I used to carry around an 11" laptop when I had to give a bunch of presentations in unfamiliar conference rooms. It was the main reason why I switched to Apple around 15 years ago for my travel laptop (couldn’t get Linux-friendly hardware with good battery life and seamless display/audio support over DVI/DP/HDMI and whatever audio setup they’d have for me) while still keeping a “main” Linux laptop for around the house and a headless server sitting next to my router.
I’d love to have that 11" form factor again, with modern thunderbolt/USB4 docking stations at my work desk, home office, and whatever desk I might hotel at or whatever. I rarely used the small screen or keyboard but it was nice to have that option on the move (like in an economy plane seat).
I used to carry around an 11" laptop when I had to give a bunch of presentations in unfamiliar conference rooms. It was the main reason why I switched to Apple around 15 years ago for my travel laptop (couldn’t get Linux-friendly hardware with good battery life and seamless display/audio support over DVI/DP/HDMI and whatever audio setup they’d have for me) while still keeping a “main” Linux laptop for around the house and a headless server sitting next to my router.
I’d love to have that 11" form factor again, with modern thunderbolt/USB4 docking stations at my work desk, home office, and whatever desk I might hotel at or whatever. I rarely used the small screen or keyboard but it was nice to have that option on the move (like in an economy plane seat).