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Am I the only one who likes 17" laptops? I miss my old lunch tray.
by lylejantzi3rd 3y ago
Am I the only one who likes 17" laptops? I miss my old lunch tray.
- kwanbix 3y agoLove my ThinkPad P51 with 15.6". Which laptops have 17"?
- lylejantzi3rd 3y agoThere are still a few 17" laptops in production, like the razer blade, but I was referring to the 2011 17 inch macbook pro[0]. It was called the "lunch tray" by people who thought it was too big. [0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bqfc9NBYfr0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bqfc9NBYfr0
- rationalist 3y agoDell XPS
- bxparks 3y agoDell Precision 77xx, 5750, 5760, 5770: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dell_Precision https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dell_Precision (No first-hand experience with any of those.) (Updated: to add more models.)
- algas 3y agoI love my P50! Although I'm still a little salty that I couldn't find any decent P51 models on eBay when I was buying, because I have a P51 mustang sticker on the back and the joke doesn't quite... land.
- jpm_sd 3y agoI'm 6'3" and I have large hands. I'd love another 17" laptop. Anything less than 15" is an ergonomic torture device.
- marginalia_nu 3y agoYeah, I'm also in this camp. Also my eyesight isn't great so I want a large keyboard and a large screen to make it work.
- westpfelia 3y agoI'm in the same camp, 6'3" giant hands. Yet when I was given the option at work between a 13 and a 15 inch Macbook. I went with the 13" and LOVE it, sure I look a little silly with this tiny laptop. But it really does fit just right for my hands and weighs nothing.
- bombela 3y agoSame, I don't mind carrying a big machine. Problem is most have a numpad, which shifts the keyboard and touch pad to the left. Being right handed, I find this very annoying.
- pmontra 3y agoIt seems that the 16" Framework will come with separate keyboard and numpad. The numpad can be placed on either side or taken away, and the keyboard centered. If only they had a touchpad with physical buttons...
- spartanatreyu 3y agoI'm sure someone will make a split ortholinear keyboard with a numpad in the middle for the Framework. That'd be the dream. I can't ever imagine using another trackpad with physical buttons though. Just extend the trackpad over the space that the button would have taken up. I should be able to left/middle/right click anywhere on the trackpad, not move my hand back to the button to click.
- brightball 3y agoI left Apple after 10 years when they took away my 17” option. I feel you.
- SAI_Peregrinus 3y agoYou're not the only one. I mostly use laptops as notebooks, not on my lap, and usually plugged into a docking station for a decent keyboard, a mouse, and external monitors. I don't need a laptop for ants!
- 542354234235 3y agoFor me, I would much rather carry a 13” laptop, which is not only light but also opens up my bag options to small backpacks, slings, etc. and then pack nice peripherals like a keyboard and mouse. The size and weight requirements for a 17” laptop just do not work for me. When traveling and trying to not check a bag, that space is a premium and the flexibility of being able to store the peripherals separate, rather than the whole inflexible lunch tray really helps. Around town I don’t want to be lugging around that much weight since I like my spine and don’t need anymore back problems.