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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Steve Isenberg <smisenberg@gmail.com> <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 25, 2023 3:51 PM<br><b>To:</b> George Gamota <ggamota@stma-llc.com><br><b>Cc:</b> Lex Computer Group <lctg@lists.toku.us><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] Looking for Docking station<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#0B5394'>George,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#0B5394'>It's tough to offer a suggestion until we know what you want to do with the docking station.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#0B5394'>What do you want a docking station to do for you?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#0B5394'>Do you want to expand the number of USB-A ports? </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>YES but not priority</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#0B5394'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#0B5394'>Add some USB-C ports? </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><br>That would be great. A real USB-c port not just a cord that connects USB-a on one end to a USB-c on the other.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#0B5394'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#0B5394'>Provide HDMI?</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> <b>I have one but would like to have 2nd</b></span><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#0B5394'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#0B5394'>Provide SD and Micro SD card readers?</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Nice to have but have not used them in a long while</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#0B5394'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#0B5394'>This is what a "docking station" can provide and most appear to connect to a USB-C port on your laptop and they are $50+.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#0B5394'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#0B5394'>If you want to expand the number of USB-A ports, then you would want to get a hub. Amazon has these as low as $4 or so, see <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0835L5HV6/">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0835L5HV6/</a> as it'll connect to a USB-A port and allow 4 devices to connect to it.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#0B5394'>If you want more USB-A ports, SD & Micro SD readers, and HDMI then you're looking at around $30, see for example <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08PS854VP/">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08PS854VP/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#0B5394'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#0B5394'>You could also visit Microcenter in Cambridge.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> <b>Good idea</b></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#0B5394'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;color:#1F497D'>I purchased Anker model 575 station which was great but required a USB-c port on the computer so I have to send it back.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#0B5394'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#0B5394'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#0B5394'>-steve<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#0B5394'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#0B5394'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#0B5394'>Amazon has many options</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> MOST REQUIRE computers with USB-c port</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#0B5394'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#0B5394'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Tue, Apr 25, 2023 at 3:18 PM George Gamota <<a href="mailto:ggamota@stma-llc.com">ggamota@stma-llc.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Hi</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>I am looking to buy a docking station to match my laptop. The laptop (it is 4 years old) has no USB-c hubs, only USB-a and HDMI.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Any suggestions? It seems all the docking stations I looked at require a USB-c port.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>George</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>===============================================<br>::The Lexington Computer and Technology Group Mailing List::<br>Reply goes to sender only; Reply All to send to list.<br>Send to the list: <a href="mailto:LCTG@lists.toku.us" target="_blank">LCTG@lists.toku.us</a> Message archives: <a href="http://lists.toku.us/pipermail/lctg-toku.us/" target="_blank">http://lists.toku.us/pipermail/lctg-toku.us/</a><br>To subscribe: email <a href="mailto:lctg-subscribe@toku.us" target="_blank">lctg-subscribe@toku.us</a> To unsubscribe: email <a href="mailto:lctg-unsubscribe@toku.us" target="_blank">lctg-unsubscribe@toku.us</a><br>Future and Past meeting information: <a href="http://LCTG.toku.us" target="_blank">http://LCTG.toku.us</a><br>List information: <a href="http://lists.toku.us/listinfo.cgi/lctg-toku.us" target="_blank">http://lists.toku.us/listinfo.cgi/lctg-toku.us</a><br>This message was sent to <a href="mailto:s%2Blctglist@smistuff.com" target="_blank">s+lctglist@smistuff.com</a>.<br>Set your list options: <a href="http://lists.toku.us/options.cgi/lctg-toku.us/s+lctglist@smistuff.com" target="_blank">http://lists.toku.us/options.cgi/lctg-toku.us/s+lctglist@smistuff.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div></div></body></html>