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List Price: $215.29
Our Price: $156.99
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Manufacturer: Targus
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Binding: Electronics
Brand: Targus
EAN: 0092636229467
Feature: Device Type - Docking Station
Floppy Disk Drive Description: None
Is Autographed: 0
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Label: Targus
Manufacturer: Targus
Model: ACP60US
Modem Description: None
Publisher: Targus
Studio: Targus
Warranty: 1 year warranty
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Device Type - Docking Station
Color - Black
Exterior Dimensions - 11.96" x 3.66" x 1.04"
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Editorial Reviews:
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The Targus ExpressCard Notebook Docking Station with Digital Video and Audio has a number of features to maximize the capabilities of your workstation. The ExpressCard technology provides a high-speed interface and has the capability to transfer data up to 5 gigabits a second (Five times faster than typical USB 2.0 docking stations). It also includes digital video and audio connections. Two high-speed, "Always On" USB power ports remain powered when the notebook is OFF or disconnected making this function ideal for recharging mice, phones and other devices. Featuring three video modes, this docking station enables the user to set their external monitor as their primary display, simultaneously use both the notebook screen and external monitor for combined viewing or replicate the notebook screen onto their external monitor. Connecting monitors to the docking station is easy, simply plug the monitor directly into the device; no other cables are needed. The ExpressCard docking station provides advantages over proprietary OEM ones by offering universal compatibility with a variety of notebooks with an ExpressCard slot.PRODUCT FEATURES:Supports up to 1600 x 1200 32-bit color (UXGA).This Kit includes:34/54 mm Spacer adapter;Expresscard Cable and Card;AC Adapter;Installation CD;User guide.
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Customer Rating:
Summary: It does the job
Comment: So far so good. My only complaint is that there is a noticeable drag. My laptop is pretty fast and it never hung up until I added this docking station so that I could use a large monitor, keyboard and mouse. It's not a huge problem but it can be annoying sometimes. I am only talking a few seconds, not minutes.
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Summary: Things to know and understand
Comment: I've read a lot of the reviews on this product, and others like it, and I've noticed a few things that i wanted to bring to your attention.
- Learn to download updated drivers. This will fix your problem alot of the time. Rarely should you use the driver that came in the box, because Microsoft patches mess things up a lot of the time.
- Please note that "WILL NOT WORK WITH VISTA!!!!!" may not be correct. This will work with the 32-bit version of vista, not the 64-bit. Go to control panel, system, and it should show you what version you have.
- Univseral docking stations with video are not designed for games/graphic etensive programs. IF your laptop has one available through the manufacture, buy that model for those features.
- On the whole docking stations aren't meant for plugging your laptop into your big screen to play games/movie. They are geared toward use with business applications primarily. Office for example. There are MUCH better solutions if your looking to display on your big screen.
-if you going to review a product keep in mind what its designed to do, not what you think it should do.
As for the quality of the product: those that are using it in the correct way say it works great. I actually sold one of these to another customer and they are very happy with the product.
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Summary: could not install drivers, no tech support
Comment: My system: Lenovo Y410, Vista Home Premium.
On a paper it looks like a dream product for my application: streaming Internet video to a full-screen big TV using Gigabit network.
I didn't even try to use drivers on included mini-CD (it tuned out they are from January 2007) - downloaded the latest from their site and ran Setup. Animation and background are nice, but that's the only nice thing one can say about their driver installation. Half way setup asks to insert ExpressCard but never recognizes it. I tried switch left and right, card only and assemled with actual station. Nada.
Installation also messed up USB support - it disappeared. Called Lenovo tech support and spent 1.5 hours getting USB back. After additional research I found out what happened: Targus installation disables USB devices and never rolls back its changes even it knows that installation failed.
As a last resort I tried to call their tech support - never seen or heard anything that bad: they don't even allow you to ask a question, keep non-stop saying to disable security features (and I did - anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall, ...) and "if you have some more problems call us again and how else can we assist you?"
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Summary: Works well, just one small problem
Comment: I bought this for use with my Dell Latitude D830 (running Windows XP Pro SP2) and it has worked well for me. I use it with a monitor, speakers, keyboard and various USB accessories. It had a problem recognizing the docking station when booting, but there is a switch on the docking station and once I moved the switch to "On" it worked fine - something to do with the version of BIOS in the machine and it's explained in the user guide that came with the docking station. My only complaint is that the power cord for the docking station is too short. It was not long enough to hang down off my desk and reach my surge protector so I had to buy an extension cord for it. Other than that, the product has worked exactly as expected.
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Summary: I have been using for 7 months and IT WORKS
Comment: I have been using this dock for 7 months now and am relatively happy with it. 24" DVI monitor works very well, this is the main reason I purchased this dock. My computer is DVI compatible but only through an express card dock. Every once and a while when working in a program like AutoCAD or Illustrator that is a heavy resource user I will get lines across the monitor when I move the mouse but not constantly ( I have a powerfully computer and generally have 5 plus programs running at a time with no problems). My usb mouse is also working. The one thing I could not get to work is the scanner, when I hook up my scanner through the dock I receive the blue screen of death. However after researching this issue it is a known problem with almost all docks and KVM switches, so no biggie.
By no means is this dock perfect but if you need DVI through express card I would recommend it.
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