Toshiba have been threatening to release their dynadock port replicator in Australia for years. (Update: Apparently older models have been around for years. Who knew? Aside from you commenters, that is… – NB) Well, it’s finally happened, making the daily ritual of plugging your peripherals into the various ports on your laptop a thing of the past.
The dynadock V is a relatively simple device – you plug it into your laptop via a single USB port, while plugging all your peripherals into it – things like your monitor, your keyboard your mouse, and your speakers. When you’re done for the day, you just unplug the single USB cable from your laptop and go. It supports 1920 x 1080 video, has four USB ports and allows you to swap peripherals without having to reboot your computer.
The question you have to ask yourself is whether or not the convenience of not having to plug in three ports a day is worth the $140 or so you’ll pay for this…