- #Best docking station for linux mac and windows 1080p#
- #Best docking station for linux mac and windows windows 10#
- #Best docking station for linux mac and windows software#
I'm not giving specific product suggestions, only that there is a very important distinction between docks with DisplayLink chips in them and those that require DisplayPort video from the host computer. The original question was for suggestions on a dock. These I'm much less concerned about supplying what they advertise.
That kind of a connection will have the required 30Gbps or so of bandwidth for uncompressed video and networking down the wire.
I'll see other docks, also for about $150, that advertise support for dual displays and gigabit networking but state clearly that the computer must supply DisplayPort on a USB-C port. Oh, and they do all this for less than $150. How they do this is a mystery to me because the bandwidth required for that would be over 25Gbps uncompressed. USB 3.0 does have a lot of bandwidth and there are docks that will advertise support for dual displays, and gigabit networking, on a single 5Gbps port. Wow, I didn't even know that was possible. If I understand correctly, it's a docking station, where all you have to do (after setup) is plug in a USB 3.0 from the dock to the computer, and everything (keyboard, touchpad,display, etc.) passes through USB. If you are considering other kinds of docks then that changes things. I limited my warning to the use of USB docks.
#Best docking station for linux mac and windows software#
I don't know much about the Raspberry Pi but a quick look tells me that they do not support DisplayPort and support for DisplayLink is dependent on the software installed. I mention Dell specifically because the intended use is on a Dell laptop. (With HDMI on USB-C all 4 lanes are for video, USB is then limited to USB 2.0 speed.) To tell the difference requires careful examination of the specifications.ĭocks from Dell can use either DisplayLink or DisplayPort for video, but they seem to be pretty good about telling people which is which. There are docks with USB-C that use DisplayLink for video, some that use DisplayPort, and a rare few that use HDMI. (The difference in the data rates is because USB doesn't use the entire bandwidth available on those lanes.) USB-C has four high speed lanes on the connector and most often the 4 lanes are split into 2 lanes for 10 Gbps USB3 and 2 lanes for 20Gbps DisplayPort video. Even so the dock will do more than drive a display on that USB link, there's going to be some of that USB bandwidth needed for the keyboard and mouse, an Ethernet port, and sound.ĭocks that use USB-C, which is a connector separate from the USB 3 protocol, often use the DisplayPort protocol for sending video (even though the ports on the dock may be HDMI or VGA). DisplayPort 1.3/1.4 supports data rates over 25Gbps.ĭisplayLink seems to support some kind of compression so perhaps they can lower the bandwidth required to reach any given frame rate and resolution. HDMI 2.1 supports data rates over 30Gbps.
#Best docking station for linux mac and windows 1080p#
For comparison a 1080p image, at 60 frames per second, is 3.2 Gbps. Most DisplayLink based docks use a USB 3 connection, and most USB 3 ports are limited to 5Gbps.
One problem with DisplayLink is that of bandwidth. That said, there are also many people quite pleased with DisplayLink. Depending on how you plan to use the dock you could find DisplayLink quite useless. I have a KVM switch for my four computers, and that suits my purposes just fine.ĭisplayLink, which is different than DisplayPort, is a USB based GPU which has caused problems for people.
#Best docking station for linux mac and windows windows 10#
I don't know about the Pi, but it sure is great with her Windows 10 laptop.
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