Originally Posted by
tyckspoon
Yeah, that sort of 'laptop' goes in what's called the 'desktop replacement' category; they are fully designed and intended to be used at a desk, tethered to a wall, possibly with a separate mouse and/or keyboard in use, and generally to provide the same sort of functionality most people would use a full size system for (even up to gaming, although you'll want to also be using a good quality external cooling accessory for that if you don't want to fry your laptop or make it heat-throttle itself back down into lower performance.) Those are only 'portable' computers in as much as it's relatively easy to pack it up and take it to a different desk - you're not going to be using it on the move or unplugged for very long.