Lapdock 500 Pro now in stock!

menmyjeep said:

Can you provide any feedback? how is it made (quality wise)? thoughts? How does it work? etc......

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redryder said:

The quality is decent, at ffirst glance anyway.

Except for the screen which isn't as crisp as a good laptop screen. Perhaps there are adjustments I am not yet aware of to help this.

It is a huge convenience to have a screen large enough for client meetings along with whatever else you do. Also, video on this is obviously multiple times the experience of watching on a small phone display.

Another great feature is you don't need a wifi tether which VZW wants you to pay extra for.

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rushmore said:

I got the Atrix lapdock for $65 and appears to have the same features. Caveat being a need to slightly mod the connector dock.

Let us know how it performs I like the lapdock since bigger display, extra battery and desktop browser. Plus USB connectors for thumbdrives and mice.

Not to mention no need to tether, since uses 3G and 4G fine from phone

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Kazzman17 said:

Rushmore! I'm thinking about doing the same thing, Can you post a pic of your modified doc.

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rushmore said:

No need to wait for me, since pics and process posted already up at the Photon and Razr forums at XDA (I am nowhere near my Lapdock).

I have not modded for it to dock standing up, since think that is inviting a break of the connectors or Razr housing. My option was releasing the cables and leave loose, but the cables seem are not designed like an external cable, so might not be as tough. I am looking for short extention cables to use instead and then leave as is (out of box).

The build is far better than the $200 version desgined for the Razr, plus thinner. Better than expected and worth $65 without doubt. Sleek looking and solid.

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rushmore said:

No need to wait for me, since pics and process posted already up at the Photon and Razr forums at XDA (I am nowhere near my Lapdock).

I have not modded for it to dock standing up, since think that is inviting a break of the connectors or Razr housing. My option was releasing the cables and leave loose, but the cables seem are not designed like an external cable, so might not be as tough. I am looking for short extention cables to use instead and then leave as is (out of box).

The build is far better than the $200 version desgined for the Razr, plus thinner. Better than expected and worth $65 without doubt. Sleek looking and solid.

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FragDroidX said:

This post is spot on. I will add that since getting the lapdock I haven't touched my tablet. It is a way better experience than I thought it was going to be. For those that are interested to try the lap dock but don't want to invest too much money, ATT has them online for $75. They are refurbished but still well worth it.

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rushmore said:

No need to wait for me, since pics and process posted already up at the Photon and Razr forums at XDA (I am nowhere near my Lapdock).

I have not modded for it to dock standing up, since think that is inviting a break of the connectors or Razr housing. My option was releasing the cables and leave loose, but the cables seem are not designed like an external cable, so might not be as tough. I am looking for short extention cables to use instead and then leave as is (out of box).

The build is far better than the $200 version desgined for the Razr, plus thinner. Better than expected and worth $65 without doubt. Sleek looking and solid.

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jmt9779 said:

out of stock.

goddammitsomuch!

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rushmore said:

Google search, since a place besides Att was offering it for the $75 price.

The 500 is nice, but saving the bucks for beer and other things took priority

Got mine from All4cellular.com

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rushmore said:

I got the Atrix lapdock for $65 and appears to have the same features. Caveat being a need to slightly mod the connector dock.

Let us know how it performs I like the lapdock since bigger display, extra battery and desktop browser. Plus USB connectors for thumbdrives and mice.

Not to mention no need to tether, since uses 3G and 4G fine from phone

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You got one for 65 bucks?

Hook a brother up man!

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menmyjeep said:

I question the integrity of this poster. The Lapdock 500 wasn't even announced until November 10th and Verizon didn't get it in stock until the day before this posting. NO one else has it in stock yet. Not even Motorola. Plus his replies are vague at best and just mimics what others have "eluded to" (unfactual comments) in their posts since they haven't actually tried out the Lpadock 500. Most are guessing what the quality of the Lapdock screen and overall build quality are like based on prior models. all not true. The Lapdock 500 is far superior in every way that I can tell. Screen quality is excellent and just as good as most laptops and the build quality is great also!

Just saying.....if it smells like a[/QUOTE

What is your problem??? questioning my integrity???

First, I never read anyone elses posting about what they guessed it was like.

On October 27th Verizon began taking orders at 8 am eastern time for the Droid Razr and the Lapdock 500. Price was $299 each. I ordered both 4 hours 7 minutes in at 12:07 pm. On November 7th, I got a call from Verizon and they claimed they were out of lapdock 500's and wanted permission to cancel my order and re-order just the Razr so they could ship it to me on the release date of the 10th. I declined and instructed them to leave my order as it stood from day 1 (Oct 27th, 12:07 pm). I told them I did not want the new phone without the lapdock500 to go with it and asked how long would I be waiting. He said about a week. It turned out to be just about a month with me calling VZW at least once a week looking for a favorable update. VZW claimed they had run out of them and I said that didn't seem possible they would have run out just 4 hours into the first day of ordering but they stuck with that story until I called Motorola and learned that no one anywhere had received any lapdock 500's to sell or deliver and that it had not yet been released and that it was only submitted to the FCC for their testing and approval on the 15th of November. The day before they appeared in the stores VZW sent me an email saying my order had been shipped overnight. It arrived at my home the next morning before most of the Verizon stores were open for business. I have new laptops in my household and what I said about the screen quality is spot on and the people at the Verizon store agreed when I showed it to them. It is a very good quality and well constructed piece of hardware and an extemely useful one as well. The screen lacks the crispness I have been spoiled with by other recent purchases but that is the only issue there is and it doesn't get in the way of gettin anything done.

There.. is that a little less, as you say, "vague" ??

Please, if you have any questions for me, just ask me but don't start out by questioning my integrity and speculating on where you think my info comes from.

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