Difference between revisions of "Docking Solutions"

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* [[ThinkPad 365X Port Replicator]] <tt>(TP 365X)</tt>
 
* [[ThinkPad 365X Port Replicator]] <tt>(TP 365X)</tt>
 
* [[ThinkPad 380/385 Port Replicator]]
 
* [[ThinkPad 380/385 Port Replicator]]
* [[ThinkPad 560 Port Replicator]] <tt>(TP 380, 385 series, 560 and 570{{footnote|4}})</tt>
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* [[ThinkPad 560 Port Replicator]] <tt>(TP 380/385 series, 560 and 570{{footnote|4}})</tt>
* [[ThinkPad Enhanced Port Replicator]] <tt>(TP 380D, 385 series and 560X)</tt>
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* [[ThinkPad Enhanced Port Replicator]] <tt>(TP 380/385 series and 560X)</tt>
 
* [[ThinkPad Port Replicator with Advanced EtherJet]] <tt>(TP 380Z, 390 series, 570 series, 600 series, 770 series, i1720)</tt>
 
* [[ThinkPad Port Replicator with Advanced EtherJet]] <tt>(TP 380Z, 390 series, 570 series, 600 series, 770 series, i1720)</tt>
 
* [[ThinkPad Port Replicator]] <tt>(A20-A31p, R30-R32, T20-T30, X20-X32)</tt>
 
* [[ThinkPad Port Replicator]] <tt>(A20-A31p, R30-R32, T20-T30, X20-X32)</tt>

Revision as of 15:56, 10 July 2005

Docks allow users to connect a variety of external peripherals simply by attaching their ThinkPad to the dock. IBM sells three types of docks for current ThinkPads, the ThinkPad Port Replicator II, ThinkPad Mini-Dock, and ThinkPad Dock II. Additionally, IBM's line of ultralight notebooks, the X-series, have a on-the-go dock called the UltraBase. IBM's docks are known to be some of the most flexible and useful docks available among all notebook manufacturers.

Available Docking Stations and Port Replicators

Other

Future Docks

It is only a matter of time before IBM (or Lenovo) updates the Dock II. With the release of the Intel 915 mobile chipset, it is likely that the follow-on will support PCI Express components. This should be a great boon for Thinkpad owners - greater dock performance and greater expansion possibilities will mean there's even less of a reason to use a desktop PC.

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