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- From: jpmott@sunspot.nosc.mil (Jon Mott)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
- Subject: Info about Docking Stations - here is some.
- Summary: Docking stations are fairly easy to find.
- Keywords: docking stations expansion bus
- Message-ID: <1992Nov12.221824.12550@nosc.mil>
- Date: 12 Nov 92 22:18:24 GMT
- Sender: usenet@nosc.mil (Network News)
- Organization: Naval Ocean Systems Center, San Diego, CA
- Lines: 30
- Originator: jpmott@sunspot
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- Greetings -
-
- I have answered my own "docking station info request", here's the scoop:
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- There is no standard (no surprise here). If a laptop supports an
- expansion bus or docking station you will have to get the one for
- that particular laptop.
-
- Locally, I saw a variety of docking stations, from $225 for a 2 slot
- box that only held short cards, and the power came from the laptop, to
- a $450 box that had room for 5 cards and a couple of 3.5" disks, with
- it's own power supply. These were all on no-name machines (at least I
- can't remember them now.)
-
- I called Gateway 2000 and was told that there is no expansion bus for
- the Nomads, but there WILL be, probably in "late December" - no guess
- on price/configuration.
-
- Compudyne does not consider a docking station a large-volume item, and
- says that a company named Axonix (800.866.9797) makes the expansion
- stuff for them; you can get a 1,3 or 7 slot setup for $352,$426 or $389
- (yes the 7 is cheaper than the 3, because it is more standard - it was
- described as a mini-tower with drive bays and all.)
-
- Finally there are the $$$ 1st tier name-brand docking stations...
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