Dock station or similar

steve_e · 8 Apr 2008 at 23:29

Hi -
I'm just about to buy a laptop after about 8 years of doing without. I'd like to be able to connect it to something that connects it up to a monitor, mouse and keyboard. In the olden (!) days that used to be called a dockstation but I can't see anything around that matches that description now.

Can anyone tell me what I should be looking for or if it even exists any more? :confused:

beermonster · 9 Apr 2008 at 00:51

yep you can still get them with some laptops, but you use the laptop screen normally hp do a nice one for the dv6000 series

steve_e · 9 Apr 2008 at 08:17

Thanks beermonster!

colinuk · 9 Apr 2008 at 17:21

Belkin do a hub device that allows you to have mouse/keyboard and monitor plugged in to it. use them at work and they are ok.

Personaly id go for a docking station though, they seem to last longer and have more ports.

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dilated · 12 Apr 2008 at 14:17

I have a nx8220 which has a great docking station, much better than the port replicators I have seen for some laptops.

Do any of the Dell laptops have good docking stations?

AmDaMan · 14 Apr 2008 at 16:14

I use a docking station with my thinkpad. I just disconnect the laptop and go when i'm on the move, otherwise it's connected to the kb/mouse/tft