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Why do people even use docking stations anymore? I've never used one but I have used plenty of KVM-type devices that just work over various standard usb/display
by kgwxd 5mo ago
Why do people even use docking stations anymore? I've never used one but I have used plenty of KVM-type devices that just work over various standard usb/display ports. What's the appeal of using the specialized "docking" port?
- osigurdson 5mo agoThis is a ThinkPad USB-C docking station. I think it is basically the same as what you are talking about but if not, the main convenience is that you can plug in one cable which provides power, 2 external displays and a mouse. Super great if / when it works but not reliable with Arch (not blaming the distro specifically, it could be kernel or anything in the stack).
- arnoooooo 5mo agoTo fix my Thinkpad USB-C docking station on Arch, I asked Gemini and just followed what it said. It took a few minutes.
- osigurdson 5mo agoI've definitely tried that with claude code. It seems AGI will be needed to solve this one.
- graceful6800 5mo agoThere are no more docking stations. The dedicated dock port died many years ago, and everything has been USB-C/Thunderbolt ever since. Which really isn't too much different, docking ports were by and large PCI with extra sauce