The Lapdock 100 for the OG Motorola Droid RAZR Drops to $50 Bucks; Sold Out Online

[jaybogg]

Forgive me for sounding stupid, but what is the lapdock useful for or at least what are the benefits of using / owning one? Also, is this price good at locations like BJ's, Sams, Costco and mall kiosk locations?

It is a netbook looking device that allows you to dock a compatible phone and run an application, webtop 3.0, that gives you an experience somewhere between a tablet and a netbook, but has a fully functional phone as well. The processor and all apps reside on your phone, it's the webtop app that differs from your usual phone experience. It has a keyboard not too unlike that of a netbook, built in speakers, a couple of USB ports, and its own battery and external power supply which will also charge your phone when the phone is docked. With a phone, I would consider it an Android based netbook. Without a phone, it is an interesting paperweight. I will probably get all kinds of holes shot through this description, but those are my thoughts on how to describe it.

 

[EA.Droyd]

So, would you say it's a gotta have item? At least at this price? How easy is it to connect to the RAZR and does it have HDMI?

 

[JayBusa102709]

I would think at 50 dollars why wouldn't you pick one up its an awesome deal. Try to but a netbook or tablet for 50 bucks.

 

[pftwanger]

Hi EA:

The Lapdock 100 doesn't have HDMI out, but if you can use any of the features that Jaybogg listed in his near-perfect description, I'd say it's an absolute steal at $50. I also have 10" tablet, which is Wi Fi only. With the Lapdock 100 I can do just about everything I do on the tablet, and I can do it anywhere without being tied to WiFi hotspots and without using tethering. It gives my RAZR a whole new lease on life.

 

[EA.Droyd]

Ok, I'll try to find one tomorrow. I know BJ's discount club store has two at their Verizon kiosk but I don't know if the price is the same or not. I figure Verizon is Verizon, the price should be the same. Thanks to all for the info.

 

[JayBusa102709]

The price will not be the same you Janet to go to a corporate store period. Found this out when I got my bionic padlock. Verizon is definitely not Verizon. Go to a privately owned wireless zone and try to get one for 50 dollars.

 

[JayBusa102709]

It will most definitely still be 200 there and everywhere that isn't a corporate store.

 

[EA.Droyd]

The price will not be the same you Janet to go to a corporate store period. Found this out when I got my bionic padlock. Verizon is definitely not Verizon. Go to a privately owned wireless zone and try to get one for 50 dollars.

My name is NOT Janet.

 

[Fuzzball]

Anyone know why they aren't discounting the 500 as well? The VZW store employee said it was on closeout as well.:blink:

 

[smalltowngirl13]

Anyone know why they aren't discounting the 500 as well? The VZW store employee said it was on closeout as well.:blink:

They seem to be doing them increments...The Bionic lapdock was $50 a couple or so months back..so the 500 could show up down the road or it may not - who knows...

 

[JayBusa102709]

My name is NOT Janet.

That obviously was an error in the spell corrector!

 

[EA.Droyd]

Just picked mine up at the Verizon kiosk at BJ,'s, $53.34. Could have been a corporate kiosk, I don't know but I got it. When I went to brick and mortar Verizon store last night, they were able to tell me who had them in stock and the kiosk had them.

 

[EA.Droyd]

So, does it have a battery built in I can't find anything in the manual about it? It's a little tight fit plugging in on a Otterbox Defender case. Any advice?

 

[pftwanger]

Hi EA:

Congratulations on scoring one--I hope "Tis My Droid" is as lucky!

Yes, the battery is built-in. The first time you plug the phone in and power it up, look at the lower right hand corner of the screen. You'll notice that there are *two* battery icons. One is for the phone and the other is for the lapdock.

The case I have for mine is much skinnier than the otterbox and it's still a tight fit. I don't think it's intended to accommodate cases generally. Do you have the kind of otterbox where you can take off part of the shell? That's the only suggestion I can offer.

 

[EA.Droyd]

I can wedge it in, but it is tight, and sometimes it'll pop out. Otherwise I'll have to take it out of the Defender case which is a pain. I've got the battery charging now. In my area, there are eight lapdock 100 still in stock so hopefully everyone who wants one can get them.