Buy a laptop or setup portable monitor and keyboard?



Hi,


I’m extremely weak and can’t use a computer unless I’m sitting in a recliner with cushions. My first choice is mounting the monitor on some kind of swivel. Is that feasible? Product recommendation?

What’s the best way to handle the keyboard? Or should I just buy a laptop?

The chair:

[drive.google.com]

The desk with a large monitor with the keyboard on the tray under the desk.

[drive.google.com]

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Best Wishes,

Mitch

I regularly use my laptop on the couch with a lapdesk. Easy to use, put away, etc.

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Sorry to hear of your condition.


Perhaps a Bluetooth keyboard?

There are many monitor mounting options:

[www.amazon.com]


Or a laptop or iPad with screen sharing to a high res flat screen TV?

[www.amazon.com]

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Add wheels and a motor to that thing, and you could drive it in a demolition derby.

It really depends on what you do with it. Will a tablet work for you? Mrs. cbelt3 has RA and her hands don't work sometimes. She loves her iPad mini.

If you are creating things, a Macbook Air may be what you need, with a thin lap desk so it's separated from your actual lap because high temperature... They are very lightweight. Chromebooks are even cheaper and also very lightweight.

One of those monitor arms mounted to the back left corner of the desk would allow you to swing the monitor around to your chair. Add a Bluetooth keyboard (either with a trackpad or a separate mouse) and a "lapdesk" of some sort and you're set at considerably less cost than a laptop.

On the other hand, a laptop (or iPad) would allow you to roam anywhere in the house, including in bed.

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Way out of topic, but I was impressed with the voice control demo.

[m.youtube.com]

Thanks everyone for the great advice. I’m currently using an iPad in the chair but that isn’t sufficient for much current needs.

Thanks again everyone!

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/02/2021 12:07PM by MitchJi.

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After about 40 minutes I think that I got the picture of the finished setup to display.

Thanks again everyone for your help,

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Best Wishes,

Mitch



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 01/02/2021 12:12PM by MitchJi.