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This has been tried several times (most notably Samsung Dex; but long, long back by Motorola in Atrix circa 2011) - nobody wanted it because the display plus th
by jeswin 2y ago
This has been tried several times (most notably Samsung Dex; but long, long back by Motorola in Atrix circa 2011) - nobody wanted it because the display plus the keyboard and a mouse is as heavy as a laptop.
- homebrewer 2y agoWhich gets you a high quality mouse, an ergonomic split mechanical keyboard, and larger screen in the same "mass budget"? Sign me up!
- chneu 2y agoYou don't carry around the screen/peripherals. You arrive at a workstation and just plug in your phone. The monitor/mouse/keyboard are already there. You can work while on the go or out/about and then setup at a workstation instantly. Dex is actually useful and I see people using it in business settings somewhat often. Basically anywhere a chromebook is useful Dex also fills that niche surprisingly well. on android there's also windows connect or whatever it's called so you can pretty seamlessly use your windows laptop and samsung phone side by side. Everything syncs nearly instantly, including texts/phone calls. It's pretty rad when it works properly.
- OtherShrezzing 2y ago>You don't carry around the screen/peripherals. You arrive at a workstation and just plug in your phone. The monitor/mouse/keyboard are already there. You can work while on the go or out/about and then setup at a workstation instantly. At that point, why are the peripherals not just accompanied by device with a CPU & internet connection?
- Cthulhu_ 2y agoThis is where Citrix / thin clients come in too, compact enough to be mounted on a screen, cheap, and mobile/flexible.