Both screens mirror on the monitor which means you can split the screen and have two apps side by side. The Surface Dou works very well with a USB-C Dock. How well does a USB-C Dock work with the Microsoft Surface Duo? I was to thinking I could use the dock with the Duo but it looks like it is going to back into the draw to gather dust. Sadly, the only thing the Dock would do is power the Duo, no display or keyboard/mouse. The Microsoft Display dock was designed for the Lumia 950 and 950XL and it’s getting pretty old now. The D-Link dock is pocketable and a good option for the Duo. I plugged a USB-C charger into the dock which then powered the Duo. The display worked as did the keyboard and mouse. The D-Link dock is small portable dock which also has SD & MicroSD card slots. So, the Dell hub worked well with the Duo as a desktop dock. The keyboard and mouse worked perfectly and the dock powered the Duo. The Duo recognized the device straightway and mirrored the screen to the monitor. I connected my HDMI monitor, USB mouse and keyboard to the dock and then the USB-C dock to the Surface Duo. UPDATE: I have created a new version of this post looking at using USB-C docks with the Surface Duo 2
So, in this video I try the Dell USB-C Dock, D-Link DUB-M610 USB dock and the Microsoft Display Dock. With USB-C docks and the Surface Duo it should be possible to have the Duo display on a monitor, control it with a keyboard and mouse while charging the devices. I already have a Dell USB-C Dock, a D-Link portable USB-C dock and I dug out my old Microsoft Display Dock (HD-500). So far, I have loved using the Microsoft Surface Duo and with spending more time working from home I thought it would be good to see how well USB-C Docks work on the device.
UPDATE: I have tested USB-C docks with the Surface Duo 2, see my post for details
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