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Small note, depending on location and situation. If you're in a work situation, not using an external monitor could cause issues for you employer, even if you're working from home. Some countries, like Denmark, have laws that require employees to be given, and use, external monitors, keyboards and pointing devices. For most people being hunched over a laptop for eight hours a day will result in neck, back, and/or wrist pain. Your employer could be fined if you do not use an external monitor.

A former coworker of mine had to be repeatedly remind to use the provided equipment. In the end it was agree that everything would sit on his desk, ready to use, in case of a visit from the government office of workplace safety.



There is a whole site dedicated to this phenomenon. I found a presentation about Tech Neck here [0]

[0] https://mescforyou.ksc.nasa.gov/Content/RehabWorks/Tech%20Ne...

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Thanks for that.

You can also get it via bad posture at a larger display. It may present as muscle pain, and can require surgery if not corrected.

Get your ergonomics right, or you may have regrets years later, when you're older.


That was my first thought, but there's a clear photo in the article of the laptop on a suitable stand.


Yes and no. It's on a stand, but it doesn't seem to fulfill the requirements for adjustability. It's not height adjustable and the tilt may be insufficient, at least one way, but excellent the other.


> in case of a visit from the government office of workplace safety.

What!? This world is a truly bizarre place.




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