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ritzlal

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#279531 21-Oct-2020 14:42

Have searched for this but haven't been able to get a clear answer regarding this. Should the Surface Pro X work with Thunderbolt 3 Docking Stations such as the HP G2, Dell TB16 (etc)? I know the Surface devices don't have Thunderbolt but my main requirement isn't the Thunderbolt speeds but rather the ability to connect 2 external screens to it.

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#2589781 21-Oct-2020 15:00

Yes. USB-C docks are pretty much universal.

We've been supplying the Thunderbolt docks when available for non-TB laptops for futureproofing, as I would like to think these docks will last two laptop generations.

You probably won't have the ability to network boot (PXE) using a 3rd party dock as this required drivers baked into the UEFI BIOS, but few people need or want that functionality.

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