Hello hello,
my gf is currently working from home a lot and she is usually sitting at the desk where I have my gaming setup. I have two monitors connected to my PC as well as a mouse and a keyboard and my headset. All of this is connected at the backside. She is using her company issued notebook and usually disconnects my mouse and keyboard from my PC and then connects them to her notebook (which I have absolutely no problem with). She uses an HDMI cable to connect one of my monitors (she doesn't have enough ports to connect the second one), however this doesn't involve unplugging it from my PC. Same goes for my headset, which she usually doesnt use. This of course means that whenever I want to use the PC, I have to disconnect the mouse and keyboard from her notebook and plug them back into my PC. Which involves a lot of crawling under my desk. Which is not pleasant.
Now since this will become the norm in the future for us, I started thinking about solutions which allow both of us to use the mouse, keyboard as well as both monitors without the hassle of always having to replug the equipment. At work, all of our notebooks are connected to docking stations via USB-C and all the peripherals (M&K. monitors, ethernet etc.) are connected to the backside of the docking station. Now this is pretty neat because I can plug in my notebook via USB-C, use it like a regular PC and unplug it to go somewhere else. I can also just go to a colleagues place, plug in my notebook und use it as if it were my place.
I would prefer not having to buy a second M&K just for this when I already have all the equipment, so I have been thinking about doing something similar at home. This would also have the upside for her that she could use both monitors as well as my headset, which is of quite a better quality than her company-issued one. However I have run into a few problems/questions:
Any advice would is welcomed, always crawling below my desk is getting seriously frustrating.
Or if you have a better idea how to fix this situation (besides breaking up or not allowing her to use my stuff
) please let me know
Edit: This is what I currently use at work: ThinkPad Universal USB-C Dock | Lenovo UK
my gf is currently working from home a lot and she is usually sitting at the desk where I have my gaming setup. I have two monitors connected to my PC as well as a mouse and a keyboard and my headset. All of this is connected at the backside. She is using her company issued notebook and usually disconnects my mouse and keyboard from my PC and then connects them to her notebook (which I have absolutely no problem with). She uses an HDMI cable to connect one of my monitors (she doesn't have enough ports to connect the second one), however this doesn't involve unplugging it from my PC. Same goes for my headset, which she usually doesnt use. This of course means that whenever I want to use the PC, I have to disconnect the mouse and keyboard from her notebook and plug them back into my PC. Which involves a lot of crawling under my desk. Which is not pleasant.
Now since this will become the norm in the future for us, I started thinking about solutions which allow both of us to use the mouse, keyboard as well as both monitors without the hassle of always having to replug the equipment. At work, all of our notebooks are connected to docking stations via USB-C and all the peripherals (M&K. monitors, ethernet etc.) are connected to the backside of the docking station. Now this is pretty neat because I can plug in my notebook via USB-C, use it like a regular PC and unplug it to go somewhere else. I can also just go to a colleagues place, plug in my notebook und use it as if it were my place.
I would prefer not having to buy a second M&K just for this when I already have all the equipment, so I have been thinking about doing something similar at home. This would also have the upside for her that she could use both monitors as well as my headset, which is of quite a better quality than her company-issued one. However I have run into a few problems/questions:
- My PC doesn't have USB-C and I don't know whether docking stations exist that would allow the same functionality through USB-3 connection.
- Basically, my PC would be connected to the docking station permanently while my gf (or me when I am working from home, which is rare but happens sometime) would only plug in her notebook when she is working from home. Preferrably, this would now involve having to unplug the PC to do this.
- How would this setup (All my peripherals -> Docking Station -> PC) affect my gaming experience? Would this cause any sort of noticeable lag/delays or something similar?
Any advice would is welcomed, always crawling below my desk is getting seriously frustrating.
Or if you have a better idea how to fix this situation (besides breaking up or not allowing her to use my stuff
) please let me know Edit: This is what I currently use at work: ThinkPad Universal USB-C Dock | Lenovo UK
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