Work Setup Opinions

[Mafiki]

Hi Folks,

 

My girlfriend's mother just recently received about $2000 from her work to upgrade her at home setup and she asked me to assist her. I'm thinking maybe a 24" monitor for primary, a second monitor rotated in portrait for good document viewing, and this would all be hooked up to a laptop docking station. 

 

I figured the laptop might as well be this, but I'm open to suggestions:

http://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/productdetails/latitude-e5570-laptop

 

So yeah if you guys could toss me some links and give opinions it would be much appreciated! 

 

Thanks. 

[Mark77]

That's basically my setup, but with a Latitude E6440 instead.  If you get the Dell dock, make sure you get the one with the dual DisplayPort/DVI outputs and USB 3.  They cost a bit more on eBay, but worth it. I wouldn't bother rotating the second monitor.  The setup will work in triple screens (laptop + 2 external screens).

 

I'm a fan of the 7000-series Latitudes over the 5000 series.  Ie: E7470.   

 

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moved to new build planning

[brob]

If space permits something like LG 34UM94-P or LG 34UB67-B would be good for document based work.

A docking stations is not really necessary. Just make sure the laptop has an HDMI connection for an external monitor. 

Is a laptop really necessary?

[Mafiki]

3 minutes ago, brob said:

If space permits something like LG 34UM94-P or LG 34UB67-B would be good for document based work.

A docking stations is not really necessary. Just make sure the laptop has an HDMI connection for an external monitor. 

Is a laptop really necessary?

Yeah a laptop is necessary cuz she works from multiple locations. I want to go with the docking station for simplicity reasons. She isn't tech savvy in the slightest, so being able to just dock the computer will be a real bonus. 

[brob]

Just now, Mafiki said:

Yeah a laptop is necessary cuz she works from multiple locations. I want to go with the docking station for simplicity reasons. She isn't tech savvy in the slightest, so being able to just dock the computer will be a real bonus. 

Plugging an HDMI cable into a laptop is pretty simple, even for the technically challenged.