Help me pick home office equipment

The ViewSonics are decent and will last?

Thanks btw

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The ViewSonics are decent and will last?

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I haven’t had any issues with them.
So long as you’re not putting them in an area that is environmentally unfriendly (too hot, moisture problems, etc…) they should last.

I would recommend going to an office supply store and just look at the screens to ensure that 22” is comfortable a size for you

If I can use an HDMI splitter then I can spend a lot more on the monitors.

I an assuming a splitter will allow for the same thing the docking station does minus the charging which is fine.

Skip the dual monitors and get an ultra wide.

For my use case, staring at text all day, a 24" wasn't wide enough to run vertical. I could imagine it'd be worse with spreadsheets. I added a 27" to my setup to run vertical with my 2 24s but that was too many screens and honestly width-wise in vertical not that much better than the 24". Finally settled on 2 4k 32s, on arms because I thought I'd sometimes run one vertical but never do, and like it much better. If I could do it again I might go with 1440p over 4k to save some coin cause 4k text is too small on a 32" monitor. Either is much better than 1080p. Also if you are dealing with a lot of text and side scrolling the Logitech MX Master 3 is amazing, but before my job bought me one I used the much cheaper Victsing PC253A and highly recommend it on a budget. Very comparable to the MX Master 3 and literally the quietest "clicks" I've ever heard in a mouse. I prefer wired keyboards because mine stays in the same place 100% of the time aside from moving it over if I need the space directly in front of me for some reason. You don't have to worry about charging it and it going to sleep to preserve battery. I've tried a bunch of keyboards, but honestly if you like mechanical hard to beat the price on the Tecware Phantom fullsize board with brown switches (don't have to use the rainbow light setting lol). If you Zoom a lot and care about your presence, which you should, and you are running your laptop closed then get a decent camera and headphones. I like the Wyze buds pro for on the go and Sony WH-1000XM4 when I'm more stationary, but those would eat most of your budget. Dock-wise, I can't help. My monitors are usb-c so they plug straight into my MacBook Pro and I plug a USB hub with all my peripherals into my 3rd usb-c port. Only having to plug 3 things in when I want to sit at my desk isn't bad. I also have 2 of anything that's plugged in for my desk setup that I need on the go. Basically, an on the go charger, 120w Anker GAN charger that doubles as a charger for basically everything battery operated I own and is smaller than my oem laptop charger, and my mouse jiggler which everyone who works from home should own lol. I'm not carrying around keyboards, mice, etc.

My home office has this

2 27” monitors
Laptop with 1 HDMI import and 3 lightning cable ports

I have 3 laptops wired into an HDMI switch. Don’t get one with a remote. Just don’t. This one works great. I put some adhesive on the bottom of it and stuck it under my desk (where my chair wouldn’t hit it).



Work laptop —- Permanent
Work laptop —- Port
Personal laptop —- Port
Wife’s laptop —- Port

Get a mechanical keyboard. If you want to go cheap, get one at Best Buy. They are around $70. It isn’t wireless because it doesn’t have to be. I can hide the wires.

Get a nice desk with storage. It’s worth it. A good bit of cabinet space, too

Of course, overspend on the chair. You’re going to live over 70% of your professional life in it. Don’t go cheap

If you get an ultra wide monitor and have to do Teams/Zoom and share your screen, please ensure you share the “Window” for us peons.

Looking at somebody’s super wide screen through Teams on a non-wide monitor is miserable.

Since you're asking primarily about an efficient scanner, may I suggest the Canon P-215II model, we got one at the office, it's portable and cool-looking. I think you can find it for around $250. Not sure what your budget is, though, but I'd say that's a fair price for a reliable scanner. And just in case, here's a guide for similar products for good hard copy file management, in case you need more deets.

What model laptop did you get?