@db26
The video just uses DisplayLink, and there is an official DisplayLink Linux project:
http://www.displaylink.org

The rest of the peripherals should be supported by Linux as they're standard USB to Ethernet and USB to Audio.

There are Mac drivers for the video portion too:
http://www.displaylink.com/mac

@danwallie
You've obviously never used a DisplayLink device before. I use mine at 1920x1200 every day. Hell, I even have a second 1280x1024 monitor connected via the same USB cable. Dozens of manufacturers ship these USB 2.0 graphics devices these days. They work remarkably well.

@(Unverified)
The old Targus dock used an old PCI graphics chip with a USB to PCI bridge in it. These new docks use DisplayLink and their performance is significantly better. The video is perfectly fine for all office tasks and even plays DVD/SD content fine, though you wouldn't want to use it for 3D gaming or 1080p HD.

http://www.displaylink.com

Samsung has one called the U70 but it only sells in Asia and Europe. It's cheaper (

They should work just fine on Vista-64. Have you tried the latest DisplayLink drivers? http://www.displaylink.com/software

@Junemas:

If you want a DisplayLink monitor along these lines, check out the Samsung LD190 / LD190G. It's a DisplayLink USB monitor that's 18.5" with a resolution of 1360x768. They also have a 21.5" 1080p version.

This is the same crappy in-house USB monitor technology by Samsung. It's annoying because for their other products (like the LD190G/LD220G and U70) they use DisplayLink, which has great performance proper support for Vista Aero/3D but for their picture frames they use this garbage.

These things really aren't usable as second monitors, as you've seen with the SPF-75H.

If you want to get a mini-monitor, get a Nanovision monitor, Samsung U70, or some other DisplayLink-powered monitor. It won't have picture frame capability but it will be WAY better as a mini-monitor.

USB video class is only for input devices, like webcams and TV tuners. DisplayLink is a USB graphics adapter (i.e., output) and there's no USB class driver for that.

I think you're thinking of DisplayPort not DisplayLink.

DisplayPort is a connector that is very similar is many respects to HDMI and is being driven primarily by Dell:

http://displayport.org/

DisplayLink is a company that lets you connect monitors/projectors to a PC through your existing USB 2.0 port:

http://www.displaylink.com/

Actually this isn't true at all. These aren't like the old USB to VGA adapters that have been sold in the past. These have the new DisplayLink chipset in them.

I use one every day at work (Samsung 940UX) and it's more than fast enough. It can play full-screen DVDs too.