Closing your laptop doesn't mean you have to stop using it. Just hook it up to an external monitor. If you want to keep your laptop closed and use only the monitor, you can turn your laptop into a ...

There's no rule that a monitor with two visible USB ports must have one upstream and one downstream port. For example, a model might have two downstream USB-A ports and a separate USB-B upstream port, ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. There's a certain convenience to working on a monitor larger than your laptop's display. For one, you have more screen real estate, which ...

João has been covering the tech world for over 7 years, with a heavy focus on laptops and the Windows ecosystem. I also love all things tech and videogames, especially Nintendo, which he's always ...

Laptops forever changed where and how we work, and as great as they are at giving us that freedom, it’s still incredibly useful to plug into a larger monitor (or two) when at my desk. As I get older ...

The first USB port hit the market in 1996, and the Universal Serial Bus quickly became the go-to port for connecting peripheral devices to computers. It remains a popular connection port today, with ...

DisplayPort is usually considered better, associated with high-end displays, whereas HDMI is a great affordable option that ...

Edit: Apologies for the length of this, I thank you in advance if you read it and are able to help! A year ago I picked up an Asus Vivobook S 15 with 11 gen intel i7 CPU 15GB ram 1tb storage ...