Using two diff docking stations

[quackhandle]

So I have the company own Thinkpad T480s with Lenovo docking station.

Client co have given me a nice hp with it's own DS. End of working day I move keyboard/mouse, ethernet and DP monitor cables from one ds to t'other.

Shirley there is a better way ?


qh

[WTFH]

Is the Lenovo one that connects via USB-C or USB-A?
Which model HP DS is it?
Have you tried just plugging laptop A into DS B, or the other way around?

I seem to remember having a client HP laptop running through a Lenovo DS a couple of years ago.

[wattaj]

I have a KVM coming tomorrow in order to resolve a similar requirement... would have gone the 'new monitor with inbuilt KVM' had I been able to put a better business case before my finance director.

[quackhandle]

Is the Lenovo one that connects via USB-C or USB-A?
Which model HP DS is it?
Have you tried just plugging laptop A into DS B, or the other way around?

I seem to remember having a client HP laptop running through a Lenovo DS a couple of years ago.

hp elitebook, ds is thunderbolt G4.

Lenovo has usb-C into the thinkpad, whereas hp has power and usb-c into the elitebook.

To be fair I haven't tried the hp laptop with the Lenovo ds, you just assume incompatibility; will give it a go.

qh

[ladymuck]

I have a KVM coming tomorrow in order to resolve a similar requirement... would have gone the 'new monitor with inbuilt KVM' had I been able to put a better business case before my finance director.

The RTI on my 'monitor with KVM' has been remarkable, best purchase I ever made. If your laptop has USB-C then just plug in and go. It's worked with everything I've chucked at it. Although the Dell Latitude does get a bit grumpy about what it perceives as unplugging / replugging in USB devices and simply shuts down all USB functionality, requiring a reboot to restore it.

[WTFH]

hp elitebook, ds is thunderbolt G4.

Lenovo has usb-C into the thinkpad, whereas hp has power and usb-c into the elitebook.

To be fair I haven't tried the hp laptop with the Lenovo ds, you just assume incompatibility; will give it a go.

qh

Looks like it should work if your HP will support USB-c for running the monitor…
https://support.lenovo.com/gb/en/solutions/pd500547

[quackhandle]

Looks like it should work if your HP will support USB-c for running the monitor…
https://support.lenovo.com/gb/en/solutions/pd500547

Indeed it does. I get the "we recommend using a hp power supply" but seems okay so far.

qh

[courtg9000]

USB Multihub and just switch over?

[wattaj]

I have a KVM coming tomorrow in order to resolve a similar requirement... would have gone the 'new monitor with inbuilt KVM' had I been able to put a better business case before my finance director.

Update further to 'day 1' with KVM: excellent. Would have liked a new monitor as per LM's contribution, but I'm pretty bloody pleased for ~£30 from Amazon warehouse (linky). There's a short delay to switch over, but it's not annoying so. Would recommend.