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Originally Posted by AfterMyNap
I have a peripheral keyboard at my work station along with an elevator for the laptop so it sits at an appropriate height. I have a mouse, printers, scanner, and an external harddrive for it too. When I want it to act like a desktop, it does. When I want to take it with me, I do.
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If you get a desktop, that's all you have and you're stuck. If you get a laptop, you can have the best of both worlds. No contest!
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Originally Posted by CayoKay
for my lower back issues, sitting fully upright at a desk works best.
feet propped up on a footrest alleviates my foot and leg spasms, and the desk and chair arms support my weak arms and hands.
I've really tried to use laptops, and cannot manage the small keyboards (loss of fine motor skills) and those teensy rolling ball mouses, fuggeddaboutit !!
there, did that help your imagination, AMN ?
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Not really, Kay, because as I mentioned above, I have the same issues more or less but still have all the advantages of a desktop with the added advantage of being able to move it or take it easily for a change of scenery— to my laz-y-boy as an example.
A laptop just makes more sense to me because there are many days now when I literally can't move and being able to take it onto my bed is a big bonus. MacBooks have a full-sized keyboard, just not with a dedicated 10-key to the side.
Do they even still make those little trackballs? It seems like they all have the trackpad now.