Well, I don't type on laptops as a rule anyway. My dev machine may be a laptop, but it sits on a stand plugged into an external display and external keyboard.

Well, I don't type on laptops as a rule anyway. My dev machine may be a laptop, but it sits on a stand plugged into an external display and external keyboard. In any case, if you do the ergonomically correct thing and keep your palms off the keyboard, it's still probably easier to type on a slimmer laptop.