To those of you in the UK, who is after a Tablet Z charging dock. Argos has it on offer for 24.99 collection only. Considering Sony has stopped selling it in their store, and Amazon UK selling it for nearly 60 pounds, this could be a bargain. In argos it is under Sony Xperia Reclining Charging Cable. (106/6775),
In case someone wants to buy :laugh:
prasadm said:
To those of you in the UK, who is after a Tablet Z charging dock. Argos has it on offer for 24.99 collection only. Considering Sony has stopped selling it in their store, and Amazon UK selling it for nearly 60 pounds, this could be a bargain. In argos it is under Sony Xperia Reclining Charging Cable. (106/6775),
In case someone wants to buy :laugh:
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Yeah, got one of these myself from Argos when I ordered the tablet from Amazon. It's well worth the money despite the stand essentially just being a bit of plastic. It actually looks really good, is very adjustable in angle of lean and allows you to charge without fiddling with the USB port connector cover. The ease of charging is well worth it on its own.
Very cheap of Sony not to bundle a charger and USB cable though, as this was originally quite a pricey item. They did the same thing with the PS Vita cradle.
It was out of stock in most of the nearby branches that I tried so anyone wanting one needs to snap it up now. I'm seriously considering buying a second one as IMO it's an essential add-on.
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I came across an add for the Sony Tablet S that I thought I should share with some folks who might be looking for a deal.
Sony Tablet S (32gb)
Sony Tablet S Cradle (A/C not included)
although it says that the A/C is not included, I think there will probably be an ac adapter in the Sony Tablet S Box... I remember I purchased a different bundle that included the tablet, a cradle, and an ac adapter, and i ended up with two AC adapters because one came in the box with the tablet, and another came in a box by itself.
in any case, it's 479.99 after the advertised checkout-coupon here's a link:
Tigerdirect.com Sony Tablet S 32gb + cradle
Pretty spiffy deal wish mine came with a cradle.
I'd guess the ac-adapter that came with the tablet would just plug into the back of the cradle.
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Pretty spiffy deal wish mine came with a cradle.
I'd guess the ac-adapter that came with the tablet would just plug into the back of the cradle.
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yup. the 32gb tablet alone sells for 499.99USD on the sony website. so really, you're getting 20 bucks and the cradle free.
the power port for the cradle is the same a the tablet. that's why i thought it was odd they would send two.
I think I lucked out when I bought my 32gb because I was able to get the Sony employee sale price of $399 end of November. But here is a little incite on that... If you have a local Sony store I would ask them to hook you up with the employee price. My understanding is they are able to do that and as I was told a sale is sale towards meeting their goals. If you haven’t bought one yet and are considering I would give it a shot. It worked for me and just like I had nothing to lose so do you. All you have to do is ask for it.
I'm a little pissed that I Purchased the Sony Tablet S on 1/2/12 for $499 now it's $399.
Best Buy policy is only 15 days return so I'm stuck at paying that price.
I wonder if Sony have some kind of refund policy just like Apple when they dropped the price with the iPhone.
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I'm a little pissed that I Purchased the Sony Tablet S on 1/2/12 for $499 now it's $399.
Best Buy policy is only 15 days return so I'm stuck at paying that price.
I wonder if Sony have some kind of refund policy just like Apple when they dropped the price with the iPhone.
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return it and buy another one the next day!
el0heem said:
return it and buy another one the next day!
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I can't, they have a 15 day return policy .
bummer
sirnice said:
I'm a little pissed that I Purchased the Sony Tablet S on 1/2/12 for $499 now it's $399.
Best Buy policy is only 15 days return so I'm stuck at paying that price.
I wonder if Sony have some kind of refund policy just like Apple when they dropped the price with the iPhone.
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Bummer, but not much you can do now. Enjoy your tablet.
I lucked out and got one from Best Buy at the $399.00 price with $75.00 off for being an open box. All of the accessories were included, just no box.
dtaylorr said:
Bummer, but not much you can do now. Enjoy your tablet.
I lucked out and got one from Best Buy at the $399.00 price with $75.00 off for being an open box. All of the accessories were included, just no box.
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Nice, best buy open box sales are amazing.
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Bummer, but not much you can do now. Enjoy your tablet.
I lucked out and got one from Best Buy at the $399.00 price with $75.00 off for being an open box. All of the accessories were included, just no box.
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Nice, that's almost half of what I paid ($499 + 6% tax). Only if I waited one more week.
I paid 429 for my 32gb about two weeks ago
I bought mine (16GB) from tigerdirect for $316 shipped, refurb.
Advertised as open box.
So far so good.
Just ordered one!
http://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-0A33953-Thinkpad-Tablet-Dock/dp/B005HTZNBU/ref=cm_cr_pr_pb_t
Charging dock
Is the power supply included???
It is a great price.
whack shipping costs abroad
*urk*
almost 50 usd for shipping to israel...
in for 1 for the wife!
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Is the power supply included???
It is a great price.
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I would imagine so... ? If not, that's going to suck. It just got to my house, so I'll check it out when I get home from class.
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*urk*
almost 50 usd for shipping to israel...
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That's pretty ridiculous... Sorry, man.
Mine came today. Great deal. It was still sealed with the Lenovo hologram tape.
It is the dock with power supply.
I'll second that. It's the original dock... I got mine in, today, as well. I can't believe it's selling so cheaply!
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almost 50 usd for shipping to israel...
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same here (Belgium)
They won't even ship to Germany :-(
It's back on Amazon today at $22.32 (i.e.$17.99+$4.33 shipping) from onSale! Decided to get a second one: The charger alone is worth it at this price...
No HDMI connection
Got mine yesterday after an "out-of-stock" delay. There is no HDMI connection, I will probably hack mine to see if HDMI is still available when docked. Also ThinkPad Tablet has to be removed from any type of cover/case to fit, very close on the sides and back. Nice power supply and 2 USB connections with the one on the side of the TPT still exposed for a total of three, have not tried to use them (running ICS so my usb connections are pretty much useless right now anyway).
-j
No HDMI is not available when docked.
HDMI not available when docked?
Sadly, you are correct. There is a header for HDMI on the board of the dock but there are enough missing components that it is unlikely that merely adding the connector would enable HDMI. Pretty much makes the dock useless except to quickly charge your TPT. Maybe they are coming out with an updated version which is why these are so cheep, very unlikely, but I can dream. There is also a lot of post production style RF shielding inside this thing; looks like somebody upset the FCC.
Feel free to disassemble yours.
Just did, see my edited post.
Its only $13 today but sadly won't ship to Aus either.
thanks for this. I had one for work but wanted one for home as well. Good deal.
Just saw a seller on eBay offering the dock for US$21.99 shipped.
Search for item #150860380689 or NEW Lenovo (0A33953) ThinkPad Tablet Dock with 65W AC Adapter.
I'm not affiliated to the seller...just passing along some information.
I've noticed there's a few cheaper DK30's, there's a fulfilled by Amazon one for £23 delivered and a few on eBay for £25 delivered. My concern is I know there's cheaper non-official docks out there and although the ones I'm looking at on ebay/Amazon are claiming to be official, they may be fakes. Has anyone ordered a cheaper DK30 recently and was it as expected? I might be worrying over nothing but thought it worth checking first to see what others thought.
Thanks,
John
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I've noticed there's a few cheaper DK30's, there's a fulfilled by Amazon one for £23 delivered and a few on eBay for £25 delivered. My concern is I know there's cheaper non-official docks out there and although the ones I'm looking at on ebay/Amazon are claiming to be official, they may be fakes. Has anyone ordered a cheaper DK30 recently and was it as expected? I might be worrying over nothing but thought it worth checking first to see what others thought.
Thanks,
John
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This is the one I bought
http://www.ebay.com/itm/290988627774?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
Its legit. Sony branding, sony tag on the USB cable.
$27 USD including shipping... that sounds about what your pricing is.
They're probably not fakes but for the price you're probably better off buying two aftermarket ones and still have change to spare. I got one of these and it's pretty good. Only gripe is that the charging time is quite slow via the magnetic dock. But it's nice how it comes with a short micro USB cable as a pass through in case I want to plug it in for a faster charge or plug in my SmartWatch 2 to charge at the same time.
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This is the one I bought
http://www.ebay.com/itm/290988627774?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
Its legit. Sony branding, sony tag on the USB cable.
$27 USD including shipping... that sounds about what your pricing is.
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Sure....the item is really great and original. Bought it last week and great seller.
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Please list out Xperia Z2 Dock and Car Dock here
I was hoping to see a car dock with built in charger.
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Sony XSP-N1BT
http://www.sony.co.uk/electronics/in-car-receivers-players/xsp-n1bt
Found this today while looking for a new car stereo, all I can say is WOW!
It's purpose built to be used with the Xperia phones - acts as a phone dock and charges through the charging strip. I've seen pricing is going to be $250 and it'll be released in May, hopefully it's available in the UK at a reasonable price.
Not sure if this youtube link will show up correctly.
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http://www.sony.co.uk/electronics/in-car-receivers-players/xsp-n1bt
Found this today while looking for a new car stereo, all I can say is WOW!
It's purpose built to be used with the Xperia phones - acts as a phone dock and charges through the charging strip. I've seen pricing is going to be $250 and it'll be released in May, hopefully it's available in the UK at a reasonable price.
Not sure if this youtube link will show up correctly.
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Looks amazing! Hope the price will be reasonable...
Oh my word that looks cool !
I`d be very tempted to swith out my genuine VW for one of those !
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For the car would the Z1 car dock work since both phones are similarly sized?
http://www.sonymobile.com/global-en/products/accessories/smartphone-car-holder-spa-ck20m/
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For the car would the Z1 car dock work since both phones are similarly sized?
http://www.sonymobile.com/global-en/products/accessories/smartphone-car-holder-spa-ck20m/
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Just checked the specs and it seems that this is compatible with over 15 xperia devices so it would be safe to assume it would be compatible with the z2. I think the thing that let's it down is that it does not come with any form of charging capability though
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Just checked the specs and it seems that this is compatible with over 15 xperia devices so it would be safe to assume it would be compatible with the z2. I think the thing that let's it down is that it does not come with any form of charging capability though
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Well, my Samsung Note 3 dock is the same way. It doesn't have a built in charger like the Galaxy S2 dock used to. So I have to plug in a micro-usb car charger separately. I got a magnetic car charger from Amazon, so I'll probably end up doing something similar for the Z2.
I may go ahead and order the Sony one; speaking of which, I received the dk36 magnetic charger today as well.
And I think that is the direction I'll go. Official dock + magnetic charger. Currently have the official HTC one x dock and the quality of that is significantly better than any other 3rd party cheap dock I have tried before. Hoping Sony dock is good quality
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That car dock looks pretty much the same as many if the universal docks.
I think I may just have Fab my own since it doesn't look like they ever offer a proper model specific dock for Sony phones. I can easily modify a cheap hard case with a magnetic charger attached to it for more functional and easy to use dock.
This is one thing I'll miss about Motorola(assuming they've continued doing it), they offer cheap model specific docks that use the same ball mount as Garmin so you options on how you mount it in your car.
I got my magnetic dock the other day, it's smaller than I thought it would be. I was hoping I could put a NFC tag on top of it to trigger some tasker tasks but I don't think it will be close enough to the sensor.
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It looks to me like that dock is a unit that you mount in-dash. Once you put the phone in the cradle it "becomes" the head unit. One major benefit to having a built in radio tuner in the phone. Seems pretty awesome to me.
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Guys, does anyone know where to find a standard car dock with the side claws not covering the magnetic charging port?
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Cool.. answered ma own question:
http://www.mobilefun.sg/35798-arkon...ersal-windshield-dash-mount.htm#compatibility
dwoodwar said:
Just checked the specs and it seems that this is compatible with over 15 xperia devices so it would be safe to assume it would be compatible with the z2. I think the thing that let's it down is that it does not come with any form of charging capability though
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This article says, if a compatible xperia phone is inserted, it can be charged via the magnetic connector.
http://www.mobiflip.de/smartphonedock-sony-xsp-n1bt-soll-das-autoradio-ersetzen/
Sony XSP-N1BT In-Car Smartphone cradle radio system
Finally showing a preorder for this, about £50 more than I was hoping to pay but oh well.
Check out clove.co.uk. search the z1 products they have a powered cradle that uses the side port. Hoping they get az2 one soon
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Cool would it be available in India too...
Sony XSP-N1BT Smartphone Cradle Receiver
Was having a look today for this and seen it on the Halfords site. Priced at £199.99 but with 10% off it came out at £179.99.
Well chuffed as the place I was gonna get it from wanted £214.99 so the price difference will cover the costs of the new facia I'll need so it'll fit my car
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Sony XSP-N1BT Smartphone Cradle Receiver
Was having a look today for this and seen it on the Halfords site. Priced at £199.99 but with 10% off it came out at £179.99.
Well chuffed as the place I was gonna get it from wanted £214.99 so the price difference will cover the costs of the new facia I'll need so it'll fit my car
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Don't forget 3% Quidco or Topcashback as well
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Sony XSP-N1BT Smartphone Cradle Receiver
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I got one from Crutchfield and installed it a couple of days ago - works good so far! I've posted a review on Amazon.
That said, I would probably have chosen a device-specific cradle from Brodit/ProClipUSA if one had been available for the Z2 by now - their Z1 cradles seem nice (and I've had good luck with their previous products for other phones).
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I got one from Crutchfield and installed it a couple of days ago - works good so far! I've posted a review on Amazon.
That said, I would probably have chosen a device-specific cradle from Brodit/ProClipUSA if one had been available for the Z2 by now - their Z1 cradles seem nice (and I've had good luck with their previous products for other phones).
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4 stars - good enough for me!
Still waiting on the replacement facia as my Mazda 2 won't take a double din (or single din) without it. Really just hoping the cables I've got for the steering controls work as the manufacturer (Connects2) advised. Heard the Axxess ASWC-1 that you have would definitely control all the functions but the Connects2 guy advised theirs also works and I got it at a fraction of the price compared to the ASWC-1 which seems to be a US product.
I've had my Z Ultra for some time now and I'm thinking of getting a magetic charger. I did get a cheap one some time ago which wasn't embedded in a stand but just sat directly on the contacts on the side of the phone. Unfortunately it would fall off at the slightest movement. I've recently spotted chargers with stronger magnets which are a lot more robust for the Sony Zs but couldn't find one for the ZU. Does anyone know where I might be able to find one for the ZU without having to use the dock and with a decent charge rate.
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I think all of them are cross compatible across all Xperia phones, I have bought one of them from AliExpress and it was originally meant for Xperia Z2 but it fits my ZU perfectly. Just yeah, don't buy the cheapest ones, it should cost about 6-9 dollars, the best ones are these with the charging indicator led, they have really nice magnets. I will add a link tomorrow.
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Yes I was wondering that. A link would be appreciated, thanks
Ferg8080 said:
Yes I was wondering that. A link would be appreciated, thanks
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Amazon (UK or USA) I've found to be really good and I'd agree the LED one's espec with the metal connectors are the best one's as they also tell you the right way to connect them
So you think any of these would do the ZU?
Magnector X
Magnector X-202
New Magnector X2
Cheers