Re: which port replicator for ThinkPad 560x?

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From: Benjamin Koh (benkoh_at_leland.Stanford.EDU)
Date: Sat Jan 23 1999 - 13:12:40 EST

I have a 560X (264070U), the exact one you're looking to buy. I don't
own a port replicator, but sometime ago I was also poking around for
one, and the specs I found lead me to believe the "enhanced" bit of the
11J8997 port replicator refer to the fact that it adds 2 PC Card slots
in addition to the usual array of ports. 46H4209 only provides the usual
mouse, keyboard, serial and parallel ports, but it's a lot thinner and
smaller (and cheaper). It's just a small bar not much bigger than a hole
punch. Do a search on shopper.com for "IBM port replicator". 46H4209
goes for $139, 11J8997 for $233. Are the 2 slots worth $94? You decide.

FWIW, Extended Systems sells third party replicators compatible with the
560X. Their "enhanced" version does include 10Mbs Ethernet. However no
additional PC Card Slots are offered. They are a lot cheaper than IBM's,
unfortunately they are large (the size of the 560X itself) and heavy...
and butt-ugly. Even the non-enhanced version is the size of the 560X :-(

You can find both IBM and Extended replicators on eBay. Make sure you
get the #FRU from the seller for IBM units - not everyone includes
accurate pictures!

Good luck
Benjamin

<snip>
>
> So it appears I'm looking at a 264070U. The docking solutions available
> for that machine are:
>
> 11J8997 ENHANCED PORT REPLICATOR
> 46H4209 PORT REPLICATOR
>
> And the corresponding URLs are:
>
> http://www5.pc.ibm.com/us/products.nsf/$wwwPartNumLookup/_11J8997
> http://www5.pc.ibm.com/us/products.nsf/$wwwPartNumLookup/_46H4209
>
> It seems the TP560X enhanced port replicator (11J8997) has no built-in
> Ethernet port, contrary to what PC Connection advertises.
>
> The enhanced port replicator advertised for the TP560X by PC Connection
> seems to be:
>
> 05K4872 ETHERJET PORT REPLICATOR
> http://www5.pc.ibm.com/us/products.nsf/$wwwPartNumLookup/_05K4872
>
> which requires a 560Z (or a 380Z / 390 / i1720 / i1721) and assumably
> wouldn't work with a 560X.
>
> I'd still be interested to hear comments from TP560X owners about their
> port replicator, whether enhanced or plain vanilla ;-)
>
> Dominique
> --
> -----------------------------------------------------------
> Dominique Pivard <domi_at_kenavo.fi>
> Helsinki, Finland
> -----------------------------------------------------------

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