My primary worry has been carrying all my setups l...
# tribea
alert-lawyer-35612
02/27/2022, 6:26 PMMy primary worry has been carrying all my setups like Monitor, keyboard, mouse, etc to a different town if I want to work remotely from somewhere else for a change. My laptop is really small, cannot work without my setup. Does anyone else face a similar issue? how did you fix this?
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chilly-rocket-77832
02/27/2022, 6:40 PMMy laptop is really small,
cannot work without my setup.What kind of work do you do that makes it impossible/hard to do it on the laptop? What's missing on your laptop? Hi-res display? screen real-estate? Insufficient CPU/GPU-compute? uncomfortable ergonomics, missing mouse-accuracy? Something else?
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faint-energy-11966
02/27/2022, 7:17 PMYou can try one of those portable monitors by the likes of ViewSonic. That's what I plan to do when I start travelling.
After upgrading to a monitor setup, even I cannot handle working directly from my laptop. Small screen, low brightness are a nightmare for my eyes and neck.
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alert-lawyer-35612
02/28/2022, 2:08 AM@chilly-rocket-77832 ergonomics mostly. Sorry, I meant monitor in place of desktop.
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gifted-airplane-45450
02/28/2022, 2:41 PMEchoing @faint-energy-11966 and have the Arzopa and HP models for cheap from Amazon. Easy to carry it to office and reasonably sharp
gifted-airplane-45450
02/28/2022, 2:42 PMKeyboard is Logitech K380 with bluetooth and able to map 3 devices so can handle mobile, laptop
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bland-gold-7090
03/24/2022, 2:40 AMI've been using ipad as a second screen, phone as the webcam. I've heard bad reviews about the viewsonic screen, how is it?
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gifted-airplane-45450
03/24/2022, 2:47 AMi have the Arzopa model and so far has one dead pixel. But otherwise works without a hitch and powered by a single USB-C cable at 1920 x 1080 display so reasonably sharp at 15.6" size
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purple-pharmacist-87438
04/05/2022, 12:33 PMWhen I travel I use my old ipad as a second screen. - Newer models have side car built in - i use the application called duet to use it as a second screen as its a 5th gen ipad 9.7" - side car released for the newer versions.
Noticed how I was getting addicted to a mechanical keyboard and mouse so I restricted myself to use only my mac keyboard and track pad to not have to carry more devices.
I also use this slim stand to help with my ergonomics of my Macbook screen
Not this particular model but similar stand for usage as it is portable : link
purple-pharmacist-87438
04/05/2022, 12:43 PMAlso I always carry my type c to HDMI dongle - There are numerous times I find an extra screen or a TV where I am staying to just connect it and start using it.
Have found screens in hotels / co working spaces , even in Parvati Valley (a village called Pulga ), in a wooden homestay they had a screen which was there with the intent of security cameras , as the set up for security camera was not working so I ended up using it for the few weeks I stayed at that place. (I know its a very optimistic approach 😛 )
Attaching a picture from a cafe with iPad as second screen in link below
https://www.instagram.com/p/CSd4gM2FIeK/?utm_medium=copy_link
Another image of my current stay - where I happen to have a 40inch screen in the hotel room.
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