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Docking Station for Surface book 2
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sharhar
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Hi,
I have two laptops - one Surface Book 2 and another Dell Latitude. I want a docking station that could go with both. I'm tired of changing all cables when switching laptops. My Dell works with any standard usb-c docking station but not sure if surface book 2 will be able to cope. Obviously don't want to buy the standard surface dock as it can't be used with Dell.
Does anyone use an alternate docking station for surface book 2 that you would recommend? Just wanted to get my facts straight before committing to buying anything. Can't find much info on any blogs or forums on SB2.
I have two laptops - one Surface Book 2 and another Dell Latitude. I want a docking station that could go with both. I'm tired of changing all cables when switching laptops. My Dell works with any standard usb-c docking station but not sure if surface book 2 will be able to cope. Obviously don't want to buy the standard surface dock as it can't be used with Dell.
Does anyone use an alternate docking station for surface book 2 that you would recommend? Just wanted to get my facts straight before committing to buying anything. Can't find much info on any blogs or forums on SB2.
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2 different manufacturers, 2 different interfaces and possible pin assignments, different firmware on each docking station.
However you could have just thought of the next multi-million pound venture for Dragons Den?0 -
Thanks for the sarcasm. Both of them do have a USB-C port which is industry standard. All I wanted to know was if any one is using a USB-C docking station with SB2 and how reliable it is.0
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If you've not read this guide here it's worth a look:
https://dancharblog.wordpress.com/2018/04/28/surface-book-2-core-i7-with-dual-triple-monitors/
I haven't used a Surface Book 2 with a USB-C dock but do use Lenovo USB-C docks at work which mostly are fine apart from issues with displays which I notice the author of the article above is a potential issue with using the Surface Book 2 with a USB-C dock.1 -
a said:2 different manufacturers, 2 different interfaces and possible pin assignments, different firmware on each docking station.
However you could have just thought of the next multi-million pound venture for Dragons Den?1 -
We have surface book 2s in work and they are used with a generic Targus dock via USB-C1
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Johnmcl7 said:If you've not read this guide here it's worth a look:
https://dancharblog.wordpress.com/2018/04/28/surface-book-2-core-i7-with-dual-triple-monitors/
I haven't used a Surface Book 2 with a USB-C dock but do use Lenovo USB-C docks at work which mostly are fine apart from issues with displays which I notice the author of the article above is a potential issue with using the Surface Book 2 with a USB-C dock.0 -
unforeseen said:We have surface book 2s in work and they are used with a generic Targus dock via USB-C0
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Johnmcl7 said:a said:2 different manufacturers, 2 different interfaces and possible pin assignments, different firmware on each docking station.
However you could have just thought of the next multi-million pound venture for Dragons Den?0
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