[laurencerowe]

Don’t you find looking down at a laptop painful after a while? At a desk I’m okay working on a smaller screen but if I don’t have an external monitor I need to raise it on a few books and use a separate keyboard if I’m going to spend 8 hours a day sitting like that.

[thaumasiotes]

I would consider it crazy to not have an external monitor. I always use one.

But that's not because I think it's important to have two monitors. I only use the external monitor; the laptop's built-in screen would only see any use while traveling.

[siva7]

I'm pretty sure that those people use professional laptop stands which elevate the laptop monitor to ergonomic height in conjunction with an external keyboard

[jeltz]

No, I do not. I just put my 13 inch laptop on the desk. So far I have never felt any neck or back pain. I am 38 if that matters.

[jeltz]

Nope, not at all. It may or may not be bad for my health in the long run but I feel zero pain from it while working.