The Hawking H-DS20L USB 2.0 High Speed Docking Station lets you easily convert your laptop into a desktop. Simply hook your laptop up to the Docking Station via USB, connect your desktop monitor to your laptop, and that's it! You can now use your laptop computer as a desktop computer. In addition to sharing your keyboard and mouse, the Hawking Docking Station allows you to share USB devices, printers, scanners and even an Ethernet connection using the available ports on the unit. Whether you have both a desktop and a laptop, or just a single PC, you can access all the devices attached to the Docking Station anytime you choose.