Toshiba Dynadock U10 - USB Video Docking Station Comments

Hmm, if this device is just a USB hub ‘plus video’, then if the ‘plus video’ part doesn’t work very well, should it be getting 8/10 overall?

I’d rather just use a standard USB hub (smaller, cheaper, more choice of models), and put up with having to also manually attach / detach the DVI cable from laptop to monitor. I guess others may place convenience as a higher priority.

I don't understand why run all that crap off a USB port? I thought the whole point was you connected it with a single DisplayPort lead and then the extra bandwidth drove the extra stuff, hanging it all off a single USB port is so dumb!

Hi Xenos - most users like myself, love to use USB as ANY computer out there has USB ports. However, I have not heard of DisplayPort so far in any computing device. So if the dock had DisplayPort I would definetly not buy it, as well as it would lose the "Universal" approach of it. Remember that everyone knows what USB is - even my grandma! and this is why this docking station is so cool ! Well done Toshiba!!

Glad I read the comments here as it made me think a bit more about buying this. As Tim suggests above, do I really want to spend £100 for the convenience of not having to plug in my video cable. I've already got a 7 port powered USB hub that I could use for a lot of connectivity...