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I switched to a 12" X series ThinkPad 5 years ago, coming from 15"+ laptops. It's actually great. Instead of trying to fit so much, I just focus on the task at

I switched to a 12" X series ThinkPad 5 years ago, coming from 15"+ laptops. It's actually great. Instead of trying to fit so much, I just focus on the task at hand. No doubt, in-editor docs/autocomplete help a lot. Plus I stopped doing web work which has been a huge boon overall. Note I started with a 1280x800 but now all screens are 1080p or other 16:9. That ratio is the real killer. It also provided incentive to get a proper tiling window manager.

douche 11y ago
I think I'm ruined... I got used to a quad-27" monitor desktop with a full-sized mechanical keyboard and a nice wireless mouse. Going back to a single screen, weird laptop keyboard, and touchpad is excruciating
- ghshephard 11y ago
  I live in tmux on my 13" MBAir. For a while, at work, I had a 30" monitor, but I realized that after a few months, I never bothered to plug in my laptop, and, those rare times that I did, I rarely looked at it. About the only exception was when working with Visio. The large monitor is pretty handy then.
  - Symbiote 11y ago
    Do you (and the parent commenters) not find it uncomfortable and unhealthy to work crampt over a laptop all the time? It's certainly not compliant with European health and safety regulations. Here, we have to provide an external keyboard, monitor and mouse for anyone that uses a laptop for more than an hour. (British regulations, since they're obviously in English, laptops on page 50 http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/l26.htm http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/l26.htm )
    - MichaelGG 11y ago
      The IBM ThinkPad keyboards are full size so it's fine. Oddly, it's the only laptop keyboard I've used that doesn't give me RSI pain. The neck issue is an issue sometimes, though. When I'm docked I use a Matias Ergo Pro (almost a great keyboard, but unfortunately the only one of it's form factor) and a 1920x1300 display.

douche 11y ago

I think I'm ruined... I got used to a quad-27" monitor desktop with a full-sized mechanical keyboard and a nice wireless mouse. Going back to a single screen, weird laptop keyboard, and touchpad is excruciating

ghshephard 11y ago
I live in tmux on my 13" MBAir. For a while, at work, I had a 30" monitor, but I realized that after a few months, I never bothered to plug in my laptop, and, those rare times that I did, I rarely looked at it. About the only exception was when working with Visio. The large monitor is pretty handy then.
- Symbiote 11y ago
  Do you (and the parent commenters) not find it uncomfortable and unhealthy to work crampt over a laptop all the time? It's certainly not compliant with European health and safety regulations. Here, we have to provide an external keyboard, monitor and mouse for anyone that uses a laptop for more than an hour. (British regulations, since they're obviously in English, laptops on page 50 http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/l26.htm http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/l26.htm )
  - MichaelGG 11y ago
    The IBM ThinkPad keyboards are full size so it's fine. Oddly, it's the only laptop keyboard I've used that doesn't give me RSI pain. The neck issue is an issue sometimes, though. When I'm docked I use a Matias Ergo Pro (almost a great keyboard, but unfortunately the only one of it's form factor) and a 1920x1300 display.