Spyke

I had a "wall mounted" monitor where the wall mount was it hanging off a screw in the wall via a loop of fishing line I found on the beach. It hung like that happily for five years until I sold the apartment.

EDIT: It held the monitor up by weaving the fishing line loop through the plastic vent grill in the back of the monitor.

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To be frank, I’ll never get the appeal of turning your laptop into a desktop/monitor. Just hook it up to actual monitor…

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fuzzzerdreply
programming.dev

Not everyone can afford or has the space to have both, and portability becomes the key factor. Easy to grab this laptop as desktop throw it in a bag and go. Can't really do that with a desktop.

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I seriously can't afford one tho, I mean I can but it has to be the same image quality or better than my laptop screen and a decent'ish monitor is quite expensive where I live (120$ or more)

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Different issue, but relevant to me: my laptop’s internal display is much better than most monitors that wouldn’t break the bank.

So using its display makes sense to me.

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This problem is perfect for 3D printing. Just measure the mounting hole locations and print out a simple stand. Use something that isn't PLA as the material though due to its tendency to warp when heat is applied under a physical load.

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ani.social

I don't have anything to complain about here. I love the way you have the laptop on a shelf.

If you are concerned about the portable monitor mount, you could add a tablet arm mount that clamps to the desk. I'm guessing you are comfortable with it, but there are options if you are looking.

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I thought of getting one but I'm afraid it's too bulky and didn't work too well with my limited space

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lemmy.world

Hey, that's the same keyboard I have, or at least had until recently.

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Nothing, I still have it and it still functioned last time I used it, but I decided I wanted to try out a few wireless keyboards.

However, my last two systems have had issues with Bluetooth. I thought it was a hardware issue (my previous desktop went through a few storms), but since the problem has persisted between two desktops, it seems like a Fedora problem. My laptop also runs Fedora, though, and has no Bluetooth issues (though I haven't tried with these keyboards). Maybe it's a problem with a particular adapter that both desktops happened to use.

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