Overall, the HP Elite x3 Desk Dock is a very premium accessory, and it will continue to work with any Continuum-enabled Windows 10 Mobile handset. See Display Port 1.2 to HDMI cable on Amazon (opens in new tab) Here is the one I use, and it's 4K enabled to future-proof:

If you do not have a Display Port connector on your monitor or TV, you can pick up a Display Port to HDMI cable. The HP Desk Dock also includes a built-in RJ-45 Ethernet Port, and it uses a Display Port for video instead of the more common HDMI port found on the Microsoft Display Dock. Using Continuum for a week with the HP Elite x3

Some of it is personal preference as the HP Desk Dock is flashier, heavier, and a bit nicer looking. The great thing about the USB C dock is that it also charges up the Surface Go.So what advantage is there with the HP Desk Dock over the Microsoft Display Dock? That one is a little more complicated. The dock comes with a USB C power supply and USB C cable so all I needed to do is to connect the dock to the Surface via the USB C cable and I can then plug into the dock a monitor (HDMI or DisplayPort) and three devices connected via full sized USB ports. With the Surface Go having USB C and the dock being USB C I have now have full docking station for my Surface Go. While the concept was great it did not take off and my 950XL and the dock where gathering dust in the back of a draw. The Surface Dock is a great way of expanding a Surface but it is a premium device costing around £170.īack when Microsoft launched the Lumia 950 and 950XL they also launched the Microsoft Display Dock (HD-500) designed to enable a desktop like experience from your phone by using it to connect up to a keyboard, mouse and monitor. The Surface Go is a great devices for taking with you on the go but when it comes to ports there is just the one USB C port and a Surface expansion port.

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