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Comment by rahimnathwani

If you already carry a an iPad in your laptop bag, but use Windows or Linux on your laptop, you can use the iPad as an external monitor using:

- a cheap HDMI USB capture device ($5 from Temu)

- a short HDMI cable to connect that to your laptop's HDMI output

- a USB to lightning or USB to type C adapter (depending on your iPad model)

- a free app to display the UVC camera input full screen, e.g. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/genki-studio/id6466343285

This isn't quite as convenient, but it's not much extra weight to throw in your bag.

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