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> You could buy a more portable laptop that you wouldn't mind carrying around, for example the new Macbook Retina or an MS Surface. Here I think you're setting
by lgbr 11y ago
> You could buy a more portable laptop that you wouldn't mind carrying around, for example the new Macbook Retina or an MS Surface.
Here I think you're setting yourself up for failure. What happens when said laptop is stolen, has a hard drive die, or you forget your encryption key? If it's more convenient for him to have multiple workstations, then why not also make sure he maintains a good practice of having his working data synchronized and therefore backed up?
- davmre 11y agoSure, everyone using a laptop (or desktop!) should run regular backups. I think that's mostly orthogonal to the portability solutions being discussed here, though. For example, the VM-on-a-USB-stick solution would also require a separate backup mechanism.