Comments on: Notebook Computer with Secondary Display http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/12/25/notebook-computer-display/ Technology and Geek Stuff by Eric Burke Thu, 04 Nov 2010 22:37:00 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Chui http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/12/25/notebook-computer-display/comment-page-1/#comment-30113 Chui Sat, 07 Feb 2009 04:09:55 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/?p=894#comment-30113 Wait, why not sew the secondary screen on the laptop bag? Throw in a backup battery as well (sewed into the pocket) Call me crazy, just because it can be done doesn't mean it shouldn't be done. Wait, why not sew the secondary screen on the laptop bag? Throw in a backup battery as well (sewed into the pocket)

Call me crazy, just because it can be done doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be done.

]]> By: Mike Shoemaker http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/12/25/notebook-computer-display/comment-page-1/#comment-28398 Mike Shoemaker Sun, 28 Dec 2008 03:33:12 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/?p=894#comment-28398 While I'm all for options, I don't really think this solution will have a very long shelf life. There comes a point in time where you draw the line between portable and not portable. This seems to be the latter stuffed into the former. If I really needed more real estate on the go, I'd tug along a cheap lcd like you mention. While I’m all for options, I don’t really think this solution will have a very long shelf life. There comes a point in time where you draw the line between portable and not portable. This seems to be the latter stuffed into the former. If I really needed more real estate on the go, I’d tug along a cheap lcd like you mention.

]]> By: codepope http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/12/25/notebook-computer-display/comment-page-1/#comment-28293 codepope Fri, 26 Dec 2008 08:51:13 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/?p=894#comment-28293 The first thing I thought of was the power issue. Ideally a secondary monitor would be powered off the USB... and suddenly LCDs are out, unless you are prepared to carry another power brick. The $99 monitor you point to for example eats 28W and weighs in at 7.5lbs. Possibly closer, but now discontinued is http://eu.shuttle.com/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-546/554_read-10495/, a 17" display with a handle, which was at least designed to be carried around, but only as part of a LAN party rig. With those kind of weights though it would probably be possible to justify another laptop... Imagine having an option on a laptop where if you hold down a key at boot it goes into "USB displaylink monitor" mode. Plug it into your main laptop and *pow* external monitor. (And the extend the idea, the second laptop could also have a "autoclone" mode so you'd also have a backup of your main machine on the hard disk....)... The first thing I thought of was the power issue. Ideally a secondary monitor would be powered off the USB… and suddenly LCDs are out, unless you are prepared to carry another power brick. The $99 monitor you point to for example eats 28W and weighs in at 7.5lbs.

Possibly closer, but now discontinued is http://eu.shuttle.com/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-546/554_read-10495/, a 17″ display with a handle, which was at least designed to be carried around, but only as part of a LAN party rig.

With those kind of weights though it would probably be possible to justify another laptop… Imagine having an option on a laptop where if you hold down a key at boot it goes into “USB displaylink monitor” mode. Plug it into your main laptop and *pow* external monitor. (And the extend the idea, the second laptop could also have a “autoclone” mode so you’d also have a backup of your main machine on the hard disk….)…

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