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| Sony VAIO SZ Series Docking Station | 
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| Brand: Sony
Category: CE
List Price: $199.99
Buy New: $145.00
You Save: $54.99 (27%)
New (13) from $145.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  18 reviews
Media: Personal Computers
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Modem: None
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 2.2 x 13.6 x 10.4
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: VGP-PRSZ1
Model: VGP-PRSZ1
UPC: 027242692749
EAN: 0027242692749
ASIN: B000E8YY1O
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Several shortcomings - either the laptop or docking station April 9, 2007
19 out of 19 found this review helpful
I've experienced these shortcomings with this docking station.
1. My system forgets the monitor configuration nearly every time I boot - I don't even have to undock it. I work with the external monitor only, and use it in 1600 x 1200 mode. After a restart, it comes up properly, but about 5 seconds into the boot (probably loading the NVIDIA control panel stuff) it switches to dual display and makes the external monitor 1280 x 800 to match the internal. I have to manually go into the NVIDIA control panel and set everything up. On occasion, it'll remember and come up correctly - but not often. Sony has no answer.
2. No power adapter. You'll need to buy one if you don't want to dig out and hook up the laptop's AC adapter each time you dock (who does?)
3. Bad DVI support. My external monitor "looked" good through the DVI port, but when the laptop tried to put the monitor to sleep, the monitor just flashes "Mode not supported"... forEVER! It never goes to sleep. I've used the monitor (Samsung SyncMaster 213T) on several other computers without a problem.
4. Using the above monitor via Analog port allowed the sleep function to work, but the text is a little fuzzy; seems a bit out of focus. Tried numerous adjustments and at its best is mediocre. Again, above monitor on my Dell laptop via Analog looks better.
5. No power off? You can undock, but you can't use the power button to shutdown or turn on the computer without opening the clamshell. Come on, Sony! What were you thinking?
6. 3 USB ports in this day and age just isn't enough. For the amount of money I paid for a docking station that didn't even come with power adapter, I shouldn't have to ALSO buy a USB hub.
But... if you have this nifty little laptop... what ELSE are you going to buy? :(
sz docking station January 24, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
For the price I would have expected to receive an additional power supply with the new docking station. Its a real pain having to reconnect the power supply that was supplied with the laptop and I will probably end up buying another power supply. IBM docking stations include a new power supply. The Sony docking station does not add all of the functionality I was hoping for. Most printers now use USB, but no parallel port included. No connections for sound systems either. I will probably run out of USB ports and have to buy a hub. I'm not sure that the laptop is being charged in the dock with the power turned off?
 Good product January 10, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This product is pretty straightforward. Provides an easy to use docking station for a Sony Vaio laptop. The only complaint I'd have is that it is not as easy to dock as in previous versions of the same product. But, it is functional and gets the job done.
 Vaio Docking Station January 9, 2007
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
I received my purchase quickly, and the price was better than in the computer store. I am very happy with this solution to docking and undocking my laptop computer.
Product is fine, Sony support is awful January 5, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
The docking station we received had a defective Ethernet port - it kept dropping out. We called Sony for support, and it took many phone calls to isolate the problem to a defective unit. Then it took nearly a dozen phone calls, hours on the phone, and more than four weeks for Sony to repair the unit and send it back to us. We kept being transferred between support people - nobody seemed to know how they supported docking stations. After we shipped it back for repair, nobody seemed to be able to find it or tell us the status. We were relieved when it arrived at our front door, with the problem fixed.
We have liked Sony products in the past and the docking station was purchased for our brand-new top-of-the-line SZ VAIO notebook. After this experience with Sony support, we will think many times before we buy another Sony product.
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