Plugable USB 2.0 Universal Laptop Docking Station with DisplayLink DVI/VGA up to 1920x1080, Audio, Ethernet, and 4 Available High-Speed USB 2.0 Ports

Product Description

With a single, simple USB 2.0 connection, add any DVI/VGA monitor, keyboard, mouse, speakers, and other USB 2.0 devices to your PC. Share this common set of devices among several users with a swap of the USB cable; use the flexibility of the virtual USB graphics card to extend your Windows desktop across both displays.

Performance

USB virtual graphics provides full performance for office applications and web browsing, but videos and 3D games should be played on the computer's main screen.

Drivers

Support for all of Windows XP 32-bit, Vista and Win7 32/64-bit. Server SKUs require installing WDDM-capable main GPU drivers and enabling Aero. Windows Home Basic/Starter do not support multiple monitors. Not compatible with ARM-based Windows (MS Surface). Not recommended for use on Mac, as only beta-level Mac OS X 10.4+ Intel 32/64-bit driver available via download, and Mac has lower performance and functionality than Windows for USB graphics. GPL driver source on Linux and other platforms. Linux requires manual xorg.conf configuration - for advanced users only.

GPU Compatibility

On Windows Vista and Win7, virtual USB graphics makes use of your primary GPU, so is compatible only with systems with a single Intel, nVidia, ATI GPU running recent WDDM drivers. Not yet recommended for Windows 8, pending driver updates.

In the box

Includes an AC adapter, so even power-hungry USB devices like hard disks can be connected. Note that the docking station does not power or charge your laptop itself. The dock is a multifunction compound USB 2.0 device, with a Terminus USB 2.0 Hub, DisplayLink DL-165 USB Graphics, C-Media CM6300 USB Audio (supporting the USB Audio Class 1.0 standard), ASIX AX88772A USB Ethernet Chip.

For use as a USB Thin Client, see the "Plugable UD-160-M" model.

• Use with any PC to add an extra display up to 1920x1080, speakers, ethernet, and 4 USB ports
• DVI/VGA connector, 10/100 Ethernet RJ-45, 3.5 mm plugs for stereo speaker and mic, security slot
• Simple and small with no moving parts, no fans, all standard USB 2.0. Does not charge laptop
• Windows 7/Vista 32/64 and XP 32-bit drivers via Windows Update, download, or disk
• Linux and Mac beta-quality drivers available but with important limitations--details below