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    Anyone dock their laptop with more than one monitor?

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by aylmer, May 17, 2012.

  1. aylmer

    aylmer Notebook Geek

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    Anyone dock their laptop with more than one monitor?
     
    aylmer, May 17, 2012
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  2. homank76

    homank76 Alienware/Dell Enthusiast

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    I will be soon as my second one arrives from Dell. I'll be using a HDMI and a display port to drive them both.
     
    homank76, May 18, 2012
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  3. Jarhead

    Jarhead 恋の♡アカサタナ

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    When I have the cash to burn, I plan on getting two decent, high-res monitors.

    For now, my "dock" consists of me plugging the laptop (via DP-to-HDMI) to a TV for movies/anime.
     
    Jarhead, May 19, 2012
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  4. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    I've had two old-ish Samsung 204Bs as my standard docking output for a couple years now. Have considered upgrading, but I haven't found the cash/benefit ratio to be small enough yet.
     
    Commander Wolf, May 19, 2012
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  5. ha1o2surfer

    ha1o2surfer Notebook Evangelist

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    I have a couple of 17 Inch Dell Square Monitors on either sides of my T420 Docking station and use my laptop as my Middle one. It is also my keyboard and mouse on my home desk and my work desk. I really enjoy being able to watch mulitple things happen on my servers while browsing the internet.
     
    ha1o2surfer, May 19, 2012
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  6. chx1975

    chx1975 Notebook Consultant

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    Does a single T221 count :) ?
     
    chx1975, May 19, 2012
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  7. NotEnoughMinerals

    NotEnoughMinerals Notebook Deity

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    I dock my M6600 with an E-Port Plus to a Dell U2211H and U2312HM. Kind of unintentionally Dell heavy in my setup but I love it.
     
    NotEnoughMinerals, May 19, 2012
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