> lugging around a backup device would be too inconvenient I kind of do this. I bought two used laptops a few years ago, one 13" XPS and a big bulky ~17" Think

> lugging around a backup device would be too inconvenient I kind of do this. I bought two used laptops a few years ago, one 13" XPS and a big bulky ~17" ThinkPad. The XPS is great for meetings, the other one is great for software development, and I have a backup ready and set up, ready to go. And if I travel for more than a day I sometimes take both. (So far the strategy seems to be flawless, as both work in well their own sub-par broken but reliable way, as Windows machines tend to, maybe each one is kept blinking by pride, or just to spite the other one. :D)