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- Moto Q Desk Top Charger does it's jobThis clean-looking & simple little device [ASIN:B000HE8RI6 Motorola Q Desktop Charging Station] & [ASIN:B000HE5298 Motorola Moto Q Dual Pocket Desktop Charging Station] does all it's expected to: Connects Moto Q to Outlook on computer via MS ActiveSync (USB cable), keeps battery charged without removing it from Moto Q (via either USB cable or travel charger - either, not both, at one time), charges a spare battery in a second slot (with travel charger), & Moto Q is fully-functional in device (either USB or travel charger, same as above). No setup required, assuming ActiveSync is already configured for Q via USB cable. Obviously, you have to remove the Q from any case it may be in & then just slide it in the slot with built-in side plug. All in all, very convenient with minimal desktop footprint, and Q can be always charged & ready to go. Note: 'Not sure how long it would take via USB cable, if ever, to charge a fully-discharged battery while it was still in the Q (USB ports have power limitations).... Motorola doesn't recommend charging via USB, but it does seem to work fairly quickly for a battery that isn't deeply discharged.
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- Do not PurchaseGot this product, opened the box ready to charge and sync from work only to find out it did not come with a cable and the accessory port doesn't match the cable that came with my Q making this product absolutely worthless. I now have to spend more money to get this product to work at all. I recommend finding something else to buy.
John
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- Great chargerExcellent charger if you have more than one battery for the Q. Accepts the regular and extended battery.
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- Works great with extended battery and/or extra batteryThe "charger" is perfect if 1) you use an extended battery and/or extra batteries, and 2) if you don't have a rubber skin on your phone, since it won't fit in the charger.
I have an extended battery, and the charger accomodates the extended battery whether it is on the phone or placed directly in the battery charging slot. The charger first charges the phone, then charges the extra battery in the battery slot, which makes a lot of sense.
The Motorola belt holster works great, I recommend it instead of a skin case.
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- Very nice design... Correction to one criticism on a previous review...I actually like this little docking station a lot. Yeah, it requires a separate cable, but that's a minor point, since I always buy extra cables for business travels.
One thing I'd like to clarify is that both charging and synchronization DO INDEED OCCUR when the docking station is connected to my notebook computer, so I completely disagree with one of the criticisms noted in J. Bailey's prior review. See my comments on that specific review for more specific details (i.e., click the "Comment" link below that review.)
Some of the things that I really like about this dock are listed below:
1) The upright position of the dock allows easy viewing of the phone's screen while charging. (Cable-only chargers usually force you to lay a phone flat on a table or desktop.)
2) The tight fit of the phone in the docking station actually supports the phone well enough to allow typing of quick inputs without removing the phone from the dock and disconnecting the charge/sync process (e.g., answering a call using the speakerphone feature, dismissing or rescheduling a reminder... things that you don't really think about until an event occurs when the phone is connected and you have to quickly decide what to do).
3) It accommodates both regular and extended-life batteries, and allows both the battery inside the phone and a spare battery outside of the phone to charge simultaneously. This is VERY important to me, since I use extended-life batteries, and I always carry a spare with me. So when I return home, I simply plug in the phone and pop my spare into the charging slot behind it. (Cable-only chargers usually only charge the single battery inside the phone, and don't have any way of easily accommodating spares.) If you only use a single battery and never remove the phone's battery cover (like a sealed iPod or iPhone), then this probably isn't an important consideration for you.
One thing I've noticed after buying my Moto Q is that I eventually discarded protective skins as too impractical, because I often swap batteries throughout the day when one of them gets low. I eventually tossed all of the protective skins and now just use the phone as is, so the tight fit of the phone within the dock is not an issue for me. (I prefer it this way, since it provides better support when making quick inputs without disconnecting.)
Bottom line: The more I use this little docking station, the more I appreciate some of the subtle design features that the Motorola engineers incorporated into it... features that I never actually considered when I originally purchased it.
If this product came with a charging cable, I'd definitely give it 5 stars, but without a cable, it gets 4 stars.
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