Hey dear Surface friends
I am going to buy the Surface 2 during the next weeks and wanted to ask you all a question bothering me:
I want the Surface 2 over the first generation because of the USB 3.0 port (and of course some other nice new things like the full hd screen and so on...) and wanted to do this:
I would use my Surface 2 (not the Pro 2 !) as a surfing, blog reading (mainly consumption) and also Microsoft Office device at home. For that I would love to use one of the USB 3.0 docking stations available on amazon and co. I wanted to use an extra monitor, keyboard, mouse, some usb-drives and also a LAN-connection (connected through the USB 3.0 docking station) with my Surface. (edit: I need the Surface as a mobile device as well. So I wanted to give my laptop to a friend and use the Surface only. At home and outside)
My question would be: is that possible? Do I need drivers for the docking station which might not work because of Windows 8 RT?
Here is a video showing the Surface Pro (1) using one of those docking stations:
Thanks a lot in advance!
ps: I know that I can use the adapter for connecting to a monitor, but that way I would not have the LAN-cable, usb-drives and other connections...
I am going to buy the Surface 2 during the next weeks and wanted to ask you all a question bothering me:
I want the Surface 2 over the first generation because of the USB 3.0 port (and of course some other nice new things like the full hd screen and so on...) and wanted to do this:
I would use my Surface 2 (not the Pro 2 !) as a surfing, blog reading (mainly consumption) and also Microsoft Office device at home. For that I would love to use one of the USB 3.0 docking stations available on amazon and co. I wanted to use an extra monitor, keyboard, mouse, some usb-drives and also a LAN-connection (connected through the USB 3.0 docking station) with my Surface. (edit: I need the Surface as a mobile device as well. So I wanted to give my laptop to a friend and use the Surface only. At home and outside)
My question would be: is that possible? Do I need drivers for the docking station which might not work because of Windows 8 RT?
Here is a video showing the Surface Pro (1) using one of those docking stations:
Thanks a lot in advance!
ps: I know that I can use the adapter for connecting to a monitor, but that way I would not have the LAN-cable, usb-drives and other connections...