TBF I'm happy with an optical drive being a peripheral these days, I probably need mine about twice an average year currently
Agree on everything else though. I miss my 17" from ages ago pretty much because it had a numpad
As someone who has used the peripheral ones, there is a tradeoff compared to built-in: they break more frequently. There's just not enough "armor" keeping the internals safe from even just being squished a little too hard in a backpack
Yeah who knows how old this is. A builtin DVD/CD/bluray player? Tweet has date cut off.
But also yeah, I agree with the rest. I tried with the small form factor laptops for a while but in the end it's neither here nor there: I'm not taking it with me everywhere (I don't work in tech), even if it's small. And the times I do take it with me the size does not matter much - as long as it still fits in my backpack I guess.
All I want is a laptop is 6-8 hours battery life that's tiny so it's very portable.
If I want what's described here I'll just use a desktop.
If its under like 25lbs, its probably still lighter than my backpack in high school was some days without any laptops and that was still very portable.
Also, desktop typically don't last long unplugged.
If I have a 25 pound laptop with 2-3 bad dragons all the sudden I'm carrying about 50 lbs.
Maybe build the laptop split across the bad dragons and then it'll be plug and play.
Desktop computers aren't portable. They aren't meant to be. Whatever this person is designing isn't very portable, either. If it isn't convenient to use on an airplane tray table, I'm not interested.
Does thickness/weight matter a lot for that or just the footprint?
For me, if I can bring it with me when visiting family, it's portable. If all of these were part of the laptop, then I could skip bringing the second monitor and the charger sometimes. So it would be more portable imo.
When they tell me they removed several conveniences to save a quarter pound I'm like, "dog I can deadlift 400 pounds do you think I'll even feel the difference in my bag?" Gimme my ports back you assholes.
Why the hell didn’t they hire you on as a consultant for the laptop design team? Incredible lost opportunity, literally makes zero sense.
For the battery issue, how much of that is just because they want to stay under the 100Wh mark for shipping in the US?
https://www.winmate.com/en/Product/L140TG-3
Also, apparently dual hot-swappable battery laptops have existed...
Also, apparently dual hot-swappable battery laptops have existed...
Indeed, I still hold on to my trusty ThinkPad T420 for that reason (and the excellent Linux support). Two batteries can be used at the same time, one of them hot-swappable.
This is definitely the issue for batteries. Anyone who flies can’t have a battery larger than 100Wh.
Then go buy one of those ruggedized, industrial behemoths that come with their own heavy duty transport case, rolling wheels, and Briggs & Stratton engine. ffs it’s not that difficult.
My thoughts exactly. If you don’t want a thin and lite, don’t get one. Just don’t expect a brand like apple to build thick and rugged macbooks. But there are definitely laptops out there that fit those specifications.
Doesn't the reduced thickness also contribute to higher Temps and the jet engine fans?
If it was a bit thicker, some of the empty space could be used to push air through and cool the components better.
But if it were like that, how would it die after two years of updates, necessitating you to buy a new one, huh?
The same can be said for phones, first they got rid of removable batteries, then the headphone jack and now they're after the sim slot too.
Remember SD card slots in phones?
That can't stop me from using a USB splitter and connect to a portable SSD glued onto the back of my phone.
How the hell is Lee Jae-yong¹ gonna stop me from doing that?
¹CEO of Samsung
what I want is a mini pc, a battery pack and a docking 'console' in shape of laptop with a DP screen, ports, keyboard and touchpad. I can mix and match these according to my need, like 2 battery packs.
if I know somewhere power, display and keyboard will be available I can simply take the mini pc only.
Addendum: no webcam or microphone. Firm keys. A bios that doesn’t make choices for us and lets you actually use the damn thing.
15 years ago, laptops had this and the space for a optical drive (about 5x M.2 SSD).
THANK YOU
I went from a fat 17inch to a thinner 17 inch and now it's 12 screws and 15 clips to open instead of 5 screws and 0 clips. God I miss my clevo :(
At my work, we have some ruggedized Dells that are certified for extreme and/or explosive environments that you definitely wouldn't want to get hit with. I have to lug one in my carry on from time to time, I think they're 8-11ish pounds depending on options. Good battery life, pricey as hell though.
I watched someone get fully knocked out when a milspec dell slid off a roof onto them - those things are no joke.
I like all of those things but currently I really like it to be light enough so it doesn't bother my shoulders. On the go I want it to be light, at home I have everything with peripherals such as a USB hub, external monitors etc.
I really want to get a dock so I can plug everything through a single USB-C port but they are expensive and often have bad Linux support.
I agree with all of this. And seriously, bring back an actual built in ethernet port. Even the best USB adapters are terrible.
13" screen max
then just make it thicc
Laptops already reached the maximum limit of a battery you can take on an airplane. 100 to 160 Wh batteries need airline approval before you can bring it onto the airplane and anything about 160Wh is forbidden. So yeah larger batteries are not gonna happen, until solid state batteries become the norm.
So 99wh swappable is the sweet spot?
That bludging someone to death is a safety feature, so you can defend yourself in case someone attacks you.
Other than the battery, many laptops branded as "workstations" would fit this description. They're high-performance and expensive, but there are plenty out there.
Look, this is Lemmy so I'm gonna downvoted to hell, but:
This is actually what the Macbook Pro does. After the USB-C-Only generation, they made them a bit thicker, added back some ports (though not as many as OOP seems to want) and you could bludgeon someone to death with one.
You don't want a 5" thick 50lbs laptop, you want something with Apple Silicon MacBook Pro hardware but more than 3 Thunderbolt ports for connectivity and not from Apple.
The thing lasts forever on battery, outperforms pretty much every (even wall-powered) x86 laptop chip, and has a ridiculously bright screen for a laptop. It's missing the ports and upgradeability (and easy Linux but that's another thing).
Eh, heavy laptops are a pain
Speaking as someone who used an ASUS ROG laptop for Uni
You don't want a heavy laptop
I will pay a premium for a laptop that has both peak performance and a rugged enough case and build that I can travel with it without freaking out. I need desktop performance and laptop portability.
Everything except the disc reader and writer. Laptops are mobile, I can carry a usb drive if I need extra space, not lug around a bunch of discs.
ive been suggesting that more people begin making custom cyber decks for years now. you can have a desk SFFPC level of power in a small lil suitcase.
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