What are your favorite insane laptops?

Mine is the Dell Rugged: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9F56ION4_n0

Bump and fall proof, liquid proof, sand proof (and cat hairs proof I assume), extreme heat/cold proof, can be used as a blunt weapon in an emergency. Ridiculously overkill for anyone that’s not a geologist working in Antarctica or an archaeologist in the Gobi desert, and ridiculously overkill is fun

    • d-RLY?@lemmy.ml
      3·
      16 hours ago

      I wasn’t ready to see that thing. Would have sprayed my drink out if I were drinking at the moment your link loaded. lol

      I would love to have that just to show to co-workers and friends, just to see their reactions. I could see it being kind of nice to have if I really really needed multiple screens. But would never want to bring it anywhere unless it is staying in a hotel room for like a week and working (which I don’t have a job that would even give that situation to happen anyway). Still nice to see mobile workstations still have room for wild-ass designs like that. Kind of like how more smart phones used to have really wild selling points.

    • phantomwise@lemmy.mlOP
      20·
      1 day ago

      I would like to argue but I can’t… you win 😅 That’s just… I don’t have words. Just wow 🤯 🤯 🤯

    • Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org
      8·
      1 day ago

      It doesn’t look like this is even past concept stage, and it’s already mostly obsolete. Is there something close to this that’s a modern commercial product I can buy?

      • Stovetop@lemmy.world
        3·
        1 day ago

        Seems like the sort of thing that might be used to set up like a mobile command station or something. If a disaster occurs and some agency/organization needs to stand up operations at a new location immediately, things like that

        Definitely highly situational, but I’m sure some agencies out there are willing to pay a pretty penny for convenience during those types of situations.

        • Outwit1294@lemmy.today
          1·
          16 hours ago

          I am pretty sure desktops can be used if you are in such a situation. Portable power has been a thing for decades.

          • Stovetop@lemmy.world
            1·
            10 hours ago

            Well, if you also want to bring 6 monitors with it. I think the point of this is to be highly portable and easy to store.

            • Outwit1294@lemmy.today
              1·
              8 hours ago

              This is going to be heavy af and it probably has battery life of 10 minutes. So it will need a charger too.

              • Stovetop@lemmy.world
                1·
                7 hours ago

                Sure, but it’s not like it’d weigh more than a desktop + 6 monitors, which would also each need their own constant supply of power.

      • arsCynic@beehaw.org
        22·
        1 day ago

        “Impractical. Why would anyone ever need so many screens on the go?”

        For the same reason why cars that can’t ride over the slightest speed bumps are sold: low self-esteem and a high urge to stroke one’s own ego.

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