> nothing holds you from using a nice screen and keyboard with a laptop. What's the point of having a laptop if you can only use it with an external monitor, k

> nothing holds you from using a nice screen and keyboard with a laptop. What's the point of having a laptop if you can only use it with an external monitor, keyboard, and mouse? A powerful desktop is much cheaper, and you can stuff huge disk drives in it. When I'm on the go, I bring a cheap laptop (in case of loss, theft, or damage) that doesn't have my whole life on it and mainly take a vacation from working. (And I'll use the time to catch up on my professional reading.)