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If I needed to use a RasPi as a computer for a few weeks, I would just go to some electronics store and get a USB keyboard for 5$. But if you're buying a monito

If I needed to use a RasPi as a computer for a few weeks, I would just go to some electronics store and get a USB keyboard for 5$. But if you're buying a monitor (while travelling!), you could just buy some cheap Laptop to use.

xmodem 2y ago
There is a whole market now of portable monitors that are intended to be used as a secondary laptop monitor when travelling, or as a bigger monitor for a switch or steam deck. I've been toying the idea of replacing my aging macbook with one + an M4 mac mini - the situations where I need to use the computer on battery are relatively rare, and it'd be substantially cheaper.
- littlecranky67 2y ago
  To be honest, I don't know who buys these portable monitor. Any cheap Dell 24" (I use an old 2414h but newer are the same) for ~250€ will do. They detach from the stand using a button press (Dells proprietary mount system), have almost no bezel, and are relatively flat to fit into a suitcase or even backpack. I use an Osprey 80l travel backpack, and that 24" screen is easily placed at the very back of the backpack. I even sometimes use a bigger suitcase with wheels, I can fit 2 screens in that suitcase easily and use a Dell MDS19 stand - the pro for this stand is, you can unscrew the bottom (no screwdriver needed!) and it is just a very thin flat piece. The other part is also basically just a long heavy bar with the monitor mounts, but in total it is easier than to transport the two individual stands.
  - xmodem 2y ago
    I have one I got from AliExpress, along with a stand to bring it up to a natural height. It's a great travel monitor and also occasionally useful around the house. Previously I have travelled with a 'normal' monitor in a suitcase and had it destroyed by baggage handlers.
littlecranky67 2y ago
I always travel (as in digital nomading for months, staying 14+ days in a single location) with a monitor (see my other explanations in that thread) because not only is a laptop screen to small for extended work, it is highly unergonomic to look down all the time.

xmodem 2y ago

There is a whole market now of portable monitors that are intended to be used as a secondary laptop monitor when travelling, or as a bigger monitor for a switch or steam deck. I've been toying the idea of replacing my aging macbook with one + an M4 mac mini - the situations where I need to use the computer on battery are relatively rare, and it'd be substantially cheaper.

littlecranky67 2y ago
To be honest, I don't know who buys these portable monitor. Any cheap Dell 24" (I use an old 2414h but newer are the same) for ~250€ will do. They detach from the stand using a button press (Dells proprietary mount system), have almost no bezel, and are relatively flat to fit into a suitcase or even backpack. I use an Osprey 80l travel backpack, and that 24" screen is easily placed at the very back of the backpack. I even sometimes use a bigger suitcase with wheels, I can fit 2 screens in that suitcase easily and use a Dell MDS19 stand - the pro for this stand is, you can unscrew the bottom (no screwdriver needed!) and it is just a very thin flat piece. The other part is also basically just a long heavy bar with the monitor mounts, but in total it is easier than to transport the two individual stands.
- xmodem 2y ago
  I have one I got from AliExpress, along with a stand to bring it up to a natural height. It's a great travel monitor and also occasionally useful around the house. Previously I have travelled with a 'normal' monitor in a suitcase and had it destroyed by baggage handlers.

littlecranky67 2y ago

I always travel (as in digital nomading for months, staying 14+ days in a single location) with a monitor (see my other explanations in that thread) because not only is a laptop screen to small for extended work, it is highly unergonomic to look down all the time.