I've never had a laptop couse they really sucked in the past compared to the desktops. Now the situation is different - there are laptops which aren't 7 times more expensive than the desktop equivalent . So i decided to buy one and get rid of my desktop tower but i want to use my monitor sometimes for work so.... can i plug a keyboard , mouse and connect the monitor to the laptop and than close the laptop and than work- something like my laptop to become my new tower ?