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Moved from pc to laptop about a decade ago and I don't think I could ever go back. It seemed so normal back then to spend all my time in one room at my desk.
But now, yeah I can spend time at the desk and I can even plug the laptop in to external everything and it's just like having a pc. But ALSO I can laze around on the couch watching TV with my other half while I play Deep Rock Galactic, or I can lounge in the sun in the conservatory and still edit video, or I can pick up and take it on a trip somewhere and still have access to everything I need without having to fiddle with a phone.
The only downside of a laptop is the cost compared to a similar spec pc. But when I think of going back I think of being chained to a desk in that one room and just...nah.
Excluding GPU extensive operations a used ThinkPad is so good and cheap it's incredible.
Bought a T490 16GB 512GB for 260โฌ ... I think my desktop will be used less and less ...
Used Thinkpad with upgraded screen and retrofitted classic keyboard = perfection.
Apparently the "older" ones like T480 had crappy screens and it changed with, tada! , the T490 generation q. I'm quite happy with mine to be honest. I got a french keyboard, thinking about getting the US one with that Big return key :-D but I'm curious about what your "retrofitted classic keyboard" is (it appears it is quite simple to change the keyboard on ThinkPad)?