Ask HN: What work/office purchase transformed your life?

Re:Ask HN: What work/office purchase transformed your life? by boringalterego on Thursday November 16, 2023 @09:35AM (#38290001)

Portable USB monitor for business trips. That second monitor when on the road does wonders.

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Re:Ask HN: What work/office purchase transformed your life? by spdif899 on Thursday November 16, 2023 @09:49AM (#38290185)

For me this is where Apple's walled garden shines - my work laptop is a MacBook and I own an iPad for personal use. The iPad can connect to the laptop and function as a (high quality albeit small) secondary display. And then I have an entertainment device the rest of the time instead of just a monitor taking up bag space.

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Re:Ask HN: What work/office purchase transformed your life? by jondwillis on Thursday November 16, 2023 @10:07AM (#38290454)

Plus, you don’t even need a USB cable if you’re on the same network.

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Re:Ask HN: What work/office purchase transformed your life? by ja27 on Thursday November 16, 2023 @01:26PM (#38293396)

Great when it works, but I had so many disconnects from my iPad that I gave in and bought a portable 14" 2K monitor instead :(

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Re:Ask HN: What work/office purchase transformed your life? by jjice on Friday November 17, 2023 @12:53PM (#38307234)

They're very affordable now too. I got one for something like $80 and it's been great. Working remote and getting to visit friends and family during the week and still have more screen real estate is huge.

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