Docking station for C90s

hey everyone.

Like the title says, im looking for a docking station for the c90s which i will be purchasing shortly.

things i will look for in the docking station itself, various USB ports (to connect mouse, keyboard, ipod, TV tuner and other stuff i may not come up with yet), a port to connect this monitor running at max resolution (1680 x 1050):

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16824001096

and audio options. Ethernet could be considered if i choose to not go wireless.

Thanks for your time and patience.

 

any help appreciated.

 

There is no real docking station for the C90. You can get a USB docking station or an express card docking station with a build in vga card. The build in graphics cards of docking stations are pretty bad so i would connect the monitor directly to the laptop and not through a dock.

 

The C90 is a freaking docking station. Have you seen those battery times?

But seriously your best option would be to get a usb hub and that'll solve the majority of issues. You'd only have to pull one usb cord out when your on the go.

 

well, i wanted to get it for commodity when i get home, ONLY to unplug 1 thing, instead of a ton of things. Im getting a TV tuner, usb mouse/keyboard, USB headphones, and a extra monitor.

I would consider getting a regular USB hub, if i wasn't worried about the wear and tear of connecting and disconnecting the monitor plug to once and again on the laptop.

I dunno if im being paranoid about this.

 

You can get an express card dock like this:

http://www.belkin.com/highspeeddock/specs/

But its my impression that video performace tanks through docks like this.

 

oh.... i see. didn't know that. um... well, what about the monitor plug, and the laptop plug, will it break or be rendered useless due to wear and tear from daily plugging and unplugging?

or do you think im just overreacting on this. Because i would be happy with a 5-7 usb hub plus a ethernet connection. It would also be alot better for my intended linux use, rather than getting the docking station to work on linux.

feedback and comments appreciated guys

 

Does anyone have a suggestion for a good cooling pad (besides putting it on a house fan like V )?

 

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