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

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.

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.

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...

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.

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.

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.

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.

THANK YOU

15 years ago, laptops had this and the space for a optical drive (about 5x M.2 SSD).

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.

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.

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.

13" screen max
then just make it thicc

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.

Eh, heavy laptops are a pain

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.

My ThinkPad T-480 running Linux Mint, my beloved ❤️❤️❤️

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.

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).