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Loading ...The Pitch: It’s tough to make a docking station sexy, and thankfully Kensington don’t even try. The Wireless USB Dock is all about convenience and flexibility, offering an external DVI monitor hook-up, five USB 2.0 ports, and audio output, all accessible whenever your Wireless USB-compatible notebook comes into range. And, because it’s not a proprietary manufacturer’s dock, it’s not obsolete when you replace your notebook.
Pros: Convenience and a surprising amount of functionality. Wireless USB has the bandwidth for monitors up to 1,600 x 1,200 resolution, plus whatever printers, scanners, hard-drives, and other gadgets you’ve got plugged into the clutch of USB ports. Fifteen-foot range means you can move from desk to comfy chair, stay productive, and all without dragging all the peripherals onto the floor.
Cons: USB might be as common as white socks with dress shoes, but Wireless USB is a far rarer beast. You’ll struggle to find a laptop that comes with it standard, which means you either plan ahead at the initial configuration or stump up for a plug-in adapter. If you’re plugging that in all the time, is a cable (and a cheaper dock) such a hardship? Therein lies the rub: Kensington is asking $229.99 for the Wireless USB Docking Station, when wired versions cost a whole Benjamin less.
Recommendation: It’s a neat idea, and if your laptop already has Wireless USB, then the Kensington makes a decent argument. Everyone else would really need to hate that final wired dock cable to make the cost worthwhile. For that reason the Kensington can’t really move forward.
