>The laptop doesn't fit on my desk.  I got the docking station to be able to 
>use the laptop at home.

FWIW, I also don't have a very big disk. The laptop thus sits on a stand that 
also puts the screen at a more ergonomic level. Not sure that would work as 
well with a bigger form factor than the 13" I have now ... but those aren't 
really fit to be called "lap" top anyway, as far as I'm concerned ;)

The cheapest and probably easiest way to implement the kind of HID switch 
you're looking for would be to use a VNC client on the computer with the 
biggest/nicest screen. You could probably make a USB switch yourself (switching 
just the 2 signal wire, supplying power from an external supply) but as soon as 
you switch to a different device the previous device will still see a USB 
disconnect. If that causes it to lose settings it will a priori continue to do 
so. Preventing that would require the switch to make every connected computer 
think that the keyboard and mouse are connected even if in reality they're 
connected to only a single computer. I'd be surprised if such a device existed, 
TBH.

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