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Other than cost (which is certainly a factor) I guess I've never understood why people schlep around a laptop and use the same laptop for their desktop by plugg

by larrys 12y ago

Other than cost (which is certainly a factor) I guess I've never understood why people schlep around a laptop and use the same laptop for their desktop by plugging in cables. I know people do this who could easily afford an additional more powerful desktop. I use a MacPro driving 3 27' displays and also have a few portables as well. It's just a matter of synching info. I can't imagine having to deal with hooking up a portable.

anentropic 12y ago
mostly because a) don't need a more powerful desktop and b) the syncing is not well streamlined I'd seriously consider an iMac if Apple would solve b.
alasdair_ 12y ago
>It's just a matter of synching info. Synchronizing is hard. That's the problem. I want to close my laptop after a day at the office and be able to continue working on the train or an airplane, immediately, if I need to. This isn't easy to do without having a single machine.
- cweiss 12y ago
  To their credit, it seems Apple is at least trying to solve this problem with their recent foray into 'live' document dragging between iOS/Yosemite. Though it's hardly the ubiquitous solution we want, it is a first step.
egypturnash 12y ago
Some of us like to own as few things as possible. Plugging my 2013 Air into my desk when I come home isn't a big hassle - I plug in the speaker cable, the power cable, the video cable, and the USB hub. It takes me ten seconds[1] to do unless one of the cables falls; they're normally sitting right where I put the Mac. It sits on a lower shelf and runs closed; there's a Bluetooth keyboard and a Wacom tablet on my desk. (I'm an artist.) It'd be nice to have the single connector I guess. Once I got an adapter[2] and plugged everything into that I'd save all of, I dunno, five seconds? I'm also not driving three displays. I have never liked multiple displays. They don't work well with a Wacom tablet, and I go crazy from constantly seeing slight color differences; when I'm at a cafe, I use the laptop screen; when I'm at home, I use the external monitor. Now you have one person's explanation of why she schleps around a single laptop that she also uses for her desktop. 1: Literally; I just timed it. 6.6s to leisurely unplug it, 10.3s to casually reconnect it. 2: http://store.apple.com/us/product/MJ1K2AM/A/usb-c-digital-av-multiport-adapter http://store.apple.com/us/product/MJ1K2AM/A/usb-c-digital-av...
- fragmede 12y ago
  Binder clips are useful for avoiding cable falls: http://www.efficientlifeskills.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/office-cable-lifehack.jpg http://www.efficientlifeskills.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/1...

by larrys 12y ago

anentropic 12y ago

mostly because a) don't need a more powerful desktop and b) the syncing is not well streamlined I'd seriously consider an iMac if Apple would solve b.

alasdair_ 12y ago

>It's just a matter of synching info. Synchronizing is hard. That's the problem. I want to close my laptop after a day at the office and be able to continue working on the train or an airplane, immediately, if I need to. This isn't easy to do without having a single machine.

cweiss 12y ago
To their credit, it seems Apple is at least trying to solve this problem with their recent foray into 'live' document dragging between iOS/Yosemite. Though it's hardly the ubiquitous solution we want, it is a first step.

egypturnash 12y ago

Some of us like to own as few things as possible. Plugging my 2013 Air into my desk when I come home isn't a big hassle - I plug in the speaker cable, the power cable, the video cable, and the USB hub. It takes me ten seconds[1] to do unless one of the cables falls; they're normally sitting right where I put the Mac. It sits on a lower shelf and runs closed; there's a Bluetooth keyboard and a Wacom tablet on my desk. (I'm an artist.) It'd be nice to have the single connector I guess. Once I got an adapter[2] and plugged everything into that I'd save all of, I dunno, five seconds? I'm also not driving three displays. I have never liked multiple displays. They don't work well with a Wacom tablet, and I go crazy from constantly seeing slight color differences; when I'm at a cafe, I use the laptop screen; when I'm at home, I use the external monitor. Now you have one person's explanation of why she schleps around a single laptop that she also uses for her desktop. 1: Literally; I just timed it. 6.6s to leisurely unplug it, 10.3s to casually reconnect it. 2: http://store.apple.com/us/product/MJ1K2AM/A/usb-c-digital-av-multiport-adapter http://store.apple.com/us/product/MJ1K2AM/A/usb-c-digital-av...

fragmede 12y ago
Binder clips are useful for avoiding cable falls: http://www.efficientlifeskills.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/office-cable-lifehack.jpg http://www.efficientlifeskills.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/1...