Ask HN: What lesser-known accessories do you use with your computer?

Re:Ask HN: What lesser-known accessories do you use with you... by theshrike79 on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @01:47AM (#35435593)

I've wanted one for gaming on the go with the Switch and Steam Deck, but couldn't really justify the purchase.

...but if I can pretend I use it as a second monitor for work, then it's OK! :D

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Re:Ask HN: What lesser-known accessories do you use with you... by bierjunge on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @05:36AM (#35437142)

I've got a Lenovo Yoga Tab 13 (https://www.amazon.de/Lenovo-2160x1350-WideView-Tablet-PC-Sn...) for "development" purposes. It's a nice tablet with 2k screen and enough power for pretty much everything, Android 13 and the killer feature for me: a micro-HDMI input. It works like a charm with MacOs/Linux as a second screen, but you can also connect a Switch or SteamDeck, grab a controller and you can play everywhere on a 13' screen.

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Re:Ask HN: What lesser-known accessories do you use with you... by walthamstow on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @07:50AM (#35438130)

Wow that is a killer feature!

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Re:Ask HN: What lesser-known accessories do you use with you... by ja27 on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @09:35AM (#35439347)

Nice.

The iPad and Mac have Sidecar which lets you use the iPad wired/wirelessly as an additional display for the Mac but it's so damn flaky that I gave up and got the portable monitor.

I do carry a cheap HDMI->USB adapter (Elgato Cam Link knock-off) which lets me use my Macbook as a monitor for things like Raspberry Pi's but not sure what the capture rate is.

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