MacBook Pro Docking Solutions?

[mgpg89]

I'm looking for some MBP docking stations ...
I'd like to come home from school and just dock my MBP and start working on my ACD and external keyboard + mouse.

Anyone got any suggestions?

I found this one but I was wondering if there are any docking solutions as well which aren't ... well ... ridiculously ugly.

 

[Nde]

I know I'm not answering your question but for me, I simply got an extra power adaptor on eBay (cost me $15) and a 99 cent USB hub. I walk into my office, plug video, usb hub, power, and off I go. It does take an extra 2-3 seconds more but can save you a few $$. I'm cheap, I know.

 

[mgpg89]

Anyone?

 

[Eddyisgreat]

Like the other poster said you really have no options besides the bookendz and the plug-n-go method.

The macbook pro isn't like your thinkpads and pavilions, with dedicated ports for expanded capibility (stupidly, IMO).

This is one of the hugest faults of a desktop-replacement esque machine. They can engineer a mini dvi port but they can't make a port to route everything else thru.

 

[dacreativeguy]

Like the other poster said you really have no options besides the bookendz and the plug-n-go method.

The macbook pro isn't like your thinkpads and pavilions, with dedicated ports for expanded capibility (stupidly, IMO).

This is one of the hugest faults of a desktop-replacement esque machine. They can engineer a mini dvi port but they can't make a port to route everything else thru.

This is intentional. If it was too convenient to use a macbook pro as a desktop, then people wouldn't buy iMacs and Mac Pros in addition to their notebooks.

 

[mgpg89]

Found another one...

Looks pretty cool and is pretty much exactly what I want ... Anyone got any experience with these?

http://www.balmuda.net/v/products/c/floater/index.html

The site says 'MacBook Pro', but the one in the pictures is a PowerBook, right?

 

[alphaod]

Looks pretty cool and is pretty much exactly what I want ... Anyone got any experience with these?

http://www.balmuda.net/v/products/c/floater/index.html

The site says 'MacBook Pro', but the one in the pictures is a PowerBook, right?

That isn't a dock; it's just a really nice looking stand. You still need to manually plug in the cables and such.

You could save about $100 and just get the stand from PowerSupport.

 

[mgpg89]

That isn't a dock; it's just a really nice looking stand. You still need to manually plug in the cables and such.

You could save about $100 and just get the stand from PowerSupport.

Oh OK ... you know of any other stands then?

 

[alphaod]

Oh OK ... you know of any other stands then?

Yeah the one from PowerSupport:
Docking Stand for MacBook