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All models have a smart card socket, PCMCIA socket, 9-pin serial port, a "D-dock" port for a docking station or port replicator, and have an internal socket for an 802.11 wireless card. The D600 and D610 share a common form factor, battery socket, and have a parallel printer port.
Dell launched the E Series of laptops on August 12, 2008 with a collection of Latitude (E4200, E5400, E5500, E6400, E6500, E6400 ATG/XFR) and Precision (M4400, M2400) computers. [92] Both the Latitude and Precision computers are compatible with the new E Series docking stations (E-Port and E-Port Plus).
In computing, a docking station, port replicator (hub), or dock provides a simplified way to plug-in a mobile device, such as connect common peripherals to a laptop, or charge a smartphone. Because a wide range of dockable devices—from mobile phones to wireless mouse —have different connectors, power signaling, and uses, docks are ...
A docking station (sometimes referred to simply as a dock) is a laptop accessory that contains multiple ports and in some cases expansion slots or bays for fixed or removable drives. A laptop connects and disconnects to a docking station, typically through a single large proprietary connector.
Dell calls this feature PowerShare, [85] and it needs to be enabled in the BIOS. Toshiba calls it USB Sleep-and-Charge . [ 86 ] On Acer Inc. and Packard Bell laptops, sleep-and-charge USB ports are marked with a non-standard symbol (the letters USB over a drawing of a battery); the feature is called Power-off USB . [ 87 ]
Thunderbolt is the brand name of a hardware interface for the connection of external peripherals to a computer.It was developed by Intel in collaboration with Apple. [7] [8] It was initially marketed under the name Light Peak, and first sold as part of an end-user product on 24 February 2011.
Compaq was overtaken by Dell as the top global PC maker in 1999. [8] Compaq briefly regained the top spot in 2000 before being overtaken again by Dell in 2001. [9] Struggling to keep up in the price wars against Dell, as well as with a risky acquisition of DEC in 1998, [10] Compaq was acquired by Hewlett-Packard (HP) for US$25 billion in 2002.
Since 2012, a number of other prominent laptop manufacturers, such as Dell, Asus, and Sony have also begun releasing their own 2-in-1s. [2] While the iPad Pro has optional Smart Keyboard [34] and Apple Pencil accessories, Apple has yet to release a true 2-in-1 PC in a detachable form-factor and with a similar desktop OS, citing the quote below.