Affordable iPod Docks?

[kyzen]

So, after years of hating on Apple, I ended up buying my girlfriend a 16GB iPod Touch 2G on clearance at Best Buy, as I was tired of listening to her complain about her Sansa View (worst mp3 player either of us have ever owned, I sold mine long ago), and of all my friends with iPods, I've never heard one complain about the device not working right. After about 15 minutes of playing with her new iPod, I hopped online and got myself a new 3G model

Anyways, I like having docks for my gadgets, in an effort to keep my desk cleaner. The official iPod dock seems a little expensive for what it is, and there are lots of third party options available from what I'm seeing. I'm looking for just a few basic USB docks (one for work, home, etc). Any brands worth avoiding? I'm seeing a Belkin dock for $20 at Amazon - is that any good?

Also, while I'm being a consumer whore and buying this crap, are there any other accessories that you've found to be really great to have with your iPod? If so, what?

Again, these will be for 2G touch and a 3G touch.

Thanks in advance

 

[zerogear]

I like this: http://usa.luxa2.com/products/...r/h1-touch/design.html

Which basically holds any device that you put on it, since it's adjustable. It's not a dock per-say though. Another one is Made2Dock which I like, they use laser cutting for it, and made different sizes so you can adjust for different cases on the iPhone/iPod
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=771119

 

[swbsam]

For accessories check out dealextreme.com

You'd also want a doc radio - googe "athena ipod," or get a refurb from EBAY. I think it's called the ivoice?