http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/targus-debuts-acp51usz-laptop-docking-station-with-video/ Engadget Comments for Targus debuts ACP51USZ laptop docking station with video http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/targus-debuts-acp51usz-laptop-docking-station-with-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/targus-debuts-acp51usz-laptop-docking-station-with-video/
Does the price and time difference mean this one will work well? I'm curious but doubtful.]]>Dec 9th 2009 2:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/targus-debuts-acp51usz-laptop-docking-station-with-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/targus-debuts-acp51usz-laptop-docking-station-with-video/The old Targus dock used an old PCI graphics chip with a USB to PCI bridge in it. These new docks use DisplayLink and their performance is significantly better. The video is perfectly fine for all office tasks and even plays DVD/SD content fine, though you wouldn't want to use it for 3D gaming or 1080p HD.

http://www.displaylink.com]]>Dec 10th 2009 6:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/targus-debuts-acp51usz-laptop-docking-station-with-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/targus-debuts-acp51usz-laptop-docking-station-with-video/Dec 9th 2009 2:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/targus-debuts-acp51usz-laptop-docking-station-with-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/targus-debuts-acp51usz-laptop-docking-station-with-video/
Yes.]]>Dec 9th 2009 3:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/targus-debuts-acp51usz-laptop-docking-station-with-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/targus-debuts-acp51usz-laptop-docking-station-with-video/Dec 9th 2009 3:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/targus-debuts-acp51usz-laptop-docking-station-with-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/targus-debuts-acp51usz-laptop-docking-station-with-video/
And why don't these companies make stuff that works with Mac & Linux? That is all I have at my house. (I will say that I have done this just buying individual USB devices and using a regular hub. It works regardless of the OS I am using at the time.)]]>Dec 9th 2009 3:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/targus-debuts-acp51usz-laptop-docking-station-with-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/targus-debuts-acp51usz-laptop-docking-station-with-video/Dec 9th 2009 9:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/targus-debuts-acp51usz-laptop-docking-station-with-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/targus-debuts-acp51usz-laptop-docking-station-with-video/You've obviously never used a DisplayLink device before. I use mine at 1920x1200 every day. Hell, I even have a second 1280x1024 monitor connected via the same USB cable. Dozens of manufacturers ship these USB 2.0 graphics devices these days. They work remarkably well.]]>Dec 10th 2009 6:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/targus-debuts-acp51usz-laptop-docking-station-with-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/targus-debuts-acp51usz-laptop-docking-station-with-video/
And finally they don't make them work with Mac or Linux because the market share is not worthwhile for their investments. If you choose to use a minority OS, expect lack of compatibility or products. I find Windows to have some significant flaws, but still choose it over Linux and OSX for many reasons, one of the main reasons is compatibility with as many products as possible.]]>Dec 10th 2009 10:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/targus-debuts-acp51usz-laptop-docking-station-with-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/targus-debuts-acp51usz-laptop-docking-station-with-video/Dec 9th 2009 7:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/targus-debuts-acp51usz-laptop-docking-station-with-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/targus-debuts-acp51usz-laptop-docking-station-with-video/Dec 9th 2009 8:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/targus-debuts-acp51usz-laptop-docking-station-with-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/targus-debuts-acp51usz-laptop-docking-station-with-video/
Also, no Linux support? Lame.]]>Dec 9th 2009 8:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/targus-debuts-acp51usz-laptop-docking-station-with-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/targus-debuts-acp51usz-laptop-docking-station-with-video/The video just uses DisplayLink, and there is an official DisplayLink Linux project:
http://www.displaylink.org

The rest of the peripherals should be supported by Linux as they're standard USB to Ethernet and USB to Audio.

There are Mac drivers for the video portion too:
http://www.displaylink.com/mac
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