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I have the standard screen. I just finished charging it, and if I drop it to best battery savings, it goes up to six hours. I can't run sql server and few other things I usually do, but I can do the basics.
The laptop does have a hdmi port and a mini display port, not sure if you can use them at the same time, but that would give some output. There are two thunderbolt ports also, so there might be a passive aftermarket dock, I haven't looked. The lenovo thunderbolt dock not only uses the 170w brick, it also needs another 85 or 95w supply plugged in also.
Overall, this is a nice laptop, a great desktop replacement if you only need to move occasionally. I can tell you I am tired of dragging this thing through airports. You are not sneaking this through customs. I wouldn't want to daily lug this thing.
How about getting him a lightweight laptop and then a more powerful desktop/laptop that stays in his room? When he is in class, he just remotes into the machine in his room, does whatever he needs to do, and if something happens to the lightweight laptop, he doesn't lose anything because it is all on the machine in his room.
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