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    HELP

    I have a Dell desktop (personal) and I have a Dell laptop (work) ... I have 2 monitors for work and 2 monitor for personal PC.

    HOW can i ditch my personal monitor and use the same 2 monitors (work) with both computers? Not simultaneously. 3 monitors takes too much space on my desk, i'd need to ditch one.

    What are my options??

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    • *1 monitor for personal pcBennn
    • use different inputsimbecile
    • I want to use the 2 monitor while working and then use the same 2 monitor when I open my personal PC and turn off my work laptop...Bennn
    • yeah maybe you'Re right imbecile, i will try thisBennn
    • Dude,,.why did you get a Dell?utopian
    • use one input from your personal computer, use another input from your work computer. you should have hdmi, vga, etcimbecile
    • It works, i should have thought about it! Thanks imbecile, you just saved me 200$ i was about to buy another desk!Bennn
    • KVM?
      so you have only 1 keyboard and mouse on your desk.      pango
    • https://www.amazon.c…pango
    • As pango said, get a display switcher!microkorg
    • hmmm just check. KVM for dual monitors are all around $200+ oin amazon. maybe you can find it cheaper somewhere else.pango
    • so how many monitors you want on your desk? and how many monitors for each computer?pango
    • if you just want to switch m&k, cheap kvm will do. cuz you dont need to hook up monitors.pango
    • or maybe its time to get an ultra wide.pango
    • thanks pango, i'll go with imbecile's option, its all for meBennn
    • I read this and was so confused, thinking "he wants to carry his monitors home with every day? wtf?" I have not adjusted to quarantine, apparently.
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    • i used to work on 2 computers and having 2 sets of M&K on the desk. it gets annoying after a while.pango
    • i have a bluetooth keyboard that can connect to 3 computers by the push of a button, so i have only 1 keyboard now, but two mouseBennn
    • check if your monitor has a picture in picture PiP mode, lets you put a 2nd input in a window and switch both views.uan
    • Sharing a wireless keyboard between work and home computers is too weird of a risk for me. Afraid a bug or error could cause an awkward message to get posted.
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    • bluetooth, 3 devices. 1 button switch
      https://www.logitech…      pango
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