Docking Stations With Display Connectivity That Will Run Photoshop

[Lost Hiker]

I just received a message from the manufacturer of the VisionTek VT4000 that this docking station cannot run Photoshop with a display attached to the docking station.  Therefore, I am searching for a universal docking station compatible with a Dell Inspiron 15 7000 (7559) series laptop with 16GB RAM, 1T SSD Hard Drive and Nvidia Graphics Card (no Thunderbolt) USB 3.0 connectivity, etc. that will run Photoshop without glitches or hiccups.  Your recommendations will be appreciated.  Thank you.

[JJMack]

You should be able to use Photoshop with that docking station if you connect your externals display to your Laptop external video port,  There will be a problem if you connect your external display to the  docking station Hdmi or Display ports.  They can not use your Laptops GPU. The  docking station GPU would not be compatible with Photoshop because it would not be the same model GPU install in your Laptop. Photoshop does not support multiple GPU that are not the same model GPU.

Your Dell Inspiron 15 7000 has a HDMI port you can attach an external display to. I believe that docking stations was developed for use with Dell Laptops.

[Lost Hiker]

Thank you.  What about connecting a Wacom tablet to the docking station and using it in connection with Photoshop with monitor plugged in directly to laptop HDMI port?  Also, what about a wired keyboard?  I am "holding off" on purchasing an external monitor and mechanical keyboard simply because of looking at a docking station for connectivity.  I have enough ports on the laptop to connect the monitor, keyboard, mouse, Wacom tablet and speakers.  I am also looking at Dell D6000 docking station.  Dell says it's compatible, but they will  not say anything about Photoshop, gaming (not a gamer by the way), etc.

So, it looks like if I get a docking station, I could maybe connect everything "except" the external monitor and they would all work - or are "all of them" going to be impacted by the GPU?

[Lost Hiker]

Thank you again.  Since your Reply, I have done some more research on this matter.  You are correct about the GPU discrepancies.  And, the direct connection of the monitor to the laptop is the correct solution to that situation.  I have since learned that "I think" I can connect a couple of the other peripherals directly to the monitor, but only after connecting the monitor's "Upstream USB Type B Cable" to one of the laptop's USB ports.  Once that connection is made, it is possible to connect things like a mechanical keyboard and Wacom Tablet directly to the monitor as the USB upstream connection transmits data between the USB devices and the laptop.  Because I only have three USB 3.0 ports on my laptop, I would only have one free USB port after connecting the monitor (HDMI port), USB Type B Cable and a docking station which would hopefully handle all the low power USB devices, i.e., mouse, external hard drives, external speakers with USB connection, etc.  So, hopefully this will resolve my situation once I purchase all these items.  Thank you again for your help.