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It was setup as a desktop PC for my kid, (official dock, 1080p display, kb+m) for the last year and a half. Bit of an experiment on my part here, because I was curious to know if it was really viable.
The short answer is: yeah, kinda, but with big caveats.
The long answer is:
I think this might be an issue with the official dock. I've got a third party dock that's a lot more stable. The biggest problem I have here is that the port not being thunderbolt or usb-4 limits your dock options a lot