[LAC-Tech]

I don't think I want to go back working on a laptop on random furniture. I did it for almost two years, and as soon as I got a bigger place I bought two desks, a big giant chair, 32" monitor, fancy keyboard, external webcam, mic, etc etc - and I love it.

[blunte]

Big monitor and standing desk -- those are the two things I miss when I travel/work. The monitor can be purchased locally usually and then sold/given away when leaving, but the desk is something I haven't solved yet.

[cersa8]

They say "sitting is the new smoking". I work standing, with my laptop mounted on a tripod. The nice thing is that I can often work on my laptop in the garden. Sometimes I do a moderate workout on a stepper if the work doesn't require carefully touchpad / mouse input.

[blunte]

I'm waiting and hoping for a good VR work solution. This would look really stupid, but I can imagine a split keyboard with each half strapped to my upper leg, VR glasses, and... well that's all!

For the last 15 years, almost all of my computer work, gaming, Netflix, etc. stuff is done standing. I find sitting unpleasant now (which makes 12 hour flights a literal pain sometimes). I'm almost never tired standing, even after an entire waking day on my feet.

[selfhoster11]

Same. I'm excited to try out VR for productivity in a few years, when it all matures and the prices mellow out.

[selfhoster11]

I experienced something similar. After working on a laptop for a good part of 2 years, I finally bought a desktop. It felt like I could breathe again.

[distances]

Desktop isn't a requirement though. I have 38" LG and connect the work laptop to it with just one USB-C cable. That handles power, monitor, mouse, keyboard, webcam, and audio. It's great.

[selfhoster11]

Agreed. I meant more in the sense of a stable and full-blown workstation with a proper screen, keyboard etc. Of course you can also do it with a laptop, if you wanted to (minus being able to upgrade the hardware as much).

[distances]

True. I have a laptop from work dedicated to work only, so I do have a desktop too for private use. This work out very well with this setup as I only need to switch that single USB-C cable and my monitor + all peripherals are changed from the laptop to my desktop.