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Deal of the Day: Save $680 on Dell Latitude E5520 + LCD Monitor and Docking Station

Looking for a business laptop on a budget with an extra bonus – or two? Dell’s Latitude E5520 laptop is being sold today with the 18.5? LCD monitor and docking station 45 percent off, saving you a total of $682. All three devices are normally $1,519 combined, but they’re being offered for $837.15 today plus free shipping through a deal with LogicBUY.

The E5520 has been praised for its bright, matte screen, backlit keyboard and rigidity, all of which increase efficiency. This trifecta is perfect for a business user, who can use the Latitude E5520 for his laptop needs and have an extra monitor and docking station for additional productivity.

Base specs: Core i3-2330M 2.2-GHz, 4GB RAM, 320GB HDD, 1080p LCD, webcam, backlit keyboard, DVD burner, Windows 7 Professional, 18.5? Dell E1912H LED-backlit LCD monitor, Dell E-port replication (docking station)

Dell Latitude E5520 15.6? Core i3 Business 1080p Laptop + 18.5? LCD Monitor + Docking Station for $837.15 through LogicBUY

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Asus Transformer Prime TF201 Mobile Docking Station: Slimmer, Lighter, Better

Like its predecessor, the Transformer TF101, the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime TF201 tablet is named for its ability to plug into a keyboard dock accessory and become a laptop-like device. Since the Transformer Prime TF201 Mobile Docking Station ($150 as of March 7, 2012) is similar to the original Transformer TF101 dock in many ways, my impressions of the two docks are similar.

Just as with the original Transformer dock, the TF201 fits into this dock's rotating hinge, connecting through a 40-pin dock connector. You slide a release latch to secure the slate. Here, however, I encountered the same problem as I did with the original dock: Despite the various pieces holding the tablet in place, it still had room to wobble, most notably when I folded it down over the keyboard.

This keyboard dock adds 1.2 pounds and just 0.4 inch to the Transformer Prime. Unlike the original Transformer--which bulks up to the size of an average netbook with its dock--the Transformer Prime remains under an inch thick at only 0.75 inch with its dock attached. And you can still take it off when you don't need it, leaving you with a very slim and sleek tablet. When it's time to return to your business reports, you simply plug the keyboard back in. The whole thing folds together neatly, too, a design advantage for when you’re transporting the keyboard/tablet combo or pulling it out of your bag for your journey through airport security, for instance.

Another major advantage of the laptop-like hinge: Since it holds the tablet up, you don't need to invest in separate stands or folding cases. And the hinge rotates down as you lift the tablet "open," which raises the keyboard to a nice angle for typing, and produces a surprisingly well-balanced result. Usually a setup like this, with all the "guts" in the screen, becomes top-heavy and easy to tip over, but the Transformer Prime stayed firmly in place, even as I pushed it back a good ways.

Regrettably, as on the original Transformer dock, typing on the Transformer Prime dock is a mixed bag. Just like the keys on the TF101 dock, as well as on Asus netbooks, the island-style keys here are small and cramped. They're functional, but they aren't as comfortable to type on next to those of the Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet Keyboard Folio Case; I had to do a lot more shifting of my hands to accommodate the spacing. You could get accustomed to the feel over time, but it isn't comfortable from the start. (I have to note, though, that a colleague with similarly small hands had fewer issues adapting, so your experience may vary.) I also found an alarming amount of flex in the keyboard deck, something I didn't expect judging from the solid metal build of the rest of the device.

On the positive side, the feedback is good, neither too mushy nor too springy. Once you get used to the spacing, typing on this dock could be described as workable. When you consider the good-enough typing along with all the other benefits of this keyboard dock, you can see that it's a valuable add-on for the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime TF201.

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Asus Transformer TF101 Mobile Docking Station: Great Battery Life, Tiny Keys

The Asus Eee Pad Transformer TF101 tablet gets its name from the keyboard dock add-on that transforms the tablet into a laptop-like device. The Transformer TF101 Mobile Docking Station ($150 of March 7, 2012) is a must-have accessory for your Transformer, and not just because it gives you the ability to type on a physical keyboard.

The tablet slots into a rotating hinge at the back, and connects via a 40-pin dock connector. A release latch slides into place to secure it. Despite the large connecting port, the latch, and the wide hinge, however, the tablet still has a lot of room to wobble back and forth. I found this issue most noticeable when I folded the tablet down over the keyboard for transport: Whereas you would expect a laptop to fold solidly in half, with the screen edges sitting flush with the edges of the bottom portion, the Transformer didn't line up as nicely with its keyboard.

The keyboard also adds a lot of bulk to an already heavy tablet--a full 1.4 pounds and 1.1 inches, to be exact. That makes the whole kit similar in size, weight, and thickness to your average netbook. But this keyboard can do one neat thing a netbook keyboard can't: It comes off. So for those times you just want to put your feet up and swipe your way through the Internet, you can leave the keyboard behind. When you want to do some work on your novel, you just plug it back in. And having the whole thing fold together is a design advantage for when you’re pulling the keyboard/tablet combo out of your bag for going through airport security, for example.

Another major advantage of the laptop-like hinge that connects the Transformer to its dock is the fact that it holds the tablet up. You won't need any extra stands or folding cases. The hinge also rotates down as you raise the tablet into the "open" position, which lifts the keyboard to a nice angle for typing. It's surprisingly well balanced. Usually, a device combination like this--with all the "guts" in the screen--ends up being top-heavy and easy to tip backward, but in my tests the Transformer stayed firmly in place, even when I tilted the screen back a good ways.

I found typing on the Transformer dock to be mixed, unfortunately. The island-style keys are small and cramped, practically the same as what you’d find on an Asus netbook. They worked, but were not as comfortable to type on compared with the keys on the Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet Keyboard Folio Case; I had to adjust my hands a lot more to accommodate the spacing. It's the kind of spacing you could get used to over time, but it didn't feel natural from the get-go.

Luckily, the feedback was good--not too mushy, not too springy. Once you get accustomed to the spacing, typing on this keyboard could be described as workable. When you combine passable typing with all the other benefits of the keyboard dock, you get a valuable add-on for the Asus Eee Pad Transformer TF101 tablet.

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