Notes

Let's face it: while a laptop computer is convenient, it is also a bit uncomfortable to work on. When you have it at home, you end up elevating and tilting it both for comfort and to help dissipate heat. Often, you attach a standard keyboard and mouse when you're working at home. Once you've done that, you attach a monitor so that, if you have a relatively low work surface, you are not hunched over the screen.

So, after a while, what do you do? To simplify things and get some of the junk off your desk, you start looking at serial replicators and docking stations. The manufacturer of your laptop makes a docking station for about $250. Gulp. You look around some more. Then, you find the Kensington Laptop Desktop for under $40 through Amazon. It's wonderful! Not only did it do everything I wanted it to do for a very reasonable price, but, because it's not laptop specific, when I swap out my current laptop in a couple of years, I won't have to purchase a new, different, expensive, manufacture/model-specific docking station. I love this accessory and so will you.