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Ask HN: Powerful laptop and external screen/keyboard or powerful desktop and netbook?
- akulbe 9y agoI go with the powerful laptop with externals. I want the power with me, on the go, so this is the best of all possible worlds. I have two laptops, as well. 2016 MBP w/Touch Bar (full specs) Dell XPS 9560 (full specs), runs Windows 10 At home I have a Dell UP3216Q (32" 4K display) and a pair of external keyboards and mice (a separate pair for each laptop)
- kojeovo 9y agoDamn, that's like $10k
- akulbe 9y agoYes, it is. Since it's for my business, I don't screw around. I've never ever regretted buying a full-spec machine. I've always regretted skimping and buying something that didn't have the juice when I needed it.
- bigzen 9y agoIt's interesting to read this. I wonder if you would change your mind if $5,000 would make or break your business. The odds of that happening are small, but still possible. These odds of needing a full spec'd machine are also small but still possible. Either way I guess I'm saying that an opportunity cost of ~$5,000 is significant.
- lazylizard 9y agodont even have a netbook. dont work on the move. dont work at home. work only when you're...at work... haha
- odonnellryan 9y agoDepends on your job, I guess! I don't use a laptop a LOT, but it's super nice for when I need it. So I use a laptop as my main PC.
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- RUG3Y 9y agoI prefer a powerful laptop + monitor + keyboard for work. Sometimes I like to take my laptop somewhere else and work, like when there's a meeting in a conference room or I want to work from a coffee shop for a little while, etc. It's a pain to keep to computers in sync with one another, set up exactly how you want, etc.
- tedmiston 9y agoSome software licenses are still bought by the machine vs by the user as well.