I have an ASUS 156b portable display. It lives on my desk except when I am traveling for field work or sometimes (about once a month) relocate to my basement lab for a day. If I have a long document (say 50 pages) to read I may lay on my bed and read on my phone until my arms get tired and I move back to my desk.
When I'm working my usual tasks, I'm immersed in the work. Location doesn't really matter.
Portable display is on left in picture.
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I use 15.6" USB-C Tripod Mountable Asus Zenscreen on an Insta360 2-in-1 Selfie Stick/Tripod with a ball head mount which sits next to my laptop on a Nexstand K2. If you use your laptop without a stand, you could skip the tripod for the portable monitor and just use it with the default cover/stand next to the laptop.
I use a portable 1080p 15' Asus zen screen. I have a dock that has a video/data usb c slot to run the monitor. It works fine together. Wouldn't try to run any higher than 1080p tho
I've been using the ASUS ZenScreen for past year with my macbook and it works pretty well in bright environments. Got mine for around 200 euros and brightness is decent enough for outdoor cafes, though you still need to find some shade on really sunny days
I've looked into this before and honestly using a laptop as an external monitor is pretty limited - most laptops don't have video input ports, only outputs. What helped me when i needed portable display was getting a dedicated portable monitor. They're surprisingly thin and light, like the Asus ZenScreen or Lenovo ThinkVision portable displays. Tbh they connect via USB-C or HDMI and fit in a backpack easily. For your work travel situation, a 15-17 inch portable monitor would give you proper external display functionality without the laptop compatibility headaches.
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