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Lost Hiker
Lost Hiker
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January 13, 2020
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Docking Stations With Display Connectivity That Will Run Photoshop

  • January 13, 2020
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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.

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JJMack
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JJMackCommunity Expert
Community Expert
January 13, 2020

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.

JJMack
Lost Hiker
Lost HikerAuthor
Inspiring
January 13, 2020

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?

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