I too, try to get 2 identical laptops - if one goes down, the other can take over, if both break, I can most likely use parts from both to make a functional one

I too, try to get 2 identical laptops - if one goes down, the other can take over, if both break, I can most likely use parts from both to make a functional one, while waiting for parts to arrive or for the service shop to fix the broken machine. All because it can take freaking weeks in my experience, and they can mess up and not fix it at all... Of course, I only buy used/refurb, so they're really cheap - cheaper than one new one. There is a big difference in performance though, you can't buy something too old if you want to do anything intensive. Fortunately for me (and unfortunately for the environment), companies throw away perfectly fine workstation-class laptops every year it seems. I'd like to get some Ryzen machines next, the performance for the money is unmatched. I've also been thinking a small form factor desktop coupled with any laptop as a display could be a better choice - new laptops come with soldered CPUs, GPUs, even RAM, which is a shame. A desktop would be upgradeable for a good while. And I see you could build them really small, like XBox small, they'd fit in luggage rather easily. Also, pardon me, but wtf is this about: > tiny and messy IT shop run by a Chinese in Antwerp, Belgium. The Chinese may not have a reputation for building quality products, but they sure know how to fix things. Really man? -_-