Re:I am seriously considering going back to desktop computers
by sokoloff on Sunday October 25, 2020 @06:25PM
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Not GP, but I travel a lot for work (last 7 months notwithstanding). When I’m home and docked, I have a 9/10 experience compared to my personal desktop. When I travel, I have a 1/2 as good experience as compared to when docked but 100% better experience than my desktop would give.
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Re:I am seriously considering going back to desktop computers
by cgriswald on Sunday October 25, 2020 @07:10PM
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I think what confuses me about the GGP is that at some point don't you just get both a desktop and a laptop rather than trying to turn a super-laptop into an on-par desktop?
Re:I am seriously considering going back to desktop computers
by sokoloff on Sunday October 25, 2020 @07:12PM
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That’s what I did (and with one USB cable swap and a button press on the monitor, I can switch keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, and camera between them).
But the key for me is I do that because I have a work laptop and a personal desktop and I want no question about the ownership of things I do on the desktop.
Re:I am seriously considering going back to desktop computers
by shric on Sunday October 25, 2020 @07:53PM
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This. Employers tend to give out laptops for home use, not desktops. I'm not about to use my personal desktop for work, or my work laptop for personal stuff.
Re:I am seriously considering going back to desktop computers
by ithkuil on Monday October 26, 2020 @02:40AM
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When I disconnect my laptop to work from another location I have all my open files in the same place, all my shells alive and ready to re- ssue their last commands without fiddling with a large history file.
I organized my windows and tabs and splits in such a way that it degrades gracefully when I switch from the external monitor and back.
How often often do I really need that? Not often, but when I do it's really useful.