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I’d pay good money for a 5kg laptop without any battery at all. I just need a computer I can move between the office and home. I don’t need a screen, keyboard

I’d pay good money for a 5kg laptop without any battery at all. I just need a computer I can move between the office and home. I don’t need a screen, keyboard or touchpad either. They are a bonus (for meetings, for example) but I’d trade them away for a more powerful cpu any day.

Beltiras 5y ago
Sounds like you really just need sshfs and mount the machine from 2 locations.
- alkonaut 5y ago
  Not sure what that is but it sounds linux-y. I work on windows and with desktop/graphics intensive development. Even a remote desktop on a low latency network connection in between is painful.
  - Beltiras 5y ago
    sshfs is a linux filesystem driver that uses ssh (secure socket host) as a transport mechanism. With proper setup you shouldn't feel latency except with very large files (can be mitigated with caching). I think there's a windows client available but an alternative Windows solution is using WSL2 to facilitate ssh.
Gravityloss 5y ago
You could build a Mini ITX PC. Some cases have even handles.
- alkonaut 5y ago
  I have considered it. Problem is, my employer only allows certain manufacturers due to purchasing and service agreements. Building isn't an option.
  - Gravityloss 5y ago
    Dell owns Alienware so there are some gaming PC:s. Don't know if it's still within corporation possibilities.
xanaxagoras 5y ago
Why not just get a mini PC and 2 wall warts? I wouldn't mind hauling this thing around [1], or a mac mini for matter. I'd love to see something similar with a battery so I can hibernate in between locations. [1] https://system76.com/desktops/meerkat https://system76.com/desktops/meerkat
- alkonaut 5y ago
  Have to get either Dell or Lenovo (don't ask). And while they do make mini PCs, they tend to be POS clients or similar, some times with even worse thermals and power than their best laptops.
  - kllrnohj 5y ago
    https://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/cty/pdp/spd/optiplex-7000-micro/gctoo7000mffusvp#configurations_section https://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/cty/pdp/spd/optiplex-70... Configurable with a 12900 & up to 64GB of DDR5. Seems to be pretty much what you're asking for.
    - alkonaut 5y ago
      Thanks. The drawback of it is that you can't have a laptop to that occasional travel/meeting. I think between "movable small desktop" and "massive tower desktop and tiny laptop to remote into the desktop" the latter actually wins, since you then have a laptop you can bring to a meeting too.
sdflhasjd 5y ago
I've carrying a Mac Studio to the office for a few weeks now and it's a pretty reasonably arrangement actually. It's liberating not having an atrocious keyboard and a tiny screen in front of you all the time. Intel do some pretty powerful NUC models now, and you (could) get something similar with an AMD model.
- ChuckNorris89 5y ago
  >It's liberating not having an atrocious keyboard and a tiny screen in front of you all the time. That's why we usually work with our laptops docked to external displays and peripherals. You don't?
  - sdflhasjd 5y ago
    Yes, it would normally be docked, but you still end up using the screen unless you're in "clamshell mode". You also end up obliged to use the keyboard at some point, if that's because you took it to a meeting or whatever. Without a laptop, you no longer need an excuse.

Beltiras 5y ago

Sounds like you really just need sshfs and mount the machine from 2 locations.

alkonaut 5y ago
Not sure what that is but it sounds linux-y. I work on windows and with desktop/graphics intensive development. Even a remote desktop on a low latency network connection in between is painful.
- Beltiras 5y ago
  sshfs is a linux filesystem driver that uses ssh (secure socket host) as a transport mechanism. With proper setup you shouldn't feel latency except with very large files (can be mitigated with caching). I think there's a windows client available but an alternative Windows solution is using WSL2 to facilitate ssh.

Gravityloss 5y ago

You could build a Mini ITX PC. Some cases have even handles.

alkonaut 5y ago
I have considered it. Problem is, my employer only allows certain manufacturers due to purchasing and service agreements. Building isn't an option.
- Gravityloss 5y ago
  Dell owns Alienware so there are some gaming PC:s. Don't know if it's still within corporation possibilities.

xanaxagoras 5y ago

Why not just get a mini PC and 2 wall warts? I wouldn't mind hauling this thing around [1], or a mac mini for matter. I'd love to see something similar with a battery so I can hibernate in between locations. [1] https://system76.com/desktops/meerkat https://system76.com/desktops/meerkat

alkonaut 5y ago
Have to get either Dell or Lenovo (don't ask). And while they do make mini PCs, they tend to be POS clients or similar, some times with even worse thermals and power than their best laptops.
- kllrnohj 5y ago
  https://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/cty/pdp/spd/optiplex-7000-micro/gctoo7000mffusvp#configurations_section https://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/cty/pdp/spd/optiplex-70... Configurable with a 12900 & up to 64GB of DDR5. Seems to be pretty much what you're asking for.
  - alkonaut 5y ago
    Thanks. The drawback of it is that you can't have a laptop to that occasional travel/meeting. I think between "movable small desktop" and "massive tower desktop and tiny laptop to remote into the desktop" the latter actually wins, since you then have a laptop you can bring to a meeting too.

sdflhasjd 5y ago

I've carrying a Mac Studio to the office for a few weeks now and it's a pretty reasonably arrangement actually. It's liberating not having an atrocious keyboard and a tiny screen in front of you all the time. Intel do some pretty powerful NUC models now, and you (could) get something similar with an AMD model.

ChuckNorris89 5y ago
>It's liberating not having an atrocious keyboard and a tiny screen in front of you all the time. That's why we usually work with our laptops docked to external displays and peripherals. You don't?
- sdflhasjd 5y ago
  Yes, it would normally be docked, but you still end up using the screen unless you're in "clamshell mode". You also end up obliged to use the keyboard at some point, if that's because you took it to a meeting or whatever. Without a laptop, you no longer need an excuse.