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April 25th, 2025 00:01
Docking Station
I have a 2020 Dell Inspiron 15 3000. It does not have any USB c ports. I would like to purchase a docking station to support multiple monitor displays that is connected to USB C ports only.
Any recommendations and advice on which docking stations to purchase?
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ejn63
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April 25th, 2025 00:44
It depends on why you want a docking station -- if it's for video purposes (i.e., to connect a monitor) note that a docking station will not add support for that to a system like yours that has no video over USB support.
You can use a displaylink adapter, which uses software to allow video over USB ports that otherwise do not support it. Example:
Example here.
There are others that can connect to USB-C/displayport.
I would re-think connecting multiple monitors to this system -- one will likely work. More than that and you'll run up against the limitations of this extreme budget notebook very rapidly.
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