docking station question -- which is the best?

[mazmanmaz]

I have a Dell Inspiron E1505 and would like to purchase a docking station. I took a look at the Targus Universal Docking Station, but it looks like it's had many bad reviews. Does anyone have any recommendations? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

 

[TheStu]

What exactly are you planning on using with your docking station? It could be that you can survive just fine with some USB hubs.

 

[mazmanmaz]

Thanks for your reply. I just want to be able to use a larger monitor and not have to keep the laptop open (or to have to open the laptop just to turn on the system). Any ideas?

 

[Brainonska511]

I'm pretty sure that no matter what laptop you have, you must open the laptop in order to turn it on.

The only exception to this is if you get a docking station that was specifically made for that notebook (and therefore doesn't connect via USB); such as the docking stations Lenovo sells with the Thinkpads.