Targus ACP50US Universal Notebook Docking Station with Video
 | Average Customer Rating: Recommend Targus's Universal Notebook Docking Station with Video is the first USB based docking station with true video output capabilities. This "One Touch" interface allows users to quickly and easily connect to an external monitor, keyboard, Ethernet, mouse, printer, speakers or other devices in a matter of seconds. This product is also the first docking station to allow users to connect through a single USB connection. The Universal Docking Station provides greater flexibility… Product details and pricing info |
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31 Customer Reviews Posted
- Ran Fine Until Recently
- I bought one of these 2 years ago, running a Dell 700m laptop, SVA brand monitor, wireless mouse & keyboard and audio speakers off it. I never had any problems with it. It was a snap to install and configure by plug & play. No keybd or mouse problems, nothin! About a month ago, I started having problems with starting up Windows (XP Pro). It would not boot the system, would go to blank screen about a minute after the Windows XP logo screen, then just power down and stop. It started to take several hard stops and starts before XP would start. After running all the diagnostics on Windows and my Dell, I isolated it to the ACP50 since nothing else appeared to have any problems. Uninstalled it, reinstalled from the beginning and now cannot install the hardware, with an error message that says it the hub) is malfunctioning. I have contacted Targus but have not heard back (and don't expect to). Anyone else have a similar problem, write it here please.
- 2008-09-01, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- video does not work due to power surge
- i have purchased 2 of these now and have had problems with the video and power problems. both times computer does not recognize device.
- 2008-07-13, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- It didn't work.
- This product did not work well at all. It slowed my computer down to a snail's pace. It first of all came partially opened already as if it had been returned previously. I was very unhappy with this product and returned it immediately to the vendor. I did get a full refund though less shipping charges.
- 2007-12-31, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Not recommended
- While the product does work as advertised, the mouse tracking is slow with the bundled ver 7.01 of the drivers. I uninstalled and downloaded/installed the latest 7.12 from Targus. The mouse worked better, but still shaky. The video MUST be set to USB-Primary otherwise it can't share the video with the laptop (I'm using a brand new Dell Vostro 1500, 2Gb RAM, WinXPSP2). Worse, the video seems to be an extended desktop, so on the external monitor, if you move the mouse too far right, it begins to appear on the laptop's screen and gets annoying when trying to bring it back over.
In all, I would not recommend this product as it appears that the single USB connection cannot carry all the data of video, sound, mouse, kybd, etc sufficiently. I hope that Targus redesigns the product with a faster 'backbone' in future models.
~Greg
IT Consultant (18yrs+ experience) - 2007-12-06, 1 of 1 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Best Generic PC Notebook Docking Station available!
- Unless your brand of PC Notebook has their own model specific docking station design for it, you can't beat this one. With a simple and single cable (USB 2.0), the Targus Dock is ready to go, including the Video Monitor Output, Sound, Network and other USB devices like your mouse or printer. If your notebook supports higher than 1024x768 video out, you might still want to plug the notebook directly into your monitor.
All for a lot less than the docks sold by HP, Compaq, Toshiba, Sony and the others. - 2007-11-05, 1 of 1 people found this review helpful, Rated:
