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> Laptops became more convenient for more types of task, and soon they were good enough to be your primary computing device. > My primary computer is now a de

> Laptops became more convenient for more types of task, and soon they were good enough to be your primary computing device. > My primary computer is now a desktop with a large monitor, ... I own several laptops: they're simply inferior computing devices due to their mediocre screen and pathetic keyboards. I'm laying on the couch while typing this on a laptop. That's what it's good for. My actual workstation has a 38" ultra-wide. Wife's got, in our office room, next to my ultra-wide 38" monitor, a desktop setup with three monitors. She likes screen real-estate too. We've got a T-shaped shared desk, with the multifunction printer/scanner in the middle, "separating" us. But that's not all: I've got a 38" ultra-wide that does 3840x1600 and there are 12 virtual desktops on it, all carefully arranged. Friends of mine had a company doing 3D and post-prod for ads and short movies: I don't even remember ever seeing one laptop at their company. To me a laptop is a stamp-sized version of a desktop: it's asking Da Vinci to paint the Mona Lisa on a stamp. Do I, at times, do actual work on my 17" LG Gram laptop (a very sweet and very light laptop)? Yes. But I hate every second of it. It's really not to "compartiment" your life and not always be connected that you should prefer your own chair, your own desk, your gigantic screen real-estate and your fat desktop to a laptop: it's because it's a superior way of working. Invest in a good chair. Invest in a good keyboard. Invest in big monitor(s). You'll thank me later. P.S: you're excused if you hook a powerful laptop to a proper keyboard, a proper mouse and fat monitor(s). But then that's basically a desktop. P.P.S: as a bonus your desktop can use a good old wired Internet connection.

swiftcoder 3mo ago
> I own several laptops: they're simply inferior computing devices due to their mediocre screen and pathetic keyboards This is the kind of problem that can be remedied using a cable and a suitable docking station, anytime you are near the desk. I think, weirdly, the problem with modern laptops is the opposite - the screens and keyboards (particularly on flagship models) are good enough that 90% of the time you don't need the 38" monitor or the mechanical keyboard. Which leads to them invading spaces far from your desk, like your couch, or your bed...
- jjkaczor 3mo ago
  The invasion issue is also further remediated by using a "workstation style" laptop which only gets 60-75m of battery life (plus also weighs far too much to be used on your actual "lap")...
bitwize 3mo ago
> To me a laptop is a stamp-sized version of a desktop: it's asking Da Vinci to paint the Mona Lisa on a stamp. Da Vinci painted the actual Mona Lisa on a small panel of wood. Similarly, people do good work on laptops. A MacBook was pretty much the standard-issue piece of dev equipment at every job I've held over the past decade. Of course as "creature comforts" I wire them in to my full-sized mechanical keyboard and huge-ass monitor. But the computer itself is more than up to the task and can be used on the go in a pinch.
ant_li0n 3mo ago
Over the years, I have accumulated a really sweet desk setup: standing desk, Herman Miller chair, Kinesis Advantage, BenQ programming monitor, nice lighting, decent audio setup, etc. I have a dedicated office, entirely separated from the rest of the house. It's great, but I think being dependent on all that stuff can make you soft. I still do some of my best work from my laptop in the garden, coffee shops, the library, etc. To each their own.

swiftcoder 3mo ago

> I own several laptops: they're simply inferior computing devices due to their mediocre screen and pathetic keyboards This is the kind of problem that can be remedied using a cable and a suitable docking station, anytime you are near the desk. I think, weirdly, the problem with modern laptops is the opposite - the screens and keyboards (particularly on flagship models) are good enough that 90% of the time you don't need the 38" monitor or the mechanical keyboard. Which leads to them invading spaces far from your desk, like your couch, or your bed...

jjkaczor 3mo ago
The invasion issue is also further remediated by using a "workstation style" laptop which only gets 60-75m of battery life (plus also weighs far too much to be used on your actual "lap")...

bitwize 3mo ago

> To me a laptop is a stamp-sized version of a desktop: it's asking Da Vinci to paint the Mona Lisa on a stamp. Da Vinci painted the actual Mona Lisa on a small panel of wood. Similarly, people do good work on laptops. A MacBook was pretty much the standard-issue piece of dev equipment at every job I've held over the past decade. Of course as "creature comforts" I wire them in to my full-sized mechanical keyboard and huge-ass monitor. But the computer itself is more than up to the task and can be used on the go in a pinch.

ant_li0n 3mo ago

Over the years, I have accumulated a really sweet desk setup: standing desk, Herman Miller chair, Kinesis Advantage, BenQ programming monitor, nice lighting, decent audio setup, etc. I have a dedicated office, entirely separated from the rest of the house. It's great, but I think being dependent on all that stuff can make you soft. I still do some of my best work from my laptop in the garden, coffee shops, the library, etc. To each their own.