Kensington Notebook Expansion Dock With Video; USB Connection 33367

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Kensington Notebook Expansion Dock With Video; USB Connection 33367

Kensington
Notebk Expansion Dock w/ Vid

List Price: $179.99
Lowest Price: $59.00

Product Description:

Plug a keyboard, mouse and monitor to the dock and use your notebook as a desktop. The Notebook Expansion Dock with Video connects most desktop peripherals - works with all monitors and supports screen resolution up to 1280 1024 pixels. A unique wedge design adds airflow to aid cooling.

Customer Reviews:

Rating:
Date: 2008-06-26
not compatible
Looked like a nice docking station but is not compatable
with Windows Vista 64 bit

Rating:
Date: 2008-06-22
Easy to use, and an unexpected benefit or two
This is the sort of product that should be a no-brainer, but there were a couple of unintended benefits from getting it. Since my laptop has replaced the tower, the level and angle of the keyboard had taken some getting used to, and the dock raised the angle enough to make typing much more convenient. Also, the airflow under the laptop has increased, keeping it a little cooler. The software is simple to understand and easy to install. Definitely a worthwhile purchase.

Rating:
Date: 2008-01-06
bought on sale, good value for $
I bought this expansion dock on sale for $99.00, and I am happy with the value for the money. When I plug my laptop into the dock, my printer and monitor are instantly available. (The dock I had before was worthless; I had to reboot my printer every time I reconnected to the dock.) Moreover, I've noticed no lag time in the connectivity. The only weird thing I've noticed is that I seem to have to readjust the resolution on my monitor each time I reconnect to the dock. There must be a way to get around this, but I haven't discovered it yet. There are expansion docks that are much more expensive, but this one works really well for my use.

Rating:
Date: 2007-10-17
works well! just a couple small quirks
I bought this product to use my laptop like a do a regular desktop computer but retain the ability to pick it up and step away from the office whenever I want. I connected my old CRT monitor, speakers, keyboard, mouse, and ethernet cable to this device. I had a problem with the software included on the cd, so I had to download the latest software from Kensington's website. After that, it worked great!

The reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because of three quirks:

1) The cd with the software didn't work for me. Had to download the latest version from their website.

2) After unplugging the dock and then wanting to use the laptop (without a restart), the function key seems to be enabled. So when I type the letter "O" it gives the other option that is written in blue ink on that key. Solved with a simple function + function lock.

3) The CRT monitor I use is not widescreen, but my laptop is. This means that what is displayed on my CRT is in widescreen form. So to see the full screen, I have to take my mouse and move left or right to shift the screen. If there is a way to eliminate this issue I would like to know. The plan is to buy a widescreen monitor eventually and that will resolve the problem, but in the meantime this is the most annoying problem/quirk with this product.

Rating:
Date: 2007-06-14
Not that great, but the most compatible
I'm running a few Dell XPS M1210 laptops at the office. This is the recommended choice by Dell. It's okay. I wish there were better ones out there. The Inspirons we run only require one connection to dock. The video, power, network connection, and usb are ready to go with the Dell dock. This Kensington requires you to hook up the main usb and power cable. Too bad Dell doesn't make a dock for the XPS M1210 yet. I'm really generous about my reviews, but this one product is just average.