A couple of random thoughts on this subject. I have been using a laptop with external mouse, keyboard, and monitor for 20 years.
1) Check into getting a docking station - generally makes things easier as all the cables are connected to the docking station and not your laptop. When you need to travel, just pop the laptop out of the docking station.
2) Get an external mouse.
3) A USB-based mouse and keyboard is fine - it doesn't have to be wireless.
4) The cable from the laptop to a monitor will depend on what your laptop supports. My setup uses DVI from my docking station to my monitor but my docking station is 5 years old.
5) Before selecting a monitor, it may be worthwhile to check to see what resolutions are supported by the video card in your laptop. It is possible that some of the larger monitors have a native resolution that is not supported by your video card.
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Originally Posted by jnieman
That is an excellent idea! The laptop I have has 16 GB and my only real complaint is the size of the screen. So I need a wireless keyboard. I will check out Amazon today for the monitor and keyboard. Thank you so much for your suggestion. What type of cable do I need to plug the monitor into my laptop? I see there are two places on the side as well as 3 free USB ports.
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