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1. wkat42+(OP)[view] [source] 2025-05-14 12:33:08
11" laptops are not fine to type on all day unless you give them huge bezels (even the 11" macbook which did have those huge bezels was space-constrained on the less important keys). Ergonomics is really important.

Sure it's fine to get by for an hour or two but spending 8 hours 5 days a week on one is a really bad idea and will provide a great path to crippling RSI. In fact using any laptop that much is a bad idea, due to the bad posture it provides (with the screen attached to the keyboard). This is why docking stations are still so important.

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2. eru+py4[view] [source] 2025-05-16 02:13:05
>>wkat42+(OP)
> 11" laptops are not fine to type on all day unless you give them huge bezels (even the 11" macbook which did have those huge bezels was space-constrained on the less important keys). Ergonomics is really important.

Well, it depends on personal preferences.

I usually go for at least 15" in my laptops, but I can believe that other people would be fine with 11" for what they are doing.

The laptop / tablet hybrid is a valid form factor, and these systems are reasonably successful in the market.

Of course, that doesn't mean that they are the right device for everyone.

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