Laptops vs Desktops

Not everyone uses a laptop as their desktop too.

Why even bother with working on a laptop and not just get a proper desktop workstation PC?

I just don’t use laptops. My employer never required me to use one, and with remote logins and WFH there is also little need for mobility. A desktop setup is necessary for good ergonomics anyway, and then you may as well use a desktop computer. In a pinch, I can use an iPad with remote desktop on the go, but the need rarely arises.

I'm DevOps. I travel to data centres, meetings, India, London, etc - it's handy to have my exact machine with me at all times. My desk at work replicates my desk at home, twin monitors on an arm setup, where my laptop sits central underneath them, with a keyboard in front of it. Works perfect for me and I've never found myself wanting a desktop. I have a v. powerful gaming PC but rarely use it other than to play Rocket League...

I'm not sure what your activities are, but in the modern age only having a desktop is highly restrictive. I do have a desktop and I don't really have a personal laptop, and sometimes it is annoying to not have a computer on the go, and mobile devices don't cut it.Yours is kind of an extreme use case post 2010 or so, I'm glad that it's working out for you.

yup. though, for me, my desktop (well, wallside) is the perfect setup; using a laptop is a real pain.

Hint: Many people use laptops when traveling or when not at home or the office. Infact that's the only thing I use mine for. I have a significantly more powerful desktop in my home office.

A lot of the people I work with have personal laptops and I think it comes down to convenience and nothing more.I have a desktop, it takes up space but it's faster and I've a very large screen. There have been several times I've wanted to work from the sofa but I don't think it'd be as productive.

I'm a desktop guy, considering the switch to a laptop-only setup, what would I miss ?

I think it depends what kind of work you do and if you travel a lot. Pre/post pandemia are also different for a lot of people. A lot of people are now working 100% at home in a dedicated office and could only use a desktop while they used to move from meeting to meeting with their laptop prior to the pandemic. Others were travelling a lot from conf to conf and customers. Some still do a lot of customers on site work. There are many use-cases.Anyway a laptop becomes a desktop by plugging