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Posted by me on March 11, 2008, 12:00 pm
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>From the convenience point of view you need a laptop which can connect to a
>docking station. You then have a monitor, power supply, mouse, full
>keyboard, network cable, etc. all permanently wired into the docking
>station - and simply 'plug in' the laptop when required. You can then easily
>unplug the laptop and use it in stand-alone mode elsewhere. It helps if you
>have a spare power brick so that you can keep one in the laptop bag without
>having to remove the one from the docking station. In the last few years
>before I retired, my work computer was a laptop - which I used exactly as
>described, but could easily unplug it to take it home when necessary.
Sounds good! What model/brand laptop would you advise
that has a good selection of docking accessories? Dell
Latitudes? What do you own?
>With regard to the power questions, I don't think any harm will come to
>anything if the brick is powered 7 x 24 - although it's clearly better for
>the planet if you turn it off when not required. [Don't power outlets on
>your side of the pond have switches, so that you can switch them off without
>having to remove the plug/brick/whatever?]
Unfortunately not all outlets in American homes are
wired this way but I sure wish they were! My apartment
only has one such outlet wired to a wall switch and it
is the one near the front door
>You may need to verify it with laptop manufacturers, but you should be able
>to run most laptops directly from the mains without having a battery fitted.
>One advantage of having a battery, of course, is that it prevents the laptop
>from dying immediately if there is a mains power failure.
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