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1 HN user recommended this in 2024, in 2 comments.
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1 HN user recommended this in 2024, in 2 comments.
Each tall tick is one HN user's first recommendation. A short tick is the same user again. Click a tick to jump to the comment.
I've just been using a Samser Bluetooth foldable keyboard/trackpad with my iPhone (or iPad). It's great.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0C1VSRZ59/
You don't get the large display, but you get a full keyboard/trackpad for $50 at Amazon. It's great when I'm on the road or traveling and need to write stuff on Google Docs. I don't bring my laptop when I travel -- just my phone, iPad and a keyboard like the above. I get to travel really light.
I find that for writing (not coding, writing) I don't need the external monitor. There's an even simpler solution.
I just pair my phone with a lightweight butterfly-foldable BT keyboard ($40) and I can type on the train, plane, etc. It works really well, no laptop needed.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0C1VSRZ59/?th=1
It's a great way to take notes in a lecture hall too, or to do some writing in a cafe while I'm traveling. I've done lots of long-form writing this way and it's perfectly fine. Also great for writing HN comments with.
Lugging a laptop around always seemed overkill to me. Even an iPad is too much weight to carry around.
A phone and a foldable keyboard is all I need.