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People that don’t like trackpads or find them hard to use.

• lotsofpulp 2y ago
  You don’t have to use a trackpad with a laptop. For 95% of people, a modern laptop can do everything the desktop can, plus it has battery backup, plus it it is portable if you ever need it to be. And if you don’t like the trackpad or the keyboard, just spend a little money to connect the ones you do like. And when an M4 Air costs $1k plus or minus a couple hundred, it’s almost a negligible price premium.
  • homebrewer 2y ago
    And it easily overheats when you put any pressure on it (except for Apple silicon, but many of us are not interested in that). Also zero configurability, upgradeability, repairability except for a couple of specialized devices like framework. Portability isn't important when you have no use for it — I used a laptop for about five years as my only computing device, and the total number of times it left my desk can be counted with one hand. Personally, in my own bubble I know few people with laptops, most continue using desktops, especially IT professionals of any kind. I don't play games newer than half-life 1.
    • scarface_74 2y ago
      Every x86 laptop has trade offs between heat, performance, weight, battery life and noise that is completely avoidable in 2025 with an M series Mac. Anytime I am forced to use an x86 laptop, it seems like using a BlackBerry five years after the iPhone came out.
• Etheryte 2y ago
  You can use a mouse with a laptop the exact same way as with a desktop. That's what I do, when I'm home, my laptop is essentially a desktop with all the peripherals, it just has the added benefit that I can unplug the screen and take the whole thing with me, whether to the couch or to the office.