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Well, for laptops and mobile devices, it's a nice alternative to a docking station. Connect one wire into your monitor from your laptop. Then all your stationar
by JunkDNA 16y ago
Well, for laptops and mobile devices, it's a nice alternative to a docking station. Connect one wire into your monitor from your laptop. Then all your stationary stuff: external disks, Ethernet, audio, and legacy USB devices all connect through a hub on the monitor.
- alexgartrell 16y agoNow imagine how great life would be if they could also run power through it (PoE style) so you could avoid plugging the laptop [directly] into the wall as well. One plug and done is a pretty compelling reason to forgo [1] the desktop altogether. [1] fun (completely unrelated) fact: forgo and forego are both words with pretty dissimilar meanings (to omit and to precede, respectively). I discovered this only because I was unsure of the spelling, but it's sufficiently surprising (to me) that I felt the need to share.