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Hey. I need help to find a laptop and a docking station.

 

It's going to be used to read e-mail, pay bills and watching videos on youtube. nothing fancy.

 

The hard part is to find a cheap computer compatible with a docking station. Seems like the only option would be a "universal" docking station, as the typical hp/lenovo dockings only fit to the more expensive models.

 

My budget is 800$ for both a laptop and a docking station. Would like some cheaper options as well.

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Why do you need a docking station specifically? Isn't it a lot more budget friendly just to get a HDMI cable?

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Already have a display, printer and some other devices at my desk i want to connect. Want it to be easy to disconnect it when moving around.

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Get an Elitebook 2570p or X230 and a docking station

 

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10 minutes ago, Proffecte said:

Hey. I need help to find a laptop and a docking station.

 

It's going to be used to read e-mail, pay bills and watching videos on youtube. nothing fancy.

 

The hard part is to find a cheap computer compatible with a docking station. Seems like the only option would be a "universal" docking station, as the typical hp/lenovo dockings only fit to the more expensive models.

 

My budget is 800$ for both a laptop and a docking station. Would like some cheaper options as well.

You could get a laptop with usb c and get one of those adapters with a million ports 

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Any old school ThinkPad. Or hp, or Dell. All old business laptops have docking compatibility. 

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Go on sites like ebay with used docking stations that companies thrown out and when you find some cheap ones then try to find a laptop that suits them. It will probably be either hp elitebook or dell. There is little we can help you with in this process, but if you find some options we can surely let you know which one is best from those. Good luck!

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Got what i need.

 

Will be looking for a desktop pc instead. Thanks for all your answers!

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