Many of the newer laptops aren't very heavy at all. My Macbook Air is aluminum and can fit in a small backpack/messenger bag.
Unless you just want to not be carrying anything.
Unless you just want to not be carrying anything.
Slap a 1080p or 2560p panel in it, and the laptop is a monster!
What newer laptops have is USB-C/TB3 and that allows for eGPU. Which means you no longer need to own a PC if you're a gamer (and don't wanna opt for game console).
I've been carrying a backpack for work for, I dunno, 4 years now? Lately I've taken to just leaving my laptop at work on weekends and I really enjoy the trip to/from the office those days. I commute via public transit or walk, it's only 2 miles and we have decent busses here in Philly. Not having to deal with a bag of any kind is really nice.
The current MacBook Air has slower CPU (single- and multi-core) compared to the latest iPhone 8/X.
At the end of the day, I'd love to grab my phone off a cradle and then, when I get home, if I need to keep working, drop it in a different cradle and have my window session ready and waiting for me. As a GCP user, basically 100% of my development consists of browser sessions and tmux sessions. That should be really portable state on a phone.
I found the smallest sling bag that it would fit inside, and quickly became accustomed to carrying it at all times.
When my Nexus 5 died, I barely felt it. I went months without a phone because it just wasn't a pressing issue.
There's no way I'd trade it for a phone dock and desktop peripherals.