Switch 10: Is there a dedicated dock?

FerryAnoid
FerryAnoid Member Posts: 43

Tinkerer
in 2014 Archives

Subject asks it all?

 

Answers

  • billsey
    billsey ACE Posts: 34,101 Trailblazer

    Short answer is no, Acer doesn't sell a different dock other than the detachable keyboard that is included. You can use third party docking solutions though if you need more.

    Click on "Like" if you find my answer useful or click on "Yes" if it answers your question.
  • FerryAnoid
    FerryAnoid Member Posts: 43

    Tinkerer

    Thanks, but I have tried five of the 3rd party things with my Acer V5 and none of them handle the LAN-Port correctly. I figured that if Acer made the dock, they would get the port functionality correct.

     

    Also, most of them did not handle the multiple monitors correctly either. That's more of an issue with the crappy DisplayLink drivers though.

     

  • billsey
    billsey ACE Posts: 34,101 Trailblazer

    I have a couple of the Targus USB 3.0 docks that I use with my laptop with good results. I didn't try them with the Switch 10 while I was testing it though...

    Click on "Like" if you find my answer useful or click on "Yes" if it answers your question.
  • FerryAnoid
    FerryAnoid Member Posts: 43

    Tinkerer

    Thanks, I am not sure if I tried the Targus, but I have pretty much the same as a dock with a 7-port powered USB hub, TrendNet USB-G-bit-LAN adapter and USB-HDMI adapter.

     

    I have a few other devices on the LAN and all need Static IPs and none of the docks I tried handled those LAN-IP assigments correctly. They all seemed to be using the same poorly-written USB-LAN driver. TrendNet seem to be using their own driver and it is excellent.

     

    BUT, the point of asking about an Acer dock, was to be able to just drop the tablet onto the Pogo pins. With a third-party dock, or the hub system I am now using, I still have to plug the OTG and power in.

     

Categories