So plug in a keyboard and monitor. One point of the article is that laptops are now good enough to be most people's primary "desktop" computer and they're also portable.
No, I like the keyboard to be a lot closer to the monitor, maybe even under where the laptop would be. That would be quite awkward.
Plus, laptop screens -> much more money for the same quality screen.
at Flugpo.com our developer brings his laptop in and plugs in a separate keyboard and a separate screen and basically ignores the laptop. Which seems to fit your criteria.
I used to use a Small Form Factor machine like this. There was a separate monitor & keyboard at work and at home. This way, I could have a way faster machine than what I could get as a laptop at work, but still have portability.