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    Dockingstation?

    Discussion in 'Other Manufacturers' started by NegatiVe, Nov 1, 2008.

  1. NegatiVe

    NegatiVe Notebook Consultant

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    Hello all,
    So, for the Nox and mythos series, FINALLY a dockingstation will be available. Has been alot of delay on that front. But does anyone have a clue of what this dockingstation will include? Does it have a cooling system? Does it supply DVI or HDMI ports? The reason I need to know is because I will probably use my laptop as a stationary computer and plug in a separate screen at home while carrying it as a laptop to university. I know I am not alone.

    I could easily pay £200 more and get a ****tier laptop but that has the ports i need like eSATA and dvi. Really do hope Zepto has considered including dvi, though maybe there is little hope since their last dockingstation only had vga.
     
  2. CLB-NL

    CLB-NL Notebook Deity

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    For the Zepto Znote 6625WD there was also a dockingstation so FINALLY?

    And the specs for the Nox/Mythos-dockingstation..
    Nobody knows only Zepto... And I think it will have a DVI or HDMI port...

    Zepto isn't that dumb to only put a VGA-port on it I think! Just wait =s
     
  3. NegatiVe

    NegatiVe Notebook Consultant

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    I found the stats lol, it will have hdmi, 6 usb, digital audio out and firewire. Too bad no esata but I can do without it. Hdmi can easily be converted to DVI so no problem there :]
     
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    NegatiVe Notebook Consultant

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    CLB-NL you must realize there have been several different "release dates" and delays for the dockingstation. It was supposed to be supported months ago. Anyhow, it is still not available except for one computer. Does anyone have any info on when the B15 and B14 series will be released? Waiting for quite some time now. And anyhow, if I order now, it's not like I can expect it to arrive before easter.
     
  5. Thorne

    Thorne Notebook Evangelist

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    For 6625 there was a docking station avaible once.

    It was when i considered purchasing the machine, i think it was in 2007 April or something like that.
     
  6. NegatiVe

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    There are only advantages with having a dockingstation, I honestly can not understand people buying a machine that lacks support for it.
     
  7. Thorne

    Thorne Notebook Evangelist

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    Well, personally with my next laptop i'm gonna go with a good cooler. I don't have so much peripherals that i would exactly need a docking station. Though it's nice to know you can get one if you so desire. :)
     
  8. NegatiVe

    NegatiVe Notebook Consultant

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    Well yeah, but I mean its nice to just put the laptop down and then I can use my ergonomic mouse and keyboard, the larger screen, subwoofer and speakers, and my tablet without having to connect everything. But without those peripherals it is quite understandable, its just that I could never do without them. xD As for a good cooler, do you mean one of those laptop stands that have built in coolers?
     
  9. Thorne

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    Indeed, and namely the Zalman 2000 cooler. Should lower my temps for a 10 degrees or so. :)
     
  10. Dumpduck

    Dumpduck Notebook Consultant

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    I am glad I didn't wait for the B series and a dockingstation. It's been months, and it has still not arrived. I wouldn't doubt that it was postponed till after christmas either, even though it states December on the website.

    I bought a Lenovo, and my cousin bought a Nox A15... and his machine has issues, even though he purchased it months after the first guys received theirs. The B series will come with slightly different (updated) hardware, so there will probably be issues with them too, which needs to be fixed.

    Delay after delay..
     
  11. NegatiVe

    NegatiVe Notebook Consultant

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    What kind of Lenovo did you buy and what kind of issues does your cousin have? If I may ask. :)