When laptops were bulky I wished that the keyboard would lift out. At the time I did not imagine that the PCMCIA slots, the hot-swap DVD/CD-ROM, hot-swap batter

When laptops were bulky I wished that the keyboard would lift out. At the time I did not imagine that the PCMCIA slots, the hot-swap DVD/CD-ROM, hot-swap batteries, full set of ports, docking station port, ethernet socket, IrDa receiver or the fans on the back would go. We were left with tablets and Ultrabooks and no need for a 'lift out' keyboard. This Thinkpad has one. But I think the design needs more work to be useful. The screen needs to be larger so you have a manageable laptop screen on the bus or train, 13" or so. Then on the desk in the office it needs to be double that, unfolded to 21" or so. The power brick could be the stand for the desktop use with the brick also being a minor docking station for a second monitor, a real ethernet port and legacy USB devices such as mice dongles and USB sticks. The keyboard needs to be backlit and able to be stored in the middle when folded. With these improvements I think I would have my ideal mobile workstation.