A docking station has fewer ports.
A port replicator provides a means to connect a notebook to a power outlet and provides additional ports. A docking station provides the same function as a port replicator, but also adds secondary storage. 6th Edition, Page 1079
docking station. it does everything a port replicator does plus can add ram. i think... A docking station has all the features of a port replicator plus extra slots for adding secondary storage devices and expansion slots.
Docking station...it has all the features of a port replicator plus additional slots for secondary storage, and expansion cards
A docking station
A Docking Station
A port replicator is for quick&easily taking your laptop on the go, a dock station is to make it like a desktop computer
Docking is the act of plugging a mobile computational device into a base station designed to receive it so that it can be recharged, used as a desktop device and updated with any files it needs or have its data downloaded. Docking stations frequently have spare keyboards and monitors to make this process easier.
docking station
In general the function and purpose of port replicators are common across different make and models. A port replicator (sometimes also known as docking station) provides all - or even more - connections usually found on ones laptop. The main difference is, that all the cables are connected to the port replicator and not directly to the laptop which makes it easy to attach and detach the laptop.
docking station
Port replicator. A port replicator makes it convenient to connect a notebook computer to resources and peripherals at your office. A docking station can provide extra secondary storage for a laptop.