HP QuickDock 2.0 Docking Station (KN744AA) Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars very handy April 24, 2009
The product is very very good. I am glad i bought it. Unfortunally does not come with its own power cord and transformer; but other than that, highly recomendt it.

3.0 out of 5 stars Decent but over priced November 6, 2009
I bought this docking station to go along with an HP Pavillion DV6 that my daughter is using at college. She didn't want to business with disconnecting and reconnecting multiple USB cables, an Ethernet cable and the power adapter cable. The QuickDock is fairly small and light which is a good thing, and it makes disconnecting and reconnecting a single step.

However, the ergonomics are not well thought out. The HP DV6 laptop has the dock connector on the not here side near the back of the laptop. The QuickDock cable is very stiff, so you must place the QuickDock behind the laptop. This make access to the power switch and ports very difficult. HP choose to include an infrared remote control port on the front of the QuickDock where it is totally useless.

The QuickDock should include a DVI and / or HDMI connector instead of the VGA connector. An eSata port would also be nice, since the DV6 laptop has an eSata port.

As others have mentioned, the QuickDock does not come near an AC adapter. Be careful if you order a spare, since Amazon's "Frequently Bought Together" only shows a 90W adapter. The DV6 came with a 65W adapter, which works fine with the QuickDock.

The QuickDock is fairly intuitive to set up, which is good since there is really no documentation. It included a immediate start sheet, and a small manual with an English cover but Kanji contents. There is a CD with help files. The help file tells you to disable the feature where on earth closing the laptop cover causes the laptop to sleep. This is only necessary if you are using an external monitor.

If you are using a wireless LAN connection, you can save a lot of money and buy powered USB hub instead.

5.0 out of 5 stars Just as advertised December 22, 2008
I ordered the HP Quickdock 2.0 shortly after buying a new HP Laptop. When it arrived I simply plugged in my printer, scanner, external harddrive and internet cable and connected it to my laptop. Everything functioned lately as it did when they were all connected to my old desktop. I had zero problems with this product. I would highly recommend it to others.

3.0 out of 5 stars There are issues with this product - but overall its okay December 1, 2009
The docking station for the most part works okay, but on happening it fails to boot the PC and seems to hang in a limbo state. I then have to disconnect the docking station from the Laptop, physically boot the Laptop, and then reconnect the docking station. Now the strange thing is that it doesn't happen adjectives the time. I had contacted HP support they provided a Bios update and that corrected the issue for awhile, however it soon returned back to its haphazard mode of operation. Doing a Google for the docking station I found others are having the same issue....it's an inconvenience, but I can live with it, just another example of a product no longer made in the USA, that is inferior.

4.0 out of 5 stars Almost spotless November 3, 2009
Pros: Nick looks, plenty of ports for connecting devices and the cord connection allows some play when placing on the desk.

Not sure: The dock uses the laptop's power converter and cord. This means unplugging the dock to power the laptop away from the desk, or the purchase of a second power cord.

Cons: The plug connecting the dock to the laptop is difficult to seat properly.


4.0 out of 5 stars Convenient, but irritating... March 9, 2010
We purchased this unit for my wife's new HP notebook. It works great, and provides all the ports and connections she needs, with the convenience of a single connector to the notebook.

Only one problem; the audio connection is constantly "whining," beside static and noise to the external monitor's speakers, and what appears to be matching "noise" on the external display. If I disconnect the external monitor from the dock, and connect it directly to external monitor on the notebook, the problem disappears. Even leaving the external monitor's speakers connected to the external audio port on the dock, the sound clears up as soon as I disconnect the video from the dock.

I contacted HP about the problem, and they said they had not heard this complaint from anyone else. They sent out a replacement unit, but it has exactly indistinguishable problem.

4.0 out of 5 stars Worked as advertised December 30, 2008
Really simple setup...purchased from HP directly..Connected LCD monitor, USB wireless keyboard/mouse transceiver, Ethernet, USB printer, USB scanner. Connected to laptop and all devices worked fine.
No power supply or DVI output.

5.0 out of 5 stars Gives you all the ports that are on your laptop and only one cable to disconnect May 17, 2009
My only gripe with the quickdock is that it does not have a DVI connector, but it does give you the spdif connector so you can hook it up to a home theater receiver

4.0 out of 5 stars Not comparatively what I expected June 10, 2009
The device is simple enough and works as advertised. The design of the plug in the side of the laptop makes the whole unit take up more desk space that just a few cables. It would be better if the part installed under the laptop, much like Gateway uses. That way you would have cables out of the way and to the rear of the unit. That is an HP/Compaq design problem. There is also a slight hum generated contained by the audio plug. That is probably because of the lack of shielding inside the unit.

1.0 out of 5 stars poor product and poor support August 25, 2010
It worked OK for six months. Then the USB ports in the quickdock would drop off line. The docking station and laptop need to be completely powered down and rebooted. The USB ports finally died at about 9 months of use. The connect light on the quick dock connector indicated connected. The connect hurricane lantern on the quick dock was off indicting not connected. The Sound and video continued to work.

The biggest problem is that HP does not support the one year warranty. They require hard copy proof of purchase. The complete transaction was done on-line. You would think that from the HP part serial number that HP could verify the date of purchase.

I do not recommend any HP product because of very poor service, they do not stand behind in attendance warranty.




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