@JCSMFG Yes. They really do mean "universal" when they say universal. And if the dock has worked well for you in the past, then it should work for you going forward. But it's not an ideal choice. The reason is that the Dxxxx series docks use "indirect display" technology called DisplayLink -- not to be confused with DisplayPort -- and DisplayLink comes with some drawbacks that can be significant in some use cases. I wrote about them in the post marked as the answer in this thread. If you wanted a "native GPU" dock instead, the WD19 or WD19TB would be better choices, depending on your needs. Those docks also give you a button on the dock that can act as an external Power button for the system, allowing you to power up the system from full shutdown while the lid remains closed, for example.
The D6000 also only supplies 60W of power to the attached system, and I believe the 7410 is designed for a 65W power source. That shouldn't make a practical difference in terms of battery charging speed or performance, but it might cause the system to complain about an undersized power source. (My older Latitude 7480 is also designed for 65W but doesn't complain about 60W. But a friend's Inspiron system also designed for a 65W source DOES complain about 60W.) The WD19 dock family can supply up to 90W or 130W depending on the power adapter plugged into the dock itself.
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@JCSMFG Yes. They really do mean "universal" when they say universal. And if the dock has worked well for you in the past, then it should work for you going forward. But it's not an ideal choice. The reason is that the Dxxxx series docks use "indirect display" technology called DisplayLink -- not to be confused with DisplayPort -- and DisplayLink comes with some drawbacks that can be significant in some use cases. I wrote about them in the post marked as the answer in this thread. If you wanted a "native GPU" dock instead, the WD19 or WD19TB would be better choices, depending on your needs. Those docks also give you a button on the dock that can act as an external Power button for the system, allowing you to power up the system from full shutdown while the lid remains closed, for example.
The D6000 also only supplies 60W of power to the attached system, and I believe the 7410 is designed for a 65W power source. That shouldn't make a practical difference in terms of battery charging speed or performance, but it might cause the system to complain about an undersized power source. (My older Latitude 7480 is also designed for 65W but doesn't complain about 60W. But a friend's Inspiron system also designed for a 65W source DOES complain about 60W.) The WD19 dock family can supply up to 90W or 130W depending on the power adapter plugged into the dock itself.