I don't know if they sell laptop stands or docks, but Think Penguin (in addition to Zareason) is a good place to buy computers from.
good Luck, Elcaset On Thu, May 9, 2013 at 2:48 AM, jim karlock <[email protected]> wrote: > I think somewhere on this thread someone asked if ethernet can work over > USB. > > I just tried a quick test of a Soundstream model > ss1001 USB to Ethernet device. It let me load web > pages, so I guess it works OK. Ubuntu on an acer > Aspire netbook. The device is about 2" long and > 3/4" square cross section box with a Ethernet > jack on one end and a USB cable coming out the other end. > > PS: I successfully installed Ubuntu to a 16G > thumb drive (but couldn't get a 32G to work something about the > formatting.) > > Thanks > JK > > At 08:36 PM 4/23/2013, Joe Shisei Niski wrote: > >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 > >è‡³èª > >_______________________________________________ > >PLUG mailing list [email protected] > >http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > -- Free Geek Seattle- Helping The Needy Get Nerdy http://www.freegeekseattle.org/ https://groups.google.com/group/freegeek-seattle/topics?hl=en K Desktop Environment- Experience Freedom & User Friendliness http://kde.org/ Free Lossless Audio Codec https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Flac Protect your digital freedom and privacy, eliminate DRM, learn more at http://www.defectivebydesign.org/what_is_drm _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
