Pic: Your desk...RIGHT NOW
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LOL. Wow. Once I had let my eyes adjust to the colour I had to go across to the other side of the room to view that properly.
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If you are handy, and have the tools, maybe this is a solution ? Although, in your case I guess you only be needing the USB-C cable instead of all of them ?
DIY wall-mounted LAPTOP DOCK (neat, tidy, elegant)
I am a huge fan of how OTT that is.
My added complication is that I use my mouse/keyboard for my desktop, so I would need a KVM too. So maybe I am better off with a simple USB-C to HDMI/USB 'dock' + KVM; then my routine would be to simply plug charger and USB in...
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You can get handy splitters which are USB-C to one USB3 and one HDMI, with a PD input. Quite handy when combined with a USB hub so maybe would work for you as a single-plug solution?
Is a kvm not a solution?
I might be missing a step I don't use the usbc on my monitor?
I use a 4 way 4k kvm for mine
Work laptop
Surface book
Desktop
Share a keyboard, mouse, monitor
My upstairs setup is awesome (but doesn't have a KVM requirement) - 1 USB-C cable from my Lenovo Q27q literally brings laptop charging power, USB (webcam/mouse/keyboard) and video output.
You're right on the downstairs setup: KVM probably the easiest setup and then I plug my charger in separately.
I get myself confused on the PD stuff. I guess they come with a power brick to force the power down and my charger is not required?
Edit: I think I get it. The charger I got boxed with my laptop is a regular barrel connector. I see the ones I have been looking at on Amazon are assuming your laptop was boxed with a USB-C charger. So you would get the simple dock and re-use your old charger. The solution is that I buy a new USB-C charger and plug that into the dock - doesn't seem too crazy. Then I am down to 1 USB for HDMI/Power/KVM; and then the KVM switches mouse and keyboard from desktop to laptop.
Edit2: Is there a barrel connector to USB-C?
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Yeah that's what I do. My surface book has a neat 1 cable Dock so so kvm hdmi/USB plug into that.
My amp is USB too so it. Also works. From the kvm.
It's taken a lot Of effort to get it working. The kvm has been great and was super cheap
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Google says there is, even an official Dell one!Is there a barrel connector to USB-C?
Just make sure your laptop accepts PD over USB-C, I have an Asus from 2017 that has a barrel charger, and the USB-C port is DisplayPort but not PD
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Sure let me get on this via my phone and will dig up a recent photo. I do need a good wire management system however.
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My cleanish setup. Definitely need to work on my wire tidy bottom of the desk.
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Please excuse the mess but here is my desk.
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lol hiding the bottles behind the monitor ??? small batch ..rum ?Please excuse the mess but here is my desk.
btw not showing mine it's a mess .. going to get someone in to build me a desk in july into the alcove ..
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My cleanish setup. Definitely need to work on my wire tidy bottom of the desk.
Nice! I like the way you have your monitors mounted.
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My god, put that in spoiler tags. @LiE will have a seizure seeing thatMy desk is a total mess, but the cables inside my PC are really tidy!
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I was going to say seeing that cheeky bottle at the backPlease excuse the mess but here is my desk.
