Dell Docking station D3100 or D6000

@jphughan Thanks for replying. I think I'll go with the D3100 since it has 2 HDMI output.

read the post about displaylink, I think it should be fine since I am using it mostly for work, spreadsheet, etc.

cheers,

WOW!!!

Made it to the end, but it'll take a few readings to digest all that great info!!

Yeah, me and anyone I am dealing with is not at the bleeding edge / not into spending more than the minimum for simple functionality. So I can cross thunderbolt off the list of things I need to deal with - being that you say it's on upper end hardware : ) 

I do love how things fit together - the back story...  HDMI has the licensing fees / dp is open.

And yeah, making mistakes on the low end monitors.  the E series has some letters after the size / year numbers. After me thinking I figured the letters meant the type of video connector(s) on the unit, someone at dell said no. There's no rhym or reason to tell that monitor x has this connector and monitor y has that.  Sound accurate?

Yeah, the white papers / general info is great to learn. I get frustrated with manufacturers - trying to compare 2 models - often the specs pages are different format / 1 includes this info, the other includes that info (ie no standardization of how to present information, even within the same manufacturer).

So reading your posts where you spell out exactly what the differences between 2 models AND why 1 feature is better than another.... priceless!

Do you post only  / mostly on the dell site? Or are there other forums on the web where you post? I'll follow you there too! 

THANKS!

@MikeRenna  Well it goes to show how tricky Dell's display naming can be.  I just edited that list above about 4 times to clarify things and add a few that I forgot the first time or two.  Enjoy!

@MikeRenna  Cars have the same tax loophole.  Porsche and until recently BMW offered a "European Delivery" option where customers in the US could order their cars to be delivered at the automaker's factory in Germany.  They'd fly over there, and the delivery experience included a factory tour and a cool presentation of their vehicle.  The arrangement would also include a week or two of insurance to drive around the EU, after which the customer would drop off their vehicle at one of many available ports throughout the EU and fly home, then wait for their car to be redelivered in the US.  European Delivery resulted in a decent discount specifically because as you say, import taxes on new cars are higher than those on "used" cars, and that brief driving stint in Europe turned it into a used car.  Usually the savings were enough to pay for a good portion of the trip!  A few of my friends have done this and said that seeing the factory and then driving their own new car around Europe is one of the greatest vacations they've ever done.