combined thin client / docking station

Maxim · 01-21-2025, 04:09 PM

Hi,

We have a use-case for an office building to equip all desks with thin clients to login to virtual desktops. At the same time some users have laptops though and would prefer to simply hook up their laptop to the monitor and keyboard.

I have seen that there's a patent owned by DisplayLink for a device that can serve both purposes: thin client and docking station. It sounds like the use-case I have.

Does the device actually exist though??

best,
Maxim

oxforum · 07-26-2026, 03:08 PM

Not sure about that but Dell released a Thin Client PC with DisplayLink inside https://www.synaptics.com/products/d..._value=mini_pc

EugenePinkman · 08-08-2026, 10:22 AM

I think this would be a very practical approach for an office environment. A device that can function as a thin client while also serving as a docking station would make each desk much more flexible. Being able to connect a laptop to the same monitor, keyboard, and peripherals without changing the whole setup would be especially convenient. By the way, while browsing completely unrelated topics online, I also came across https://spinmama.gr/.

01-21-2025, 04:09 PM	#1
Maxim Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2025 Posts: 1	combined thin client / docking station Hi, We have a use-case for an office building to equip all desks with thin clients to login to virtual desktops. At the same time some users have laptops though and would prefer to simply hook up their laptop to the monitor and keyboard. I have seen that there's a patent owned by DisplayLink for a device that can serve both purposes: thin client and docking station. It sounds like the use-case I have. Does the device actually exist though?? best, Maxim

08-08-2026, 10:22 AM	#3
EugenePinkman Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2026 Posts: 1	I think this would be a very practical approach I think this would be a very practical approach for an office environment. A device that can function as a thin client while also serving as a docking station would make each desk much more flexible. Being able to connect a laptop to the same monitor, keyboard, and peripherals without changing the whole setup would be especially convenient. By the way, while browsing completely unrelated topics online, I also came across https://spinmama.gr/.

07-26-2026, 03:08 PM	#2
oxforum Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2020 Posts: 14	Not sure about that but Dell released a Thin Client PC with DisplayLink inside https://www.synaptics.com/products/d..._value=mini_pc