On 04/22/2013 08:03 PM, John Jason Jordan wrote: > Why do I want a docking station? Because I have three USB 2.0 devices > and one USB 3.0 device that I want attached at all times when at home, > plus an ethernet cable. The USB and ethernet ports on every laptop I > have ever seen are on the sides, meaning I would have five cables strung > down the sides of the computer interfering with the papers I have on > the left side and the mouse on the right. This is not acceptable. i've used several different docking stations over the past 20 years (starting with the venerable PowerBook Duo, continuing with a so-so Toshiba, and more recently with the docks for Dell's Latitude series), and wasn't that impressed with any. They were all tied to a specfic laptop (or family thereof) and in my opinion none offered enough convenience to justify the cost.
For the last five years i've used an XBrand laptop stand (the fanless model, though my machine would benefit from the extra fan). Not only does it provide extra USB ports, but it has real ergonomic value, elevating the screen to a comfortable height. Sadly, it appears that they may have gone out of business - the domain is for sale, and Amazon has a but handful available (for very good prices). http://www.amazon.com/Xbrand-Height-Adjustable-Laptop-Cooling/dp/B002ELNCB2 http://www.amazon.com/Xbrand-XB-1002F-US-Rotating-Laptop-Stand/dp/B000GB3E9W ________________________________________ Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA 至誠 _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
