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Not OP but I guess they carry a portable monitor to use as a second screen for their work laptop. A usb-c powered 13inches portable monitor looks mostly like a

Not OP but I guess they carry a portable monitor to use as a second screen for their work laptop. A usb-c powered 13inches portable monitor looks mostly like a tablet. It's very easy to bring with you.

elmerfud 4y ago
I use a 15" 4k one, but yes exactly that, light portal, super thin, detachable full sized keyboard on it and slip cover carrying case. Great as a second screen or to use the deck in desktop mode... Plus on airplane I can just use the deck as is to game and pass the time
- codetrotter 4y ago
  What model is your portable monitor? Do you have any pictures of what it looks like all set up on a table with the Steam Deck, the monitor and your keyboard? And also a picture of what it looks like all folded together? And also a picture of what it looks like when packed into a bag? Sorry for the tall ask. But I’ve been thinking about maybe buying a Steam Deck for a while. So these kinds of pictures would be most helpful. I often carry my work laptop and my personal laptop with me. Tried an iPad Pro for a little while for personal things but decided the iPad Pro was not worth it for me at the time so I returned it. Might also try using an iPad Pro again in the future.
  - royletron 4y ago
    I use this guy. https://www.lg.com/uk/laptops/lg-16mq70 https://www.lg.com/uk/laptops/lg-16mq70 Although it's usb c only I found this guy: https://amzn.eu/d/9NTNCcc https://amzn.eu/d/9NTNCcc Which hooks to the steamdeck-docks hdmi and usb (for power). The screen is just a big iPad in terms of size. The dock is like a very lightweight dongle and then whatever you go for for protection of the steam deck. I have a pretty standard rucksack bag that I can happily cram all of this (along with a 13inch mbp) nuphy air and wireless mouse with. It's the best for work trips because the screen does both work mode and then serious gaming mode.
  - elmerfud 4y ago
    The one I bought was this. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07LGRK3J5?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07LGRK3J5?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_... And a generic case https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B08MXGHP6K?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B08MXGHP6K?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_... It looks like it's not available now but there's several Chinese brands that look like they sell the same thing. I was worried about it at first but I figure with Amazon prime coverage and credit card protection, if it lasted through those coverages of 90 days it will last for a few years if properly cared for. I don't have any pictures of it setup. I didn't get the official dock for the deck. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0BKHBM1N9?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0BKHBM1N9?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_... When setup the dock tucks neatly behind the monitor so it looks like just a monitor keyboard thing.
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- shrimpx 4y ago
  That sounds cool. May I ask which monitor?
prmoustache 4y ago
still, having n things cobbled together in a backpack are always less convenient than a flattiah device like a laptop. Not sure why the op never went with the usb drive solution. My work environment lives in a linux fedora installed on an nvme drive in a usb enclosure. It is secured with velcro tape to my different laptops and allow me to boot my pro environment on any of my computers by booting to usb and is left unplugged if I want to use my laptop for personnal suff.
- bobmaxup 4y ago
  It must be relatively slow to run your work environment like that, no? Modern NVMes grab like 7GB/s+ -- The best my external gets over Thunderbolt 3 is like 1.5GB/s -- not to mention the enormous latency difference.
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  - gibspaulding 4y ago
    That's certainly falling well behind theoretical speeds for thunderbolt at least. I wonder if yours is falling back to usb3 or something. I'm not speaking from experience, but that sounds off.
  - bravetraveler 4y ago
    I'm sure their bandwidth is fine, diminishing returns and all of that USB has some latency to it that I'm sure feels interesting, though
  - prmoustache 4y ago
    relatively is the correct word. If I do benchmarks, yes it will be slower. Do I notice it when working? Or does it slows my actual work? No.

elmerfud 4y ago

I use a 15" 4k one, but yes exactly that, light portal, super thin, detachable full sized keyboard on it and slip cover carrying case. Great as a second screen or to use the deck in desktop mode... Plus on airplane I can just use the deck as is to game and pass the time

codetrotter 4y ago
What model is your portable monitor? Do you have any pictures of what it looks like all set up on a table with the Steam Deck, the monitor and your keyboard? And also a picture of what it looks like all folded together? And also a picture of what it looks like when packed into a bag? Sorry for the tall ask. But I’ve been thinking about maybe buying a Steam Deck for a while. So these kinds of pictures would be most helpful. I often carry my work laptop and my personal laptop with me. Tried an iPad Pro for a little while for personal things but decided the iPad Pro was not worth it for me at the time so I returned it. Might also try using an iPad Pro again in the future.
- royletron 4y ago
  I use this guy. https://www.lg.com/uk/laptops/lg-16mq70 https://www.lg.com/uk/laptops/lg-16mq70 Although it's usb c only I found this guy: https://amzn.eu/d/9NTNCcc https://amzn.eu/d/9NTNCcc Which hooks to the steamdeck-docks hdmi and usb (for power). The screen is just a big iPad in terms of size. The dock is like a very lightweight dongle and then whatever you go for for protection of the steam deck. I have a pretty standard rucksack bag that I can happily cram all of this (along with a 13inch mbp) nuphy air and wireless mouse with. It's the best for work trips because the screen does both work mode and then serious gaming mode.
- elmerfud 4y ago
  The one I bought was this. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07LGRK3J5?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07LGRK3J5?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_... And a generic case https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B08MXGHP6K?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B08MXGHP6K?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_... It looks like it's not available now but there's several Chinese brands that look like they sell the same thing. I was worried about it at first but I figure with Amazon prime coverage and credit card protection, if it lasted through those coverages of 90 days it will last for a few years if properly cared for. I don't have any pictures of it setup. I didn't get the official dock for the deck. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0BKHBM1N9?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0BKHBM1N9?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_... When setup the dock tucks neatly behind the monitor so it looks like just a monitor keyboard thing.
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shrimpx 4y ago
That sounds cool. May I ask which monitor?

prmoustache 4y ago

still, having n things cobbled together in a backpack are always less convenient than a flattiah device like a laptop. Not sure why the op never went with the usb drive solution. My work environment lives in a linux fedora installed on an nvme drive in a usb enclosure. It is secured with velcro tape to my different laptops and allow me to boot my pro environment on any of my computers by booting to usb and is left unplugged if I want to use my laptop for personnal suff.

bobmaxup 4y ago
It must be relatively slow to run your work environment like that, no? Modern NVMes grab like 7GB/s+ -- The best my external gets over Thunderbolt 3 is like 1.5GB/s -- not to mention the enormous latency difference.
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- gibspaulding 4y ago
  That's certainly falling well behind theoretical speeds for thunderbolt at least. I wonder if yours is falling back to usb3 or something. I'm not speaking from experience, but that sounds off.
- bravetraveler 4y ago
  I'm sure their bandwidth is fine, diminishing returns and all of that USB has some latency to it that I'm sure feels interesting, though
- prmoustache 4y ago
  relatively is the correct word. If I do benchmarks, yes it will be slower. Do I notice it when working? Or does it slows my actual work? No.