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cayugafalls

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20. You are correct. The CalDigit is a Port Extender. It adds additional ports to your device.

Reply to TygrBright (Reply #19)

Thu Aug 20, 2020, 09:46 PM

Aug 2020

That way you can connect lots of devices (printers, cameras, displays, external hard drives, Ethernet for only one PC, etc...). It is mostly for Macs, but can be used with PC's that have Thunderbolt 3 connectors and Windows 10 Pro.

With the CalDigit you could not connect to it with the HP laptop due to the laptop not having a Thunderbolt 3 connector. A comparable device to the CalDigit for the HP laptop would be this Plugable Port Extender

To add the NAS and a desktop to your setup you would need the switch and 4 Ethernet cables (2 for the NAS and 1 for the desktop, 1 for the laptop).

Hopefully yours,
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All Good Things Must End... [View all] TygrBright Aug 2020 OP

Do you still have all the original installation disks for the software you own? cayugafalls Aug 2020 #1

Oh, yes, I have all my discs, installation keys, everything. n/t TygrBright Aug 2020 #3

A workaround. cayugafalls Aug 2020 #2

And not a bad idea at all. TygrBright Aug 2020 #4

Well, I missed the video and audio editing, but the laptop will handle the other stuff with ease. cayugafalls Aug 2020 #6

No, that's basically it. TygrBright Aug 2020 #7

Hmm...sounds like you do a lot of heavy lifting (audio and video editing). cayugafalls Aug 2020 #8

This was the original build- TygrBright Aug 2020 #12

Ok, here are some suggestions, cayugafalls Aug 2020 #14

Excellent suggestions, thank you! TygrBright Aug 2020 #15

Yes, the NAS connects to a standard Ethernet hub and you connect to it just like a server. cayugafalls Aug 2020 #16

How would the switch work with the NAS? n/t TygrBright Aug 2020 #17

My bad. A switch is a hub only smarter. NAS will work with either. cayugafalls Aug 2020 #18

I don't have one yet. My esposo has a nice little CalDigit... TygrBright Aug 2020 #19

You are correct. The CalDigit is a Port Extender. It adds additional ports to your device. cayugafalls Aug 2020 #20

I'm going to start pricing and investigating availability... TygrBright Aug 2020 #21

Boy, can I relate. No advice, no suggestions. intrepidity Aug 2020 #5

Sorry to hear it. GB_RN Aug 2020 #9

I bought my first PC (a Laser 128 Apple II clone) in the 80s. I've been through a chain of computers Nitram Aug 2020 #10

You might consider running your Windows 7 stuff on a virtual machine. hunter Aug 2020 #11

The biggest problem with going from WIndows to Linux is the software csziggy Aug 2020 #13

Here's how you might recreate your old computer on Windows 10 Pro using Microsoft Hyper-V: hunter Aug 2020 #24

I usually just move on. csziggy Aug 2020 #25

My wife went through a few years of surgery hell... hunter Aug 2020 #26

Good for your wife! csziggy Aug 2020 #27

Limpet is older than Cruncher canetoad Aug 2020 #22

Thanks! I suspect Limpet was built back when hardware components had to be tough and reliable. TygrBright Aug 2020 #23

I run Linux Mint on a 2009 Vista laptop bucolic_frolic Sep 2020 #28