Lenovo ThinkPad Advanced Mini-Dock - port replicator ( 250410U )

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 13.1 x 2.1 inches ; 2.1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000BYA5NC
• Item model number: 250410U
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,315 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 4, 2005

Product Description

Product 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

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Works as it should, December 12, 2006

By	D. He "at Harvard" (Cambridge, MA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars could be better, December 31, 2007

By	Steveareeno - See all my reviews

This docking station will lock up your laptop if you loose power. We purchased 20+ of these for company laptops and every one exhibited the same behavior. We placed a call to Lenovo and they said it is working as designed. Tell that to an engineering who lost an hour or two of work.

If you don't need DVI, and can live without the un-docking feature or built-in sound port, I would go with the standard model as it does not do this. If you do purchase this, I would recommend a power supply.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Well done Lenovo, April 6, 2007

By	J. Buckman (Wayne, PA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.