Convince me that the Dock is worth the money

[kiwigirl]

In six to nine months these will be selling for $99 and the $99 units will be $70

Really?

Well I will go see it and hoping Best Buy has it on display (dont think they do). Want to get my hands on it.

 

[ptrkhh]

If youre going to use all the ports, I think its worth the price. Sure its still more expensive than buying adapters separately, but the price difference isn't that huge anymore. To replicate all ports of the docking station, you would need to add these items to your shopping cart: Wall charger $50, 7-port USB3 hub, $30, USB soundcard, $50, DP cable, $10. They total to about $140, just about $30 difference from the docking station which is obviously more convenient and looks a LOT neater and better in use.

However, if youre not going to use all the ports, I would recommend to just buy those products separately based on what you need.

 

[Tmozer]

You need a mDP-to-HDMI adapter.
I'm using Accell B086B-008B UltraAV Mini DisplayPort 1.1 to HDMI 1.4 Active Adapter - AMD Eyefinity Certified.

Not cheap! O-well, I guess I will have to spend the $30......

 

[ScottyS]

You can get cheaper ones (around $9 or $10), by I was swayed by the claim of 4K capability, not that I have a 4K monitor, but ? someday.

 

[Tmozer]

Should the below $7 adaptor work ok with the SP3 or the docking stand?


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[GreyFox7]

Really?

So sayeth me. so let it be written, so let it be done!

 

[pinoy45]

Here is why you want the docking station...

 

[ynohtna]

Should the below $7 adaptor work ok with the SP3 or the docking stand?

Uh I bought these for $2.45 canadian shipped free http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B001T4EDZO/ref=pe_868830_125985980_em_1p_0_ti

Works fine on my Surface RT, Pro, Lenovo Helix to my 1080p TV.

 

[ynohtna]

I say don't buy the dock because you shouldn't need convincing. You will either have the use case to need/want one or not.

 

[Tmozer]

I ended up ordering this one: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007B6YPAM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[cdf3]

BestBuy has them on sale today for $155.99

 

[Tmozer]

It took a YouTube video about the docking station for me to realize that the dock slides apart. No wonder I had a loose connection........