Two questions....shiny screen, docking????

Hi
I have two questions.....
First, I know what a shiny screen looks like, but does it have any useful benefit (easier to see in the sun?)
Second, Is there a way to dock the MBP onto a screen so I can keep it closed, so I have a larger screen to work with? Thanks

thanks, does anyone know of anyother way to truly
"dock" it?
Depends on what you mean by "dock"
If your question is to dock, much like you dock a PC, say dell or toshiba, where you plug it into this one device and all your components - AC, Display, USB, etc are all attached just by putting the computer "ON" something, then the answer is NO there is no DOCKING station.
Docking an apple would be best done by: Attaching the external monitor, having all USB components connected to a HUB, and inserting the Mag safe power charger.
It's a 3 step process, versus the 1 step PC counterpart. It's a little annoying, but a small price to pay for a computer that works well

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