Docking station free after rebates Circuit City Dec 30

[jasonplee]

Just picked one up. I have a Sony VAIO laptop, proprietary docking station $349. Now, of course the Sony docking station has an optical audio output, video, but I think that a free docking station is the better deal! Thanks!

 

[wasssup]

it's not surprising that the $99 went out of stock at local stores (since it's free after rebate), but oddly it seems that the $199 ones have gone out of stock as well...I wonder if they ended up substituting those somehow...

 

[BillRubin]

<< I see three rebates online...$25, $25, and $50. A total of $75 from Mobility. I ordered it for pick-up. It did not show up in my local paper ad. >>


It's not on the page with the $1399 laptop in their print ad? That's strange, I thought that was a national ad.

 

[BillRubin]

<< it's not surprising that the $99 went out of stock at local stores (since it's free after rebate), but oddly it seems that the $199 ones have gone out of stock as well...I wonder if they ended up substituting those somehow... >>


They went out of stock overnight because they seem to do some system maintenance overnight which appears to cause all store stock info to be unavailable. It's in stock at all 3 of my local stores now (was not earlier) and I just ordered one for pickup.

Bill

 

[Pothead]

For some reason, a lot of the adds that are posted don't show up in the Massachusetts flyer.


I guess thats good since people not on this board won't know. hehehehe

Just ordered one for pick up too!

 

[Jdog]

Why would a $5 enet chip add $100 to the cost of the ethernet version? Oh well.

Any member reviews yet?

 

[chrisjor]

yippee! I got one to! Now all I need is a laptop!!! Can this be used for other things?

 

[cent]

Limitation Information

 

[858diver]

The idea of THREE SEPARATE rebates - two of which are fulfilled by TCA Rebates - makes this a warm deal at best. Plan on 3/4 months and lots of phone calls to get paid.

 

[GetReal]

<< The idea of THREE SEPARATE rebates - two of which are fulfilled by TCA Rebates - makes this a warm deal at best. Plan on 3/4 months and lots of phone calls to get paid. >>



I think you are being very optimistic. Plan on 5-6 months if nothing gets rejected on your initial rebate requests. Since the bulk of this rebate is a manufacturer rebate from a little known company, you are risking a lot. If the company goes out of business, you are SOL. There is already a know problem that both manufacturer rebates require an original UPC and despite what the rebate center or store may tell you about accepting a copy none of them are wiling to put that fact in writing. If you rebate get rejected, you have no proof that a copy was acceptable. Also Circuit City does not pay rebates in store like STaples or CompUSA when you have problems.

 

[dawn1126]

The lowest price found by pricegrabber is 47.50. Can we do pricematch with that?
Here is the link for lower price:
http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_...9&ut=4119df4510f38cc7&found=2&search=UN070310

 

[may]

the 47.50 one is REsealed.. == refurbished or open box, I guess.

 

[normajean]

thanks cent for the lookout

Multifunction printers, i.e. printer/scanner/fax, will not work connected to the parallel port on the USB 200/200E. These type of devices must be connected directly to the computer to work.

saved me a trip.

 

[ktg]

I ended up doing this deal today. About the rebates: two of the 3 separate rebates on this are direct from Mobility in New Rochelle. Both of those rebates--one for $25, one for $50---ask for the original UPC, as another poster reported above. They also have the exact same P.O. Box and offer # on the rebate form. I guess you'll have to send those two requests in the same envelope, all stapled together with the original UPC. (The third rebate goes to good ol' Young America, MN, and will accept a copy of the UPC). Hopefully we won't be receiving form letters from Mobility weeks from now informing us that they will only honor one of the two rebates. Just in case I would print out a copy of the CircuitCity.com webpage description showing the three rebates and hang onto it. I would think CircuitCity would make good on the deal since they posted it that way.

 

[jhuang0]

Limitations:

An Iomega Zip drive utilizing the parallel port must be connected directly to the computer to work. It will not work connected to the USB 200/200E. However a USB Iomega Zip drive will work successfully.
Multifunction printers, i.e. printer/scanner/fax, will not work connected to the parallel port on the USB 200/200E. These type of devices must be connected directly to the computer to work.
Uni-directional printers are 100% compatible. (i.e. DOS compatible printers) To get many bi-directional printers to work the bi-directional support must be disabled in the printer spool settings. To do this you must click "Start", "Settings" and then "Printers" to open the printers folder. Then right click on the printer attached to the USB printer port and select "Properties". Click on the "Spool settings" button to open the dialog box. Check the "Disable bi-directional support for this printer" option. The printer should now print correctly but some of the advanced features may not work. For example: printing complete, ink low, etc. Multi-function printers will not work because they require bi-directional communication to print. The printer port (25 pin parallel connector) supports printing only. It does not support other parallel devices such as scanners, tape drives and Zip drives
Serial mice or other similar mouse-like input devices will not function on the USB200/200E. Either a PS/2 or USB mouse must be used. Since a serial graphic tablet may function like a mouse it is recommended that a USB graphic tablet be used.
The USB200/200E is currently compatible with Windows98/98SE, Millennium and Windows 2000. Windows 95 and NT are not compatible.
The USB200 / 200E does not support video.
The bandwidth for the USB200 is 12Mbps that is shared by all connections on the USB200. Trying to use bandwidth intensive devices simultaneously such as a USB Scanner while a USB Camera is active may cause a performance/speed degradation due to the limitations of USB.
When using the USB200 or USB200E in-conjunction with the Intel Seattle SE440BX type motherboard with Phoenix BIOS, it is necessary to attach the USB cable to the computer after Windows has fully loaded. If this is not done you may experience a lockup of your computer when restarting or booting your computer with the USB200 or USB200E connected.
External PS2 numeric keypads do not function with the Easidock USB 200/200E. PS2 numeric keypads must be attached directly to the computer. The newer USB type numeric keypads function normally.
Hibernate and suspend should be disabled in Windows to prevent loss of network and/or printer conections.

All devices have to share the 12Mbps pipe... which kinda sux.

The reason the Ethernet one costs so much is because of the benefits it gives. When this docking station is hooked up to the hub, all the devices hooked to the docking stations suddenly become available over the network... I think. Also, CC is trying to clear these out before USB 2.0 starts taking a hold, and making the docking station look uselessly slow.

 

[TBP]

I ended up returning the docking station. It's pretty much just a USB hub.

 

[dawn1126]

<< I ended up doing this deal today. About the rebates: two of the 3 separate rebates on this are direct from Mobility in New Rochelle. Both of those rebates--one for $25, one for $50---ask for the original UPC, as another poster reported above. They also have the exact same P.O. Box and offer # on the rebate form. I guess you'll have to send those two requests in the same envelope, all stapled together with the original UPC. (The third rebate goes to good ol' Young America, MN, and will accept a copy of the UPC). Hopefully we won't be receiving form letters from Mobility weeks from now informing us that they will only honor one of the two rebates. Just in case I would print out a copy of the CircuitCity.com webpage description showing the three rebates and hang onto it. I would think CircuitCity would make good on the deal since they posted it that way. >>



I just went to a circuit city B&M, asked the sales representitive, she said copy of UPC is OK for circuit city rebate.

 

[BillRubin]

<< I ended up doing this deal today. About the rebates: two of the 3 separate rebates on this are direct from Mobility in New Rochelle. >>


I strongly doubt that Mobility is in New Rochelle. TCA Rebates is in New Rochelle, at that address.

Bill

 

[Flaredair]

Tomorrow, I'll return mine as well. The hassle factor is just too great in addition to the possibility of being rejected on one or more rebates.

Finally, the product is really not much more than a USB hub as mentioned earlier.

 

[JimmyBoy]

I ordered one for B&M pickup............now I have second thoughts. I will probably go in tomorrow and cancel it. Too much of "doesn't do this, can't do that".

 

[Sparty]

<< Tomorrow, I'll return mine as well. The hassle factor is just too great in addition to the possibility of being rejected on one or more rebates. >>


That is why I don't buy from CC, they want to see how many rebates they can make you send in. One of these days they are gonna advertise things for free after rebate and make you send in 100 $1 rebates!!!

 

[alphansx]

i don't think it is worth losing 75.00(i just have a feeling that we will be out of 75.00 when it is all say & done). it is just like a hub. the CSR was a idoit at my CC.
the rebates break down:

50.00 & 25.00 rebates goes to the mobility, same address, & needs original UPC. ( there is only 1 original UPC)
25.00 CC needs a copy of UPC.

the CSR at CC just told me to write a memo stating the REBATE SITUATION, but we all know how the rebates processing company will do:

"SCREW U OR F@CK U, THIS IS OUT PROFIT BI@TCH & THIS IS HOW WE MAKE LOTS $$$$$$ FROM U IDIOTS"

I AM RETURNING THIS CRAP!!!!

don't FORGET the newcom situation where I got JACKED out of my hard earn $$$$$!!!!

 

[wasssup]

i agree with most of the people here, it's not worth the risk, so i too am returning it...i guess it's time to look out for another free-after-rebate usb hub from staples...

 

[GoatHerderEd]

i just got one of these. The ps2, printer, and serial ports work. I dont know about the usb, i tried my mp3 player on it, nad had no luck. maybe it just needs playing with. I did have to play to get the serial and printer ports to work is XP.

about the rebates. the guy said just to go back to cc and get your money back if the send you a notice for not using the original upc.

I think its worth it. for laptop users, and even for desktop. just think its a free usb to parallel port.

 

[Danzilla]

I was told the two rebates that require the original UPC both go to the same address and should just be mailed together.

D.