Sony VAIO VGP-PRSR1 SR Series Port Replicator (Black)
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It's SO-SO...expected more from SONYSomeone here has already posted a very proper review and s/he raises some very valid points. Yes, it NEEDS a Power Knob and even more importantly, it NEEDS a locking mechanism. I never feel 100% steady that it's docked "perfectly" as a result and swear that once in awhile, I will have issues with reading pass ETC (one time the font was all screwed up) as a direct result of it not being locked into the doc. The lack of Power Button is more of a slight hassle as I have to open the laptop to move around it ON . Btw I found out that you can keep the lid closed while docking by changing what the LID CLOSING does in POWER OPTIONS, late to that, it was gathering lots of dust as I thought I had to leave the LID UP. By default, in XP and Vista, conclusion the lid puts the laptop in Sleep Mode.
I don't mind the lack of more USB ports or even the shortage of speaker In/Out as I do not game or listen to music. I have it hooked up to the dock and a 22" HP VDU to mainly do WORD, check email, and so forth. But I do worry everytime I have it docked that the contacts might not be "spotless" so SONY PLEASE PUT a LOCKING MECHANISM on your next dock as it is crucial ! Finally, I got my dock + Slim AC Adaptor "manumitted" from a SONY Promo so I can't complain about the price but if I paid Full Retail price for it, I, too, would be very let down if it did not include an extra AC Adaptor. Overall though, I love being able to put in my SONY SR 13.3" laptop!
Pathetic
I'm very blithe with my Sony laptop, but I expect more from Sony when it comes to this docking station, especially foreordained how overpriced docking stations always are. It works, but there are two big problems with this docking standing and one little one:
* No Microphone In and Audio Out ports: my external speakers have to be to the point directly to the laptop. Everybody knows that laptops generally don't have beneficent speakers, so excluding these ports from a docking station is inexcusable.
* Troublesome power button: the laptop itself has a power button that doesn't role when the laptop lid is closed, which is a good feature for when I'm on the go. (Nobody wants their laptop inadvertently turning on inside its bag.) However, there is no power button directly on the docking locate, and the power button on the laptop STILL ceases to function when the laptop is docked. I have to inclined the lid each time I turn on the computer when the laptop is docked! Either the power button on the laptop should magically industry when the computer is docked, or the docking station itself should have a power button on it.
Finally, the small problem. The docking station does not include a power string, so don't forget to order that too. And the instructions with the docking station disingenuously admonish the user to only use the power cord that was included with the laptop. Yeah, instantly! Docking stations are about convenience; every docking station purchaser buys an new (also overpriced) power cord to use with the docking station. Nobody crawls under their escritoire to connect the power cord to the docking station each time they've returned to their responsibility with the laptop. Not only should the docking station include a power cord, it should register a power cord with a longer cord suitable for an office milieu.
Like I said, the Sony laptop itself is fabulous, but this docking station is bad extra added attraction on the cake.
It's alright
Does what it says. Wishes more USB ports (has three), a locking mechanism to keep the laptop where it is, and a power button on the face.
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