Targus ACP45US1 Docking Station (ACP45US1)

Horrible product. Literally caused my laptop to crash to blue screen multiple times. I have only tried a mouse and keyboard as inputs and using the keyboard input caused it to crash to a blue screen, while the mouse would fidget around the screen.

Very good item. Works fine in so many ways. (We have two of them.) We use them as utility devices with laptops, desktops. and tablets. First use was with a new tablet to connect a usb connected optical drive to add "office" to the tablet. So convenient. Want to bring a desktop rear panel to the front for access? Use one of these. Only suggestion is to make one of these with a built in optical drive. Very happy with our docking stations.

I got this to add some powered USB ports to my RPi based backup and print server box. The high powered USB ports are great for wireless network interface. And the additional Ethernet port also may come in handy. So far this is working very well for the price. I only experimented a bit with the audio interface, but I may have a use for it in the future. Note that this does NOT have a video output since it is older and is USB 2.0, but for my purposes it works quite well and at $15 didn't break the bank.

2.5 stars. Received the item in an open container. 1 star deduction. It's hard to tell from the picture because both VGA and serial port slots are similarly shaped, but this does NOT have a VGA connector. It's a real downer that it doesn't because otherwise for my purposes there's really only 4 usb 2.0 slots, not usb 3.0, and no place to connect my monitor unless I purchase a converter to connect through one of the usb ports. It has an old school printer port and two old school mouse/keyboard slots. Could be nice if you have old keyboards / mouse you want to use, but 1 star off for actually lacking VGA, another star off for being disappointed after thinking that it did from the pictures (low res -- thought it did, but didn't). Other reviews seem to indicate that this products lags significantly every time you undock then redock. May have to drop another star if it does. Will return.

For $10 this was a great solution to a spot in my office where a guest and sit and get a wired internet connection, a commercial full size keyboard (PS2), a mouse and audio by plugging in one USB cable.

Cannot connect monitor(s) with VGA or dual monitors. Essentially I was looking for a docking station to use with my laptop and 2 monitors. With this product, I can only connect a wireless mouse with this docking station (the VGA doesn't connect).

Item arrieved in a timely manner. The installation CD was cracked. Seems to work just fine. Good choice if you have WIN7 and you PC does not have a serial port.

I love it - bought it for an older computer and it does just what I need it to. Very convenient,

Does the job but is awkward and not really up to today's standards anymore. Used only for a bout 2 months.