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    What's the point of an Ultrabase?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Prince_Phoenix, Oct 18, 2008.

  1. Prince_Phoenix

    Prince_Phoenix Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    Couldn't I just connect the monitor directly to a X61 Tablet?
     
    Prince_Phoenix, Oct 18, 2008
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    virtuoso88 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Time to dock vs connecting the vga, usb keyboard/mouse cables, ac adapter and of course extra ports.
     
    virtuoso88, Oct 18, 2008
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  3. jaredy

    jaredy Notebook Virtuoso

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    Optical drive, charging an extra battery...
     
    jaredy, Oct 18, 2008
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    hehe299792458 Notebook Deity

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    more ports ie DVI, etc
     
    hehe299792458, Oct 18, 2008
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    sterben Notebook Consultant

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    I like the ultrabase. I have a home office and a work office, both with external monitors/keyboards/mice, and it's very convenient to hit the undock button, grab it and go when I need to go to a meeting or switch back and forth. I don't use the optical drive all that much but when I do it's nice to have one handy somewhere, displayport is nice, and I've actually used the extra battery charger a few times in the few weeks I've had the x200.

    Granted, the real question is, is this convenience worth the cost of the ultrabase? To me it is, but I didn't have to pay for it so take my opinion with a grain of salt ;P
     
    sterben, Oct 19, 2008
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  6. Ref

    Ref Notebook Geek

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    Which Ultrabase has a DVI port?
     
    Ref, Oct 19, 2008
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    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    The X200 Ultrabase has a DisplayPort, but no DVI.
     
    ZaZ, Oct 19, 2008
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    jaredy Notebook Virtuoso

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    Which is the same thing as far as you are concerned (get an adapter).
     
    jaredy, Oct 19, 2008
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    seanen Notebook Enthusiast

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    How to charge an extra battery on UltraBase X6?
     
    seanen, Nov 10, 2008
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  10. jonlumpkin

    jonlumpkin NBR Transmogrifier

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    You can't. This is a feature of the x200 Ultrabase (connector on the side), but not the x6.
     
    jonlumpkin, Nov 10, 2008
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