Really ? So lugging a USB monitor vs having on a device. Which one would most users prefer ? Don't say "oh the external can be of higher res". Portability is a big win.

Many who do serious work on laptops lug around bluetooth keyboards + mice + laptop stands so the ergonomics aren't crippling. Adding external screens (which are generally very light) isn't a big add.

We also don't need phones. Let's carry an LTE dongle with our laptops. I am glad comments sections don't design products.

I am sad that cellular modems in portables isn't a bigger thing. It was a feature before it's time. Now that the world is far more interconnected than before, it would be more useful that it used to be.

On one hand, I would ask why? I always have my phone with me to use as a hotspot and I usually have my cellular iPad. The iPad can last 24 hours as a hotspot (https://www.imore.com/yup-ipad-air-still-gets-24-hours-batte...)

On the other hand, seeing that I always have my phone with me, I don’t need my cellular connection with my iPad either and I could save that $20 a month.

I do wonder if even T-mobile would be as generous with data with a laptop as they would with a tablet.

Most Windows users especially do seem to at least carry around a mouse with their laptops. Carrying a 2/3 pound - 1 pound iPad in your laptop bag is also something a lot of travelers do.

How much lighter is a second screen attach to the device than an iPad - which weighs 1.07 pounds or the iPad Mini that weighs 2/3s of a pound?

Are you adding the weight of the bag you now need to carry for the screen ? Or will you lug it in hand with a USB cable ?

Do you usually carry a laptop without a bag? How do you carry your laptop cord now? How snug is your laptop bag that you can’t put an iPad in it? Also, the iPad connects to your Macbook using WiFi. If you have an iPhone, you probably are already carrying a lightning cord - the same one that the non-pro iPads use.

Why stop at the 2nd screen ? Why don't you carry your processor, cables and monitors together everywhere.

How do you take your laptop with you without taking your “processor”? When you travel, you don’t take your power cord for your laptop and your phone?

That's exactly what I've been doing. But I value portability - I'm a (hobby) photographer as well and my backpack includes 2 lenses and a Nikon D850 (combined > 10lbs!) + my MBP 2015 + My usb-C powered second screen.

I travel a lot with this full backpack and if I can reduce that second screen, I'd jump on that!

Only two? Some people are really spoiled around here ;)

An iPad Mini is 0.66 pounds a regular iPad is 1 pound.