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I came very close to buying a similar device recently (Nexdock), but ultimately decided against it. I mostly work from home on my desktop computer, and only ver
by eigenspace 2y ago
I came very close to buying a similar device recently (Nexdock), but ultimately decided against it. I mostly work from home on my desktop computer, and only very occasionally need a portable computer. Since I own a SteamDeck with a plenty strong CPU, lots of storage and a fully functional Linux environment, it felt like such a silly waste to need to buy a whole laptop, when all I really wanted was the keyboard, trackpad, and screen.
Ultimately decided against it though, and got a Framework 13 laptop instead. Less fuss to use it rather than fiddling around with connectors and lugging two devices around in tandem. I also hope that Framework's modular approach means that this laptop won't have been a wasteful purchase and I can keep it as a 'laptop of Theseus' for the next decade or so.
- Bluestein 2y ago> 'laptop of Theseus' Heh :) At what point does it cease to be the same laptop and becomes something else?
- hagbard_c 2y ago> At what point does it cease to be the same laptop and becomes something else? Once you replace the last screw (there are no nails in Framework laptops).
- SahAssar 2y agoWhat makes the last screw the identity? Why not the second last screw? What if you put in the second last screw after you removed the last? What if I put in a nail? Maybe nail some cork to it to make it float?
- Bluestein 2y ago> What if I put in a nail? Seriously, for thought: Will we ever (if ever) have electronics, screens ... that you can actually drive a nail through (remaining functional, to whatever degree, of course ...)
- Brian_K_White 2y agoThe point of a nexdock for me would be convenient kvm / crash cart, not laptop. It's all about the video input.
- DaSHacka 2y agoPrecisely, I'm super tempted to mod one of these laptop-shell devices into a little 1U metal drawer to use as a cheap KVM switch for my server rack. Essentially the same thing as a crash cart, but they're little bit sleeker since you can tuck it away when not in use.