Targus Docking Station with Digital Audio

by Targus

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 12.7 x 7.8 x 2.6 inches ; 1.7 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000FNCVB8
• Item model number: ACP45US
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 17, 2003

Product Description

Docking Station - Keyboard, Mouse, Parallel, Serial, Audio In, Audio Out, SPDIF, Network, Powered USB 2.0, USB, DC-in

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Sorriest piece of junk I ever bought, April 7, 2008

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Wayne A. Moses (Houston, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Targus Docking Station with Digital Audio (Personal Computers)

I bought this Targus Docking Station with digital Audio thinking that it would be nice to free my laptop of all the wires attached to it, so that when I wanted to take it elsehwere I just had to unhook one wire. Besides, I was running out of USB ports and the price of this item seemed right.

Well, I got it installed well enough (had to recognize each and every component one at a time and load the drivers, but that was all right, I figured it was a one time deal).

It worked until I put the laptop to sleep as I do every night when I am done. When I woke the laptop the docking station forgot most of the peripherals plugged in, and took forever to figure out what they were and how to get them running again -- I mean like 5 minutes or more, and I have a powerful HP Pavilion laptop running Vista Home Premium. So much for the as-advertised sleeping with the laptop and waking up with the laptop.

The other mistake I made was unplugging the docking station so that I could take the laptop to another room. Guess what happened when I plugged it back in? Failed to recognize my peripherals again. Reboot and even then stuff was not remembered. It had to re-learn all the drivers all over again.

Then there are the USB ports that seem to work when they feel good and ready to work.

How do I know it is not my laptop? I bought an HP docking station and simply plugged it in, plugged my stuff into it and bang! Worked right away. No reboot no nothing. Solid as a rock. Goes to sleep with the laptop and wakes with the laptop remembering everything perfectly. Works just as if it were part of the laptop and not an "extender".

Now I have to give away this Targus junk. Maybe someone else will have better luck! I don't have the time to waste fighting with this.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars New Purchase, August 7, 2007

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Joaneek "Joaneek" (USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Targus Docking Station with Digital Audio (Personal Computers)

Received product and was as described. I am not a computer expert but did not have difficulty in setting up laptop on docking station. It works great but I am having some difficulty with sound quality. This may be me and not the product.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars easy and reliable, November 14, 2007

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J. G. Hontz "majkia" (Niceville, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Targus Docking Station with Digital Audio (Personal Computers)

easy to set up, easy to use, universal and handy. Wanted the audio connection and am pleased with that too.