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Laptop used to be a form factor (it fits on your lap) while very light, very small laptops, were in the notebook and subnotebook (or ultra portable) category.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subnotebook

P.s. in Italian they are usually referred to as "portatili" (portable) from the 80s portable computers, even though they were not laptops

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I usually think of "subnotebook" as implying the keyboard is undersized; a thin and light machine that is still wide enough for a standard keyboard layout is something else.

I think we should bring back the term "luggable" for those mobile workstations and gaming notebooks that are hot, heavy, have 2hr or less of battery life.

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