Latitude laptops switch with docking station

Question

Hello,

I have two Latitude Laptops (5400 & E7440) and a Dell Universal Docking station DC6000.

Is there a compatible switch that will allow me to have both of them connected and switch for display on my two monitors + keyboard and mouse + printer? I am not looking to have the laptops connected between them but rather be able to switch from my work laptop to my personal laptop when needed.

DELL-Cares · Answer

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jphughan · Answer

@Xabato  I've seen at least 5 other people ask about a product like this, but I don't know of one.  It would be called a USB-C switch if it ever existed though.  I'm not sure if it doesn't exist yet because of the complexities of USB-C when it comes to DisplayPort video, up to 100W power, and up to 10 Gbps USB data, or if it just doesn't make economic sense yet for this type of device to exist.  But that may change.  There are USB-A 'regular USB' switches on the market.  They allow you to plug multiple USB peripherals into the switch and then connect the switch back to two different PCs, and from there you can toggle which PC those USB peripherals are connected to at any given time.  What you're envisioning is a similar concept, so a USB-C version might arrive.  But 'USB-C switch' is probably what you'll want to Google periodically to see if anything ever shows up.

Xabato · Answer

THANK YOU jphughan

I finally did some other research and ended up buying an USB 2.0 Sharing Switch from Sabrent.

So far it is working just fine. It does take a few seconds to do the full switch going through the hub but its very handy.

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Latitude laptops switch with docking station

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