkPad Advanced Mini Dock 2504-10U off of ebay on the cheap and then just purchase an additional 135W power brick and be ready to roll for about a 50 bucks cheaper or more than having to buy it through Lenovo. My goal is that I would like to have a Docking station at home, and the two office location I work out of. which would basically say I would need to buy three docking stations. At Lenovo prices this would be very expensive., but if I go the ebay route I could save a bundle. Just wanted to confirm with some who has this type of setup and see if it worked form them. Thanks in advance for any info you may have

rcepek wrote:Thanks for the response ausmike.

I guess that what I'm hoping for is that I could purchase a ThinkPad Advanced Mini Dock 2504-10U off of ebay on the cheap and then just purchase an additional 135W power brick and be ready to roll for about a 50 bucks cheaper or more than having to buy it through Lenovo. My goal is that I would like to have a Docking station at home, and the two office location I work out of. which would basically say I would need to buy three docking stations. At Lenovo prices this would be very expensive., but if I go the ebay route I could save a bundle. Just wanted to confirm with some who has this type of setup and see if it worked form them. Thanks in advance for any info you may have

AFAIK 2504 will not work with T510/W510. I believe you need to buy the new Mini Dock Series 3 (hopefully I got the name correct) for W510...