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by limmeau 5720 days ago
Perhaps something to use an iPad as a second screen?
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skowmunk 5720 days ago
That did be a great idea by itself.

Still, when wanting to carry a really small laptop, an ipad is quit an additional weight.

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limmeau 5720 days ago
Are you sure a portable 15" screen with today's technology would be lighter than the iPad?
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skowmunk 5719 days ago
if the same miniaturization technologies as Ipad were used, wouldn't the 15" have a lesser weight/unit screen area, when the computing electronics/battery components are removed?

Or for that matter another pure screen gadget the same size as Ipad, it would be lot lighter than the ipad itself. wouldn't it be?

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limmeau 5719 days ago
Judging by the pictures on iFixit[1], the PCB and the battery don't look very heavy.

1. http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/iPad-Wi-Fi-Teardown/2183/2

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