At this point, my MacBook, which is the Mac equivalent of a laptop, is my backup computer. It's the one that I might use upstairs before going down to my office to begin work, and the one that I use while traveling. However, since the newest version of the Mac OS is not supported by my iMac, I will eventually have to start using the MacBook more often, perhaps selling the iMac. If I sell the iMac, I probably won't get a second one, opting to keep the MacBook as my computer. It's just as powerful but I prefer the bigness of the 27-inch screen on my iMac. Of course, I can always set up another monitor for my MacBook. Due to the difficulty between changing from a mouse to a trackpad whenever I switched from the iMac to the MacBook, I began using an external trackpad for my iMac several years ago. One of the biggest difficulties for me was getting used to a trackpad but now I haven't used a mouse in years. The MacBook is every bit as powerful as my iMac, so I can get used to it. The MacBook Pro that I have now has much better battery life than my older MacBook did. On the other one, the battery would run out in a couple of hours, but my current MacBook will hold a charge for twelve hours or more. Plus, it takes only a few minutes to charge, so I don't have to worry about the cord. I think I'd have to be much younger than I am to use it on my lap, however.
The last time that Robin came over, she brought her old iMac for Bobby, who watches a lot of movies online, and the screen is much larger than his ipad screen. It is not a 27” like yours. @Ken Anderson, but maybe around 22 “ ? It is an older model also, but my daughter said that she has not used it for almost 2 years, because she now uses either a laptop or her ipad for work. She also brought me a MacBook, with the 12” screen, even though I doubt that I will use it for much, since I am so used to being spoiled with the ipad. So, both Bobby and myself are getting used to having a device that does not respond to finger-touches on the screen. I am still using the ipad, but going to watch more tutorials about using the MacBook, and practice using it, too. It is a nice little computer (as computers go), and I certainly like it MUCH better than one with yucky Windows on it !
I use my Mac Mini more often than my MacBook Pro, but they both get a fair amount of use. On the Apple keyboard for my Mac Mini, I added some feet to the backside so the keyboard tilts toward me a little bit, which helps with the ergonomics. However, when I use my MacBook Pro, it feels too flat on the desk or table, so typing isn't as comfortable as when I'm on the Mac Mini and the Apple keyboard. The keyboard on the MacBook Pro is identical to the Apple keyboard, so it's the lack of a tilt that is the problem. I could get much the same tilt with something like what I am using on my keyboard, but that involves sticking the feet to the back of the MacBook Pro. I don't want to do that since I place it in a case whenever I am traveling or even bringing it to a restaurant or the library, so I'm afraid it would come off, and I don't want to gum up the back of my MacBook Pro anyhow. Have any of you used something like this with a laptop? It seems like it might help keep the MacBook Pro cool, although that doesn't seem to be a problem as it is, unlike my old MacBook, which would get hot to the touch while in use. I don't think that it being off the surface of the desk that far would be a problem and might even be better. I'm concerned that it might be too springy. I wouldn't want to feel like the computer will fall off the stand while I'm typing. Let me know if you've used one of these and what you think about them.