Guidance on choosing a switcher or TB dock for your desktop or laptop.
Guidance on choosing a switcher or TB dock for your desktop or laptop.
Sure, you could try using a switcher to change between your laptop and desktop. Since your laptop uses Thunderbolt 3 but your desktop doesn’t, you’d need a compatible adapter. A PCI-E card with a USB-C port might work, though it could limit performance. Most docks would still function but might not deliver full speed. Switchers could be an option, but they might add complexity.
Usually TB3 docking stations don’t connect properly with regular USB-C ports. Trying might not succeed, so consider using a simple KVM setup instead—make sure it supports the correct display connections for your monitor.
Synergy could be useful; Linus created a video on it at symless.com, though it doesn't function on monitors—you'd need a KVM setup instead.