Does anybody know if Apple ever though about bringing a dockingstation to the *books ? Yes, I remember the Duo some time ago, but I think today a powerbook is in many cases a true replacement for the desktop and a dockingstation would make sense ...
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Apple Notebook Docking Station ?
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Xircom said:
I dont think that a dock makes sense, and here's why:
Docks are useful because they make it easier to get your computer up and running on your desk without having to plug in a bunch of peripheral cables for your keyboard, mouse, printer, modem, etc.. However, a more elegant and effective solution to this problem is bluetooth, which Apple is definitely promoting. Of course not every sort of peripheral has gone wireless yet - monitors and speakers, most notably - but theyre on their way. Even external storage devices might go wireless.
A dock just isnt as elegant a solution as there is, and thats why apple aint gonna do it.
Charlie
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C-Mezak said:
Well yeah, of course it's true for many devices, and all the books have bluetooth/WLAN already in - what you said is my wish also. Wonder why this internal bluetooth module I still cannot get separately for my ibook ... but that's another story. Nevertheless there is Power adapter, ext. Screen, my digital camera etc which will hang on the book still quite a while.
panphage said:
Looks good, maybe I should consider that - but stillwould be nice to have some "universal connector" to the books which makes it even more "connector-hassle" free ... but that of course must be implemented by Apple
