I suspect most people are not bottlenecked in their everyday work productivity by the power of their computer, but by their input and display devices and by ergonomics. When I bought my new laptop recently, I sacrificed $350 worth of power in exchange for:
A 17“ laptop screen and a 17” portable second screen, each with a portable stand
A lightweight portable keyboard and mouse
A good backpack for carrying the computer around
For grad school, I work in many locations—home, the lab, class, flights, my girlfriend’s house, my parents’ house, her parents’ house—and investing in a comfortable, portable computing interface has transformed my productivity.
I suspect most people are not bottlenecked in their everyday work productivity by the power of their computer, but by their input and display devices and by ergonomics. When I bought my new laptop recently, I sacrificed $350 worth of power in exchange for:
A 17“ laptop screen and a 17” portable second screen, each with a portable stand
A lightweight portable keyboard and mouse
A good backpack for carrying the computer around
For grad school, I work in many locations—home, the lab, class, flights, my girlfriend’s house, my parents’ house, her parents’ house—and investing in a comfortable, portable computing interface has transformed my productivity.
A folding laptop stand (nexstand) + keyboard and mouse worked well for me.