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At 09:11 AM 4/25/96 CDT, Dane Tyson wrote: >Because of the added features, I would still like to get the Dock II if >that makes sense. However, I have the uneasy feeling that the line quoted >above is really not directed at new buyers like myself, but rather at >current Dock II owners, reassuring them that they need not toss out their >$700 stations if they upgrade to a 760E. Thus, I have a number of >questions on which I am hoping that members of this list might have some >useful facts and/or opinions: I actually came to the opposite conclusion; I'll transfer my Dock II to the person that will get my 755CX and get a SelectaDock I. However.... >1. Will the Dock II, equipped with the above-mentioned conversion >card, perform as well with the 760E as it does with the 760C? Yes. >2. Will the Dock II with conversion card perform as well with the 760E >as the new SelectaDock system? No. Because it's not PCI, I suspect there will be a performance difference. >3. If the answer to the above 2 questions is "yes," what is the price >of a conversion card? The internal IBM announcement letter said $34! >4. Is the lack of CardBus support on the Dock II something to worry >about? Is it something that can be "fixed" later on? Perhaps; next generation PC Cards may require it, as I understand. I suspect it cannot be fixed. >5. Does the "Selectadock I" designation imply the future release (no >doubt within days of the expiration of my 30-day MBG on SelectaDock I) of a >"SelectaDock II" which incorporates the Dock II features? If so, is there >any way besides investing in a $300 SCSI PC card to meet my short-term need >for a SCSI port (so as to use my Zip drive) while waiting for a more >complete SelectaDock system to be released? My impression is that any SelectaDock II will be an upgrade for SelectaDock I customers (the modularity they tout, don't you know). But, I don't know anything that you don't... >6. Are there other advantages/disadvantages of the SelectaDock system >vs. Dock II that I have missed? The key difference for me is PCI versus ISA in the stations. >Thanks in advance for thoughts, opinions, even facts. Of course, in >addition to the above, I would also like to hear opinions of current Dock >II users on their units. ...and thanks for your e-mail on PC Compleat, as well. They have a Web site, by the way, but it's not very compleat! :-) Cheers, ssh -- Steve Hultquist Worldwide Solutions, Inc. Distributed Systems and Internet Engineering Boulder, Colorado