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    F6Ve docking station?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by fscussel, Jul 1, 2009.

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    Is there a docking station for the F6Ve??
     
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    No, there isn't. Asus had the dock for their V series notebooks, and there has been some speculation (without confirmation, to my knowledge) that they might make this an option with their new business line.

    Asus has never made a dock for their budget/mainstream lines in the past 3 years.
     
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    is there any third party docking station that would allow me to conect only a single port when docking the F6Ve?
     
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    You just need manually connect it to the ExpressCard slot, yes all the rest gets handle by docking station.
     
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    what about the PSU?
     
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    You mean using docking statoin to power up your laptop instead of using the laptop AC adapter? no it cant', non of the third-party docking station can replace the original AC adapter.
     
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    so it´s 2 cables to connect, the xpress card and PSU... much better with my dell X300 and it´s docking, just sit the notebook over it and it´s done
     
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    That's what you get with 3rd party solutions, but they get the job done when necessary :) -- the V series business line's docking stations worked just like your current one... drop and lever to lock.

    Sorry Ken, I wasn't thinking about aftermarket dock solutions :eek:.
     
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    I don't have any problems with my U6V, all I use it for is the external monitor and as a USB hub, work 100% of the time for me.

    I do know the older model I think it was ACP50US has driver problem that sometimes the computer won't recognize the docking station.
     
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