Going to try this. Gentoo desktop at home but have a few solid months of business travel coming up and need hardware I can rely on. Went to the Apple store rece

Going to try this. Gentoo desktop at home but have a few solid months of business travel coming up and need hardware I can rely on. Went to the Apple store recently and was shocked they try to sell Macbooks with screens with a chunk out of them... what? I asked the salesperson and they said it's been this way for 2-3 years. Shows how much of a rock I live under, but gee Steve Jobs is surely glitching in his grave! Looked seriously at framework but too slow and expensive here in Oz. Nobody else seems to have decent ARM mini PC hardware. Therefore despite a strong distate for Apple I'm looking at Mac Mini + glasses (for flights) + bluetooth input + portable screen / 27K mAh 140W USB powerbank (for occasional mobile use). Hidden in a backpack I think it'll be a better roaming experience than a laptop (more keyboard choice, larger screen, screen position flexible, improved ergonomics) for a fraction of the Macbook (much less Apple vision!) price. Also, unlike a modern Macbook the IO devices and power bank can be upgraded and Asahi Linux will eventually run well on the things, which lends an air of potential longevity. Final cost: Mini (24GB) @ USD$940 + 24k mAh USB powerbank @ USD$69 + 18" 2.5K screen @ USD$239 + VITURE Pro XR/AR @ USD$470 = $1718. Ordered some different input options, basically will be under $150 depending what I don't send back. So definitely under $1850. Entry level Macbook Pro with non-square screen, no glasses, lower specs, smaller fixed screen, annoying keyboard, zero repairability is $2500. I'll put the extra $650 toward upgrades later.