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    Samsung Central Station, anyone

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Pirx, May 5, 2011.

  1. Pirx

    Pirx Notebook Virtuoso

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    Now this is interesting: It's a monitor with a built-in wireless-USB hub, so that the whole device works as a wireless and universal docking station. Bring your laptop within three feet or so of the monitor, and it will connect to the laptop, including additional devices (keyboard, mouse, etc.) that are plugged into it. This may make for a very nice and clean setup on the desk in my office(s). Comments anyone?

    P.S.: Yeah, I know, dammit, the monitor is 16:9, of course... :mad:
     
  2. tilleroftheearth

    tilleroftheearth Wisdom listens quietly...

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    I'm with you on this Pirx, I want one too.

    What is weird though is that I clicked and read the 2 page article then went back to try to get some details and it is now asking to log in. Hmmm.

    Still, I want one - the price is right too.

    What would make this perfect is being able to hook up a monitor to this monitor. ;)
     
  3. Pirx

    Pirx Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yeah, but that would probably run into bandwidth issues, unless it had a USB 3.0 connection.

    On my side, I wish this would work with the WUSB that's built-in on my M6400 (and for which, so far, no peripherals seem to exist :( ), so I wouldn't need the dongle. But I'm probably expecting too much of Samsung to adhere to whatever standard Dell had in mind when they implemented their wireless USB. :rolleyes: