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    Dock for W3J

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by battlemage, Sep 6, 2006.

  1. battlemage

    battlemage Notebook Consultant

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    Hey all,

    I was thinking of getting a dock for my w3j so that i can attach everything from an external keyboard/mouse, to a new monitor. I guess i could do it without a dock, but i figured this way i wouldnt need to plug in and and pull out cables from my laptop every time i went anywhere with my laptop. Does asus make a dock that works well with the w3j? (i know it does for the w1j) If not, are there any generic docks out there that are pretty good? Thanks.
     
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    V1J will have a dock..you can buy aftermarket docks but for the vga the output is severely hampered..max of 1280 x1024..i just bought a usb2 hub with 7ports..thats good enough for me
     
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    As Jterp said, the the video out is the most important thing and without a dedicated port replicator which goes into a proprietary slot with the bandwidth for vga or dvi..... there is no GREAT option... and no, there isn't a dedicated W3 dock, but the V1j will have one as he said......... something I'm sure the new owner of a 14" W3 wants to here?!

    Anyway... without VGA, basically you're looking at a USB hub, which may be what most people are looking for considering that's probably what wires they're trying to do away with.... so that's a good, cheap solution if you're not looking to hook up a monitor. But, i really can't suggest any good way to hook up a monitor through these usb docks... Kenginton has one I think, but the video is horrible and slow through usb..... so it's not even an option.

    But you said Asus makes one for the W1 - and they don't... I'm not sure if you were confusing the W1 and V1...
     
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  5. battlemage

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    yeah youre right i meant v1j, typo! well thanks for eveyone's help. so lets say i connect an external monitor to my w3j, whats the maximum widescreen resolution i can expect to get?
     
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    I use a WUXGA 23" all the time.. that's 1920 x 1200... and I knwo you can go up beyond that on ALL of Asus' systems - integrated or dedicted graphics..... although I don't use it *much*...... 2048 x 1536 is I believe the limit, or so where around that point........ that's an awfully high res for a computer screen...... even at say 42"
     
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