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I use my laptop for encoding video all the time.

What's your justification for saying I shouldn't, precisely?

What's next -- I shouldn't use it to compile software either?

If you are buying a new laptop every generation just for it to be bearable just buy a proper machine that can encode it for you.

Bonus points for being able to do it while your laptop is in your bag.

In the United States, internet connectivity is insufficient for uncompressed video footage.

Does people really process uncompressed videos on their laptops?

Yes

Why would someone need to buy an additional powerful computer if they can do it on directly on their laptop, which needs to be powerful anyway?

Well you might work on projects where the extra performance makes working in the viewport faster. It’s not hard to find graphics workflows where extra resources aren’t useful.