Just a quick question about the keyboard dock, for the few lucky people out there that have them.
Is the dock able to charge anything else you plug into it via the USB ports? Mobile phone, iPod etc..
And if so, will it also charge these items when the tablet isn't actually docked?
I really hope it does, as this adds an extra reason to carry around both the tablet and dock. Even if the tablet only got 6 hours, that is more than enough for me on an average day, so would be handy to have the keyboard dock to charge my phone (which seems to be terrible on battery) should I need to.
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Hey all, lurked here a lot lately with all the Froyo news, relative newcomer to posting here though.
I've got both the Google desktop dock and the Google car dock, but I hate how the Nexus One can fall out of the desktop dock just by bumping it lightly, or breathing on it, or looking at it cross-eyed, etc.
I'm thinking about ordering a second car dock to use a desktop dock, but curious whether plugging the base into a PC will draw enough current to charge the Nexus One or not. I know the car charger draws 2A for a quick charge, but I didn't think a typical USB cable could draw that much amperage from a PC. I'd guess that since the regular Nexus One wall charger only draws 1A, that a typical USB plug would suffice to at least act as a wall charger throughout the day...
Anyone out there doing this? Anyone got any advice either way? Or know of a rotating desktop dock that can fit a Nexus One that leaves the bottom exposed to plug in a micro USB cable?
iandouglas.com said:
Hey all, lurked here a lot lately with all the Froyo news, relative newcomer to posting here though.
I've got both the Google desktop dock and the Google car dock, but I hate how the Nexus One can fall out of the desktop dock just by bumping it lightly, or breathing on it, or looking at it cross-eyed, etc.
I'm thinking about ordering a second car dock to use a desktop dock, but curious whether plugging the base into a PC will draw enough current to charge the Nexus One or not. I know the car charger draws 2A for a quick charge, but I didn't think a typical USB cable could draw that much amperage from a PC. I'd guess that since the regular Nexus One wall charger only draws 1A, that a typical USB plug would suffice to at least act as a wall charger throughout the day...
Anyone out there doing this? Anyone got any advice either way? Or know of a rotating desktop dock that can fit a Nexus One that leaves the bottom exposed to plug in a micro USB cable?
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im not sure of what the effects would be..... but i do recall reading somewhere in the literature that came with my car dock warning against plugging the dock into the computer. pretty sure it was an issue with syncing or some crap like that. will it actually hurt it, i wouldn't think so. just making it known that it was warned against and that you might wanna double check the paperwork before you tried it. if i was to do as you suggested, id find another wall adapter. i would think that the one from the desktop dock you purchased would likely work.
or you could keep your current dock and simply find some weight to glue to the bottom of it or something. i'm sure something fairly easy could be done to make it heavier/more stable.
just my $.02
I've used wall warts from other devices to power my car dock in the house. As long as they have a mini-usb port to fit the dock you should be fine.
Will the clock feature from the desktop dock work with the car dock?
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Will the clock feature from the desktop dock work with the car dock?
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No, the third pin that connects to the phone sends some sort of signal that tells the phone which dock you're using. I love my car dock, just when it's not powered. I can charge the phone later, with a charger that wont make my phone red hot.
I have thought about using the car dock at my desk, just because I can use my phone and not lose the charging connection. And yes, I have used the 5v wall wart from the desktop dock and it powers the car dock just fine, and imagine that, it doesn't over heat either.
I am not using my 12v adapter that came with the car dock ever again. just plugged directly into the phone made the thing super hot after a few minutes. sorry to get off topic.
I believe that you should be able to use something like docklauncher to switch the behavior associated with each dock. No personal experience to back up this belief though
Maybe an obvious question, but if I plug the dock in to the charger and the tablet isn't docked, will the dock charge?
I can see a common use case would be to leave the dock on the charger and just use the tablet most of the time, and then if my tablet's battery runs low go grab the dock. Will that work?
i cant say for sure, but i'd assume there would be the same connector in the dock for charging ti all at once, or just the dock.
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Maybe an obvious question, but if I plug the dock in to the charger and the tablet isn't docked, will the dock charge?
I can see a common use case would be to leave the dock on the charger and just use the tablet most of the time, and then if my tablet's battery runs low go grab the dock. Will that work?
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I saw in one of the video reviews that when they are all connected the tablet will be charged first, then the dock. Also another option is if your tablet is running low, you can connect it to the fully charged dock and that will charge the batteries on the tablet.
Hope this helps,
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Seems I probably have an issue with the charging cable for the tablet. Cannot get the dock or tablet to show any signs of charging. Unfortunately, none of the stores in my area report having a replacement cable.
Does anyone know another ASUS or non-ASUS device that uses the same end? If I can't find something else then no tablet until I can get a new one off the net which really sucks.
I was able to get the wall charger to at least light up the dock LED and act like it is charging. However, no matter what I do can't get the tablet to turn on. Doesn't matter if it is docked and charging that way or charging straight.
Any suggestions?
How does charging work? Can/Do you charge with both the dock and tablet connected?
I assume the charge port for the dock is located on the side? (I can't stand the fact that the tablet charge port is on the bottom thus making it difficult to put on charge and still use it because you can't stand it up...) :silly:
Assuming you keep your dock and tablet connected, how do they fold up?
-As in, is it secure in not making the connection fragile or in danger of breaking?
Obviously I currently only have the tablet BUT am watching the prices on the dock and considering purchasing one eventually.
Thanks.
lazer9 said:
How does charging work? Can/Do you charge with both the dock and tablet connected?
I assume the charge port for the dock is located on the side? (I can't stand the fact that the tablet charge port is on the bottom thus making it difficult to put on charge and still use it because you can't stand it up...) :silly:
Assuming you keep your dock and tablet connected, how do they fold up?
-As in, is it secure in not making the connection fragile or in danger of breaking?
Obviously I currently only have the tablet BUT am watching the prices on the dock and considering purchasing one eventually.
Thanks.
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The connector on the bottom of the table hooks into the port, while the dock charging port is on the left side of the dock. Opening and closing does not affect the charging connection whatsoever.
When the dock is connected by itself, it charges itself.
When the dock is *not* connected and the tablet is docked, the tablet will discharge down to 70%, then begin charging from the dock battery until it reaches 90%.
When the dock is connected with the table docked, both will charge.
I hope this helps.
lazer9 said:
How does charging work? Can/Do you charge with both the dock and tablet connected?
I assume the charge port for the dock is located on the side? (I can't stand the fact that the tablet charge port is on the bottom thus making it difficult to put on charge and still use it because you can't stand it up...) :silly:
Assuming you keep your dock and tablet connected, how do they fold up?
-As in, is it secure in not making the connection fragile or in danger of breaking?
Obviously I currently only have the tablet BUT am watching the prices on the dock and considering purchasing one eventually.
Thanks.
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The charging port is on the left-hand side. You can charge your tablet directly on the bottom, or plug it into the dock and charge it on the side.
The way charging works, is the dock has an interior battery that holds a charge. When you plug the tablet into the dock, the tablet will charge off of the docks' battery. So the dock will die before your tablets' battery is even taxed.
The dock/tablet fold up just like a regular laptop/netbook, in a much smaller and slimmer form factor. Its just like closing a book, honestly, and about the same size with half the weight.
Since the dock connector is on the side, closing the dock/tablet doesn't affect it charging.
Officemax has the dock for ~$100, just an FYI. I couldn't get a price match at Best Buy because we don't have an OfficeMax near where I live.
Hope this helps.
Thanks for the great replies! WoW, OfficeMax on sale, eh?
That is exactly how I got my TF300T with a price match from "Best Buy" which is right up the road from Office Max in my situation. Picked up the tablet for $350 at the time :highfive:
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Officemax has the dock for ~$100, just an FYI.
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Can anyone help point me to this listing from OfficeMax for dock @ $100? I can't seem to bring it up no how, no way :silly:
lazer9 said:
Can anyone help point me to this listing from OfficeMax for dock @ $100? I can't seem to bring it up no how, no way :silly:
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Seems the sale was so popular they sold out of stock and ended it early. But I saw the dock for $100 about a week after I bought my tablet (so the 20th of June or so) and that's when I saw that price. But since it was so cheap, everyone and their moms' bought one. Sucks you missed out
Any updates on where to purchase the TF300T Dock for around $100 or the best price going at the moment? :fingers-crossed:
Is it possible to control by what percent the dock will charge the tablet, I know the dock will start charging the moment the tablet reaches 69% and it will charge it to 90%, but is there any way to control it, say make it charge by a less amount or at a different percent?
I use both the dock and tablet but im not always connected to the dock and I might reach 40% by the time I connect it to the dock, and I would continue to use the tablet which will really decrease the dock battery really quickly.
No way to do this I'm afraid. At least not with the standard firmware. I don't know if there's a custom firmware which can do this.
By the way, I'm not sure I understand the problem you describe. As far as I can see, you *want* the dock battery to discharge at this point, to ensure you get as much life as possible out of the tablet.
Do you understand that the keyboard, USB port and SD card reader in the dock are powered from the tablet battery, not the dock battery? It's no problem to let the dock battery discharge completely and keep using it.