Hi,
I'm not technical and I am here seeking advice from professionals
As i am undertaking more and more work from home i've been wanting to set myself up with a Desktop as since school I have been reliant on Laptops.
Now tasting dual screens at work (2 x 22" inch), I want a home setup mainly for that reason. I only have very small amounts of data stored so big hard drives are not a problem. It's literally just for improving my productivity, multi-tasking and nothing too labour intensive programme wise (no gaming, no hardcore photoshop or rendering etc.).
I have just realised that a laptop I got given by a year ago, has an i7 processor and 8gb of RAM, ok, it is a Sony, but nonetheless I was thinking that it could possibly save the need for buying a desktop and power my home system?
This brings me to the main point - USB hubs/Docks, I saw a collegue use one once to get an extra screen, and I know I could just use the HDMI output to get one extra screen but i'm looking at getting two and a wireless keyboard so that I can plug this in, shut the lid and work away on the desk system.
Would this work?
Any recommendations?
Any thoughts on anything i've said?
How Would my laptop know to manage the screens? would i need to get anything extra internally?
Could I mix the inputs, ie one HDMI as I have a spare lcd telly for one monitor and buy another which would probably be DVI?
I work for a small IT Support company but i'm too ashamed to ask any of our resident geeks
Thanks in advance!!!
Adam