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    VAIO SZ Docking Station - UK - £50!!!

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by LondonTrojan, Jun 22, 2009.

  1. LondonTrojan

    LondonTrojan Notebook Enthusiast

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    Found this online and ordered one. It came in a very slightly "damaged" box (a couple of scrapes doesn't seem to be damaged to me) and works perfectly. I've been looking for one for almost a year but haven't been able to find one under £150 new.

    http://www.ohcsurplus.co.uk/view.php?ViewProduct=96
     
    LondonTrojan, Jun 22, 2009
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  2. qhn

    qhn Notebook User

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    Cool head up. A good buy at 50 quids.

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, Jun 23, 2009
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  3. Rachel

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    It is £57 incl VAT, probably over £60 with shipping. If it had more than 14 days warranty i might be interested. The warranty is too short.
    A docking station though would give my notebook a tilt on the desk which i might find useful sometimes. The ports i would have no real use for.
     
    Rachel, Jun 23, 2009
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  4. Vogelbung

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    Depends on how often you take it outside of course. Despite not having most of my SZ's connected to anything but a cabled network, I appreciate being able to dock them with one smooth motion.

    Oh all right, I lied. A couple of not so smooth motions. Especially if you're a neat freak like me who unconsciously closes the docking port when putting it into a bag then wonders why it's not docking.

    I'd say the warranty shouldn't be a major issue - it'll be either broken on receipt or will work, and there's not that much to go wrong.
     
    Vogelbung, Jun 23, 2009
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  5. LondonTrojan

    LondonTrojan Notebook Enthusiast

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    Mine came in the original Sony box, although it was a bit scuffed and scratched and appeared to be completely new. I would imagine it still has the Sony warranty as the papers for that came with it.

    It works fine, it gives the notebook a slight angle when typing which I find better, but I guess it depends. I didn't check to see whether I was charged for shipping, but if I was, it wasn't much otherwise I would have noticed.
     
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  6. Rachel

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    Ok, my fears about the warranty have been put at ease. I probably will get one.
    I see now that shipping is actually free as well.
     
    Rachel, Jun 23, 2009
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  7. Rachel

    Rachel Busy Bee

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    I got my docking station today. It looks new like LondonTrojan said. I see that that company are sold out now so I'm glad that i grabbed one when i did.
     
    Rachel, Jun 25, 2009
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    I'm sure you guys will do this anyway but I'd suggest giving all ports a go to be sure it's fully functional. If it is, you got a great deal - I don't remember paying less than £150 for any of mine.
     
    Vogelbung, Jun 25, 2009
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