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>I am on their mailing list also, and was going to post a few of these items >here also. I thought that the $39 for the docking station was a decent >deal, so I picked one up for my 760ED even though I will probably never use >it. > I have one of these for my 760E -- it's a Dock I -- that I bought from Surplus direct for $49.99 a while back. I was not happy with my dealings with Surplus Directs customer service department. Even though I get their catalog and am on their mailing list I hesitate to buy from Surplus Direct again. I'm quite happy with the dock. I really use it as a port replicator with speakers. I have a 17" monitor set to 1024 x 768 resolution, external keyboard and mouse, color ink jet printer and a parallel port CD-ROM drive that I use primarily for installing software. It's nice to be able to connect all of these at the same time through the docking port. The only disadvantage is that the Dock I does not support hot or warm docking. The ThinkPad must be shut down before docking or undocking. I do not find this onerous. On advantage of Dock I over a port replicator, besides the available slots and bays, if you need these, is that the Dock I contains contains charging circuitry. I often work on my ThinkPad for a couple of hours away from my desk. I then put the system in the docking station, which automatically recharges the battery while I do work at my desk. In fact, I'm so happy with the docking station that I bought a second Dock I from OnSale for $29.99 a couple of weeks ago. I would probably like the hot docking capability of the Dock II, which OnSale is also selling, but I'm not willing to pay an additional $200 to $300 to get this capability. John Callahan John Callahan, Editor Information Technology Research Enetrprise Automation Report 2608 Second Avenue, Suite 240 Member: Computer Press Association Seattle, WA 98121 USA (206) 282-7050 Fax: (206) 727-6940 World Wide Web: http://www.itr.com