Difference between revisions of "Docking Solutions"
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* [[UltraBase X3]] <tt>(X30, X31, X32)</tt> | * [[UltraBase X3]] <tt>(X30, X31, X32)</tt> | ||
* [[UltraBase X4]] <tt>(X40, X41)</tt> | * [[UltraBase X4]] <tt>(X40, X41)</tt> | ||
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==Future Docks== | ==Future Docks== | ||
Revision as of 05:10, 17 April 2005
Docks allow users to connect a variety of external peripherals simply by attaching their ThinkPad to the dock. IBM sells three types of docks for current ThinkPads, the ThinkPad Port Replicator II, ThinkPad Mini-Dock, and ThinkPad Dock II. Additionally, IBM's line of ultralight notebooks, the X-series, have a on-the-go dock called the UltraBase. IBM's docks are known to be some of the most flexible and useful docks available among all notebook manufacturers.
Availabe Docking Stations and Port Replicators
- SelectaDock
- SelectaDock II (TP 600/E/X)
- SelectaDock III (TP 600/E/X)
- ThinkPad Port Replicator with Advanced EtherJet (TP 380Z, 390 series, 570 series, 600 series, 770 series, i1720)
- ThinkPad Port Replicator (I) (A20-A31p, R30-R32, T20-T30, X20-X31)
- ThinkPad Dock (Type 2631) (A20-A31p, R30-R32, T20-T30, X20-X31)
- ThinkPad Port Replicator II (A,R,S,T,X series models)
- ThinkPad Mini-Dock (A,R,S,T,X series models)
- ThinkPad Dock II (A,R,S,T,X series models)
- UltraBase (TP 570)
- UltraBase X2 (X20, X21, X22, X23, X24)
- UltraBase X3 (X30, X31, X32)
- UltraBase X4 (X40, X41)
Other
- Portable Drive Bay 2000 (PC-Card/USB UltraBay 2000 adapter)
Future Docks
It is only a matter of time before IBM (or Lenovo) updates the Dock II. With the release of the Intel 915 mobile chipset, it is likely that the follow-on will support PCI Express components. This should be a great boon for Thinkpad owners - greater dock performance and greater expansion possibilities will mean there's even less of a reason to use a desktop PC.
