> Does anyone feel it makes more sense to buy an embedded system and lug it around instead from now on? Not embedded, but I was actually toying with the idea o

> Does anyone feel it makes more sense to buy an embedded system and lug it around instead from now on? Not embedded, but I was actually toying with the idea of buying or building a smallish x86 computer that I'd lug around. The idea came to me when we started getting EliteDesk minis at work, which are basically the size of a book. Now, those are fairly nice on paper, and at the time were one of the limited options of PCs available with thunderbolt, so I got one for myself. The honeymoon didn't last long, as the components are custom designed and some are downright cheap, like the CPU fan, which emits a constant, unbearable whir, but I can't replace the heatsink with a custom one (it only uses three screws, none of which are in the standard locations). Also, the thunderbolt doesn't work reliably either, so all in all I wouldn't recommend. But the idea of actually being able to grab a desktop in my bag stuck with me. As I wouldn't be doing that all dat every day, I figured I could get a bigger one, with the limit being "fit in a backpack". However, for the time being, I only move between my apartment and my parents' house, and having a fixed desktop at each location works well enough.