Belkin's Docking Station For The Home

Written by Adam Gosling

Tuesday, 31 July 2007

Docking stations ease the frustration for mobile users while they aren't mobile. But the desktop devices are often luxuries most likely found in the workplace. Now Belkin has taken advantage of the introduction of ExpressCard slots in todays' notebook computers to deliver a solution for the home that's not only reasonable priced it supports the multimedia applications most used in the home. With the huge growth in enthusiasm for notebooks in the home has come smaller screens and no keyboard/mouse deskset or the frustration of plugging devices in and out of the computer everytime you want to set it on your desk. While, Belkin's $349.95 solution is a little pricey, it's well worth the investment if you want to get the most out of your laptop. You can setup your home workstation, in minutes by simply connecting the to your laptop through itsExpressCard port and then plug your devices and peripherals into the docking station. After that, when you want to take your notebook to another room or on the go, just disconnect the ExpressCard and you're on your way. But when you are at your desk, you get all the advantages that today's multimedia laptops deliver, such as large high-resolution display with 32bit video at 1600 x 1200 and flawless 5.1 surround sound - assuming you have these peripherals on your desktop that is. It's all made possible by the Express Card connection. ExpressCards are the replacement technology for PC Cards (or PCMCIA) which have been slowly introduced into notebook computers over the last couple of years, but which nobody has really had a use for. Although they are smaller than PC Cards, the real advantage of the new specification here is that Belkin's docking station performs 5 times faster than a USB solution would. That's how it manages to support the high-0end peripherals. The box doesn't look so bad either. The vertical design saves room on your desk while easily connecting your monitor, keyboard, printers, speakers, USB drives and other peripherals to your laptop. ww.belkin.com/anz Related news items New Flash Memeory Card Standard Coming -16/09/2007 Broadcom Enthusisam for 802.11n Wavers -06/09/2007 ASUS A686/696 GPS PDA -23/08/2007 D-Link Ships Half A Million Draft N Devices -14/08/2007 True WiMAX Reaches Sydney and Melbourne -31/07/2007 Newer news items HP Announces New Mobile PCs -03/09/2007 Pretty Paintjobs Delaying Dell Notebooks -27/08/2007 Fujitsu LifeBook - 12.1 inch; 11 hours; 1.53kg -21/08/2007 Linux On Lenovo Laptops -06/08/2007 Only Plug In Your Mouse Once -01/08/2007 Older news items Intel Unleashes Insanity For The Laptop -16/07/2007 New Compaq Notebooks Offer Mobile Broadband -16/07/2007 Dell's New Vostro Notebooks For SMBs -11/07/2007 Sony Changes VAIO Target Segmentmentation -08/07/2007 Dell Options Mobility Or Grunt -03/07/2007 Tag This Now: