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But you can't type when the laptop is on a laptop stand.

Then you need an external keyboard, mouse and mousepad. At that point you're not far off from just slapping a monitor on the table instead of a laptop stand.



The difference is huge: a keyboard and mouse and laptop stand fit very easily into a backpack / briefcase, where an additional monitor does not


You should look up portable monitors. They are crazy small, cheap and good nowadays.

You can get a 15-16" OLED external display with a battery for around 300 western monetary units. Half that if you stick to IPS panels[0]. You can shove one of those in a backpack easily.

[0] https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Portable-Monitor-Connection-Raspb...




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