docking station for HP Elitebook 845 G7

[jackcsprat]

I am looking for a docking station that will allow me to use 2 monitors and it would be helpful if the docking station provided additional USB ports as well for my HP Elitebook 845 G7.

Below is a product that I had hoped would work.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08SC432PX/?coliid=IZA7DNHOH4U0G&colid=3L7PWVLDV96R7&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_...

The vendor for the above product told me the following:

 Our USB Type C Port can only work with abilities of charging, data transfer & video transfer. The C port of your laptop only support charge, data transfer.

I don't know how accurate the above is if someone can chime in.

Another option I am considering is the below if someone can tell me if it would work.

https://www.amazon.com/Plugable-DisplayPort-Monitor-Ethernet-Compatible/dp/B08F2TSR43/?_encoding=UTF...

The laptop belongs to my company which isn't going to pay to get me a docking station, so since this is coming out of my own funds, I am looking for something around $100 US or cheaper if at all possible.

Thanks in advance for any assistance.

[banhien · Accepted solution]

@jackcsprat 

The second one is out of the game, I don't know exactly the first one but I would say 50/50 in terms of compatible. Why not use HP docks ? I know they are more expensive but they work.

My suggestion : HP USB-C Gen 5 is the one, it allows you to use single cable setup.

Regards.

[jackcsprat]

@banhien

Thank you for your response. I am looking to get a universal docking station that would (hopefully) work with any major brand of laptop. The company I work for does a lease roll of the laptops that are issued to us every 3 years and with each lease roll, the company looks for the best deal it can get.  Sometimes we get HP laptops and sometimes we get Dell laptops.  

If I am going to invest my money in a docking station, I would like for it to be useful for many years to come if at all possible.

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[jackcsprat]

I managed to talk my employer into ordering a HP USB-C Gen 5 docking station since other options are not 100% guaranteed to work.