I think it's crucial to point out that while this is 100% true, it wasn't Apple's idea. It was Sony's. Apple co-designed the first PowerBook, the PB 100, with

I think it's crucial to point out that while this is 100% true, it wasn't Apple's idea. It was Sony's. Apple co-designed the first PowerBook, the PB 100, with Sony. Apple's original concept for a "laptop" was no-compromise, with the first active-matrix LCD... but it was the size of a small suitcase. https://everymac.com/systems/apple/powerbook/specs/mac_portable.html https://everymac.com/systems/apple/powerbook/specs/mac_porta... It accommodated left-handed users (like me) with a relocatable trackball, something Asus hasn't thought of in the ZenBook Pro, or I might have considered one. Sony took that design and turned it into this: https://everymac.com/systems/apple/powerbook/specs/mac_powerbook100.html https://everymac.com/systems/apple/powerbook/specs/mac_power... Relatively slim and light for the time, a relatively crappy passive-matrix display, but that meant it was usably slim and light and didn't need 5kg of lead-acid battery. The history is mentioned here: https://lowendmac.com/1991/powerbook-100/ https://lowendmac.com/1991/powerbook-100/