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Re: A small notebook for a system administrator

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Post by INTPenis »

My geek sense goes a tingling for everything small and compact. BUT I used to be a sysadmin, still perform some of those duties, and I don't really need a tiny laptop. I have no issue with carrying a laptop bag containing a Thinkpad X1 anywhere I might need it.

So outside of geekvalue I fail to see the market for this if the market is supposed to be sysadmins. Who thinks modern ultrabooks are too heavy? Considering it's a trade-off for having a full size keyboard and screen.

If the author thinks their x200 is too heavy I can heartily recommend the x260 or even x280 which I saw recently at a friends place.

Re: A small notebook for a system administrator

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Post by kokey »

orf wrote: post #6

This feels like it's an unrealistic Christmas present list. By that I mean having a laptop with everything in this article would be absolutely amazing, but is it even possible to mass produce something like that, let alone even build the thing as a one-off? What would a more realistic sysadmin notebook look like?

Like a Macbook with a bag that has plenty of hubs and adapters and a Raspberry Pi in there just in case. Perhaps the middle ground would be a box with all the ports this design has that you can plug into a USB-C laptop or tablet.

Re: A small notebook for a system administrator

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Post by gravypod »

tyingq wrote: post #9

Isn't small or light, but Getac ruggedized laptops seem to cover the high number of ports requirement: https://thecomputermarket.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/... And, there's more ports on the sides too.

And getac keyboards are very interesting. If you love them you really love them.

Re: A small notebook for a system administrator

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Post by SmellyGeekBoy »

I remember when laptops had all sorts of legacy ports all over them. Good times! While getting this thing built seems somewhat unrealistic, perhaps someone could build a USB-C dock that basically replicates the back of a late-90s ATX PC - if only for the geek value alone.

Re: A small notebook for a system administrator

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Post by keithpeter »

A bit small as others have commented but I like the 'Swiss army knife' approach. Perhaps a slightly larger version could be the future for the 'non-endpoint' laptop? Sound artists and so forth might find a use for such a thing.

I find my ancient Thinkpad X61s is the one I actually take around, even though my slightly newer X220 is faster, has more memory and has a brighter screen.

Re: A small notebook for a system administrator

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Post by mihaifm »

Using the laptop monitor as a display for external sources (and the video input port) is a good idea, I'm not sure why nobody is implementing it these days. Are there any technical challenges to this, or is it a feature considered useless by all of the laptop producers?

Re: A small notebook for a system administrator

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Post by yakshaving_jgt »

I just want a company to keep making the previous generation MacBook Air.

Keep the ports. Keep the MagSafe. Don’t screw with the keyboard.

More memory and disk space would be nice, but it’s not a deal-breaker. I don’t mind going for a walk or enjoying a cup of coffee while I wait for GHC to compile.

It’s a good machine. Now leave it alone.

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