Does anyone actually use a laptop anymore?

The last two office jobs I had used laptops exclusively. Its a lot more convenient for when you want to work from ho- *closes window due to boomer screeching loudly* for when you want to work from home.
 
We are at the point where most people can get away with their phone to do whatever they need it to. But I like a laptop for the huge screen, keyboard, and most importantly, a full fledged OS. We have arrived at Steve Jobs' cars vs trucks analogy, and in this case I am a truck fan.
 
I only have a laptop because my job issued me one for work. They also gave me a dock, so I've got it hooked up to a pair of big monitors at my desk. It's really no different from a desktop in that sense. I do like the laptop form factor so I can throw it in my bag if I have to travel. It's nice to be able to deal with emails, check bank accounts, etc. with a bigger screen, mouse and keyboard.

If I didn't have a job that relied on using a computer and I didn't travel, I don't think I would ever buy a laptop. I can use my phone for simple things and my desktop for gaming and anything that is better navigated with a mouse and keyboard.
 
rm082e said:
I only have a laptop because my job issued me one for work. They also gave me a dock, so I've got it hooked up to a pair of big monitors at my desk. It's really no different from a desktop in that sense. I do like the laptop form factor so I can throw it in my bag if I have to travel. It's nice to be able to deal with emails, check bank accounts, etc. with a bigger screen, mouse and keyboard.

If I didn't have a job that relied on using a computer and I didn't travel, I don't think I would ever buy a laptop. I can use my phone for simple things and my desktop for gaming and anything that is better navigated with a mouse and keyboard.
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Agreed with everything.
 
Every day. Either using as is or connected to a keyboard and a 24' monitor when at home/work.
Perfection!
I could never "work" on a tablet or a phone.
Also because I only play old games or 2d indie games my laptop act as my gaming pc.
 
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Angry_Megalodon said:
I couldnt work or even live without a laptop. I don't understand how you guys prefer a tiny screen instead of a laptop screen, let alone how comfy it is to type on a keyboard. The only advantage is touch screen, everything else is worse.
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But.. but 'laptop screen' is the tiny screen I avoid by using a desktop. Heck I even ended up buying an external monitor solely for use with my laptop when I'm visiting my mom that I just left there.

Reizo Ryuu said:
What a weird thread, laptops are used by everyone everywhere
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Yes and no. Plenty of MacBooks out there today sure... but 15-20 years ago girls in my age range who otherwise would never touch a computer were all over laptops for MySpace and later Facebook... even YouTube. A lot of those people who would have had a laptop then have shifted to smartphone-only over the years.

There was probably some shift from desktop to laptop as well, but I don't know that it really made up the difference.
 
Laptop is an experience
Judge Judy Computer GIF
 
I use two laptops. A company supplied laptop that I use exclusively for work, and a personal M3 MacBook Pro which I use more than anything since I travel a lot.
 
I have a Chromebook for when I need it. But I have been using a iPad Pro with Magic Keyboard, mouse, Apple Pencil. Since 2021. It does everything I need it to mostly.

Sometimes, I come across things I need the laptop for, I use the Chromebook.

Apple TV box, and iPad Pro are my most used electronic devices. Even more than the phone now.
 
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I think the only people who use desktops at home are PC gamers who are into it (I casually game on a gaming laptop) and old people like my dad who can barely use a computer to begin with. He'd literally drop dead if he had to use a laptop with a tiny screen and keyboard.

I havent had a desktop since maybe 2006 or 2007.
 
I have a desktop, laptop, and smartphone.

Desktop is strictly for gaming.
Laptop is everything, except gaming.
Smartphone is for on-the-go media viewing/listening and communication, of course.

They each have their uses.
 
Laptops have essentially replaced desktops in most use cases.

The better question would have been if anyone still uses desktops.
 
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Nothing drives me nuts more than when my son comes to me, asks why he can't see something on his phone, I ask him if he checked his laptop and he says No. Seriously, it drives me f'ing nuts. Phones still don't display many websites correctly. People expect a tiny ass screen to not have formatting issues?
 
On my ThinkPad T420 from 2011; it has an i5-2450M, maxed out 16gb DDR3, 400nit FHD IPS display, runs fedora 42, debian 12, Win10 IoT Enterprise LTSC like a dream. The keyboard on this thing will never be topped as far as laptops go.
 
I have 2 but they are docked on my desk 99% of the time. When I'm on the couch or in bed I'm on my phone. I can't stand tablets. I've bought an iPad Pro 2 different times and returned them within a couple days both times.
 
Bert Big Balls said:
I find it crazy that I haven't used my laptop at all in years. In the mid to late 2000s, and probably even a bit later, it felt like everyone I knew had laptops and used them frequently. That obviously started declining with tablets / ipads and just smartphones in general. And a lot of people use desktop PCs for gaming etc.

So does anyone still use a laptop regularly, or has it been sat in a cupboard somewhere gathering dust?
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The only use I have for a tablet is reading fixed-layout documents like PDF. Can't imagine getting any work done on such a thing. So the answer is: of course I use a laptop, both at work and at home.
 
Goalus said:
The only use I have for a tablet is reading fixed-layout documents like PDF. Can't imagine getting any work done on such a thing. So the answer is: of course I use a laptop, both at work and at home.
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I don't use a tablet. Never have done. It's just because I've got my gaming PC I either use that or my phone if I'm just needing to look some shit up. I probably could have worded my whole post better, but oh well.
 
I used to swear by (customizing) gaming desktops, but since I moved to a decent gaming laptop a few years ago I don't see myself returning to desktop. It's powerful enough to run the games I want to play, it's easy to move around for watching Netflix/YT in living room or on the bed, plus I needed a laptop for DJ gigs. Also, a big plus is having an extra screen as I put it up on a stand next to one of my monitors.
 
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I use a laptop for many things. At home it's hooked up to a monitor but I use it when I go places.

I have a Starlabs StarBook Mk V running Coreboot for bios and Linux Mint for OS.
 
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