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Lenovo ThinkPad Advanced Mini-Dock Port Replicator (250410U)

Lenovo ThinkPad Advanced Mini-Dock Port Replicator (250410U)

(31 customer reviews)

List Price:	$219.00
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Description:

The ThinkPad Advanced Mini Dock offers enhanced cable management and connectivity in a surprisingly small form factor. It is ideal for notebook users who need quick and easy access to peripherals but do not require full desktop expansion capability. Compatibility: ThinkPad T60, T61, R60, R61, Z60, Z61.

Features:

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Supports ThinkPad models: T60, T61, T60p, T61p, T400, T500, R60, R61, R400, R500, Z60, Z61, Z60m, Z60t, Z61m, Z61t, W500, SL500

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Does not support ThinkPad models: T410, T410s, T510, W410, W510, W700, L412, L512, T400s (the T400s is a different model that a T400).

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Left corner alignment for easy laptop attachment, with step-by-step LED's and convenient buttons for easy system ejection

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Standard device ports: 4 USB 2.0 ports, 1 PS/2 port for mouse, serial, parallel, Microphone in, headphone out, S/PDIF (digital audio), DVI, VGA, Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45) and modem (RJ-11)

Product Details:

Product Length:	8.4 inches
Product Width:	13.1 inches
Product Height:	2.1 inches
Product Weight:	2.09 pounds
Package Length:	14.9 inches
Package Width:	9.9 inches
Package Height:	3.9 inches
Package Weight:	4.1 pounds
Average Customer Rating:	based on 31 reviews

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Customer Reviews:

Average Customer Review: 4.0

( 31 customer reviews )
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31 of 31 found the following review helpful:

Works as it shouldDec 12, 2006
By Darren He "in Boston"
This Thinkpad Dock, built for the IBM Thinkpad T60, works very well - it is an excellent port replicator, short of the full-sized advanced dock by only 1 USB port and the expansion bays. The design is also a lot more attractive than that of the T-43 Port Replicator. There is an "undocking" system, but I usually, just eject the Thinkpad, without any ill effects to either the dock or my laptop. (The ejection process is annoying because my external hard drive sometimes does not stop immediately). My own wishes for this product are: 1) It included FireWire ports, and 2) It was cheaper. Just like all proprietary products, it sells for a lot more than it's worth.

Last note: The dock has these ports and features

4 USB 2.0

DVI

VGA

Ethernet

Phone jack

PS2

Serial

Microphone (Audio In)

Headphone (Audio Out)

S/PDIF

Power adapter

Lock

and couple more that I have no use for and will not even bother to look at. Full specs are at the company website.

11 of 11 found the following review helpful:

2 external displays under LinuxOct 28, 2008
By Jeremy Leland
I was unsure about this myself, so I am happy to confirm that this product *does* let you use two external monitors under Linux. (You may have to disable the built in display panel to do it, though...I don't think the Intel GMA integrated card can support all 3 at once).

6 of 6 found the following review helpful:

Well done LenovoApr 06, 2007
By JB
I would have given this 5 stars but it only comes with 1 ps2 port and my keyboard and mouse both need one so I knocked it down a peg because there's all kind of ports I don't use, it would have been nice to have one that I do use. Really though, it's a well made unit and I have no complaints thus far. It's a big time saver without having to unplug cords from the unit and if you don't need the add-on cd drive it's a much better value then the full size dock.

8 of 9 found the following review helpful:

ThinkPad quality, but not without flawsAug 20, 2008
By Y. Michael Ma
I bought this for DVI output. And for that purpose, its perfect. The build is of the same quality as the laptop. The price is a bit high, but this is the cheaper way to do DVI on the T60. The two problems I have with it is heat and mic-in.

I always have my T60 on a laptop cooler that blows air from underneath the laptop. The cooler works really well. Unfortunately, this dock manages to cover up the hottest parts of the laptop. To give you a comparison, my laptop cooler will keep my battery at 34C (not charging). With this dock, the battery is around 42C (not charging and cooler blowing on it). Without the cooler it can only be getting hotter, but considering there hasn't been a recall of any sort, its reasonable to say your laptop is not going to melt, but I still don't like the idea of it running hot.

Another problem I noticed was that the dock's mic-in seemed to be of poor quality. For example, anything you put on the mic-in sounds like the gain has been boosted to where it sounds distorted (almost like you have the mic-gain feature selected, and no that wasn't the problem.) The solution to this problem is to just use the audio out built into the laptop. This takes away a little bit from the ease of docking experience.

Overall, I feel like the DVI (compared to the jittery VGA on my 24" Dell WFP-2705 some weird conflict with this monitor) was well worth it. 4 more USB ports are nice. Can never have enough USB 2.0 ports.

3 of 3 found the following review helpful:

Satisfactory, But Could Be ImprovedDec 31, 2008
By Allen Moore
I bought one of these for my Lenovo T61 four months ago, mostly to add a "real" serial port, which is still widely used in the embedded development field in which I work (USB-to-serial converters add unacceptable overhead to data transfer rates). The serial port works at full speed with true RS-232 levels--no complaint there. Since then I've also appreciated the four extra USB ports, and the convenience of being able to leave all cables still connected to the Mini-Dock when I take my laptop off-site. I've had no mechanical issues, and I dock/undock on almost a daily basis.

However I've had enough OS problems with the undocking process (running WinXP SP3), that I've learned it's less problematic to just Shut Down the T61 before undocking. Also, if you happen to shut off power to the dock while undocking, that will definitely lock up the OS.

Except for the serial port and Ethernet jack, I haven't used any of the other ports (legacy parallel, audio out/mic in, DVI, VGA, modem, PS/2) so can't comment on those. The dock comes with a 90W AC adapter.

It would be nice if the Mini-Dock also included a stand (like the Lenovo ThinkPad Adjustable Notebook Stand, which I have on order); right now I have it propped up on a homemade stand to get a comfortable angle on the T61's keyboard.

Of course the ultimate question is, 'Would I buy it again?'. The answer is yes--I've just ordered another one for home office use.

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