Originally Posted by
Dread Pirate Jeff
1: I don't know about the dude in the LAN party video, but in my own experience I've been fussed at more than once for hanging things like a tablet from the seatback. It's purely arbitrary, I'm sure, but the FA rules and you have to do what they say. So hanging a monitor from the seatback may or may not be allowed, and it's purely up to the FA to make that determination.
Exactly my point. Little bit of turbulence and the screen is likely to crack due to the uneven pressure put on by the suction cup. I would err on the side of caution. I'm just looking at alternatives.
Originally Posted by
Dread Pirate Jeff
2: I, too, would suggest just using a laptop with better battery life, simply for ease of use. I used a MacBook Air for many years, and now use a MacBook Pro. I am able to run VMs on it (ran VMs on both, actually, without issue) and have been able to power both using small power supplies if I needed to recharge (and the aircraft had seat power). The MBA could be powered from a 45W very small adapter, and my MBP can be powered by a 65 or 100W USB-C PD charger that is exceptionally small (GaN charger).
Not sure (at this point) how well a hypervisor would work on the new M1 boxes. The last time I checked (admittedly a while back) it didn't support it, but now that it's been a while, they might have something. That said, (at least with the 16" MBP) I'd still have the same issue as a Windows laptop. I haven't tried it with a13" like the XPS, but haven't really had the opportunity.
Originally Posted by
Dread Pirate Jeff
You gotta remember, you're not only carrrying a monitor, keyboard, and mini-PC and power supply on the plan, but you gotta schlep all that through however many airports, then to and from the hotel, and wherever else you gotta take it. IMO, the less crap I have to carry around the better.
This isn't as much of an issue for me. Generally I don't carry too much (and it's all container'ed so easy to shift around). I wasn't really taking full advantage of my allowances which is likely to change if/when we get back into the air. I figure I'm carrying an additional 3-4 lbs which when you compare it to what some of the sales engineers have to carry around, not much.
Originally Posted by
atsak
I use an X1 carbon, which has a 14" screen in a typically 13.3" footprint. This is not cheap, but with 16GB RAM I can run a couple VM's on it just fine. It fits in economy as well and has about 12 hours battery life. I don't see the mini pC option as particularly practical or even really possible TBH. Too many cables and parts everywhere.
I've worked it out to the monitor, the mini PC, the power supply, the multimedia KB and the cable connecting the PC to the monitor. For my purposes, 16Gb would be enough (or I could make it work). Just haven't tried it (I'd have to see if corporate has a loaner I can try next time I fly).
Originally Posted by
paperwastage
https://www.amazon.com/Command-Pictu...dp/B073XR4X72/
I posted this earlier. It's 3M and holds 16 pound. The 3M is designed to be removable without damage to the underlying surface
Depends on the seatback. It likely won't work against fabric, but should be fine if part of the seatback is plastic? Ymmv if you really want to place it on top of the existing IFE (plastic) screen and hope for no damage. Most IFE screens have large plastic bezels that you should be able to use without worry of damage
I suspect if you use two and can hang the monitor flush over the IFE it should be fine. It'd be better than the camera suction cup setup and safer. I don't know. That suction cup thing just bothers me even though I have no stake in the airlines.
Not sure when I'm going to be flying next (a lot of what I'm working on right now is currently cloud-based), but this conversation is definitely giving me ideas on how to set this up.