Sony VAIO Standard Capacity Battery Compatible with all TX and TXN Series Notebooks

by Sony

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 8.1 x 1.8 inches ; 2.3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0007KQOK8
• Item model number: VGP-BPS5A
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: January 16, 2005

Product Description

Port Replicator for S-Series VAIO Notebooks

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SONY VGP-PRS2 Port Replicator, August 29, 2005

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Keith Hopper (Peachtree City, GA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony VAIO Standard Capacity Battery Compatible with all TX and TXN Series Notebooks (Personal Computers)

Slick! Quick & easy docking station for SONY laptop. Press two side buttons & go.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works great, August 24, 2005

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Steven Zupan (Livermore, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony VAIO Standard Capacity Battery Compatible with all TX and TXN Series Notebooks (Personal Computers)

I've been using the product for a little over a month, and it works great, it does everything its supposed to do. My only complaint is that it doesn't have some of the features that competing brand's products do, such as audio out or firewire. Other than that, I'm pleased with my purchase.

4.0 out of 5 stars Great for the 'laptop on the move', January 9, 2007

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Karen "Amazon Dancer" (Atlanta, Georgia USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sony VAIO Standard Capacity Battery Compatible with all TX and TXN Series Notebooks (Personal Computers)

This port replicator performs as advertised, but as another reviewer pointed out it doesn't replicate all the ports on the laptop computer. The port I end up having to connect directly on the laptop is the speaker port.

The design does leave all the ports available on the machine, though. This means the USB ports are handy for using with a thumb drive or MP3 player.

Another drawback of the design is the lack of an independent power supply. You either have to buy another 'brick' converter or use the one that came with your laptop. The USB ports on the port replicator will not work unless the replicator is pwered up.

The replicator adds less than 2" to the depth of your laptop. The cables plugged in to the replicator will add another 3" for a total of 5" space needed on your desk or table for the replicator.

Connecting the laptop is easy. I put the VAIO in hibernate mode before connecting and disconnecting it to the port replicator.

Why buy a port replicator? The major reason for me was to not hookup USB and Ethernet cables to the laptop. Wired Ethernet is faster than wireless, so for major data transfers and extended Internet use, it's faster to stick my laptop in the port replicator. It also forces me to keep the space open on my desk where the laptop is supposed to be 'home'.

Not a lot of advantage for a $150 product, but worth it to me.