I tend to vacillate myself depending on the noise of the environment vs the work at hand. If I need to spread out across a few monitors, dock it. If I just need to do some simple paperwork, portable. If I want to force no distractions, portable (as it is more difficult to see things when your screen real estate is reduced.)

Helps if you have good eyesight too, laptop UIs today are at clown magnification levels anymore.

[–] VoteNixon2016@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

But my laptop doesn't have a PS/2 port :(

[–] Rcklsabndn@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 hours ago

It's kind of clunky, but Radio Shack has a Serial to PS/2 adaptor.

The Radio Shack by me has been closed for remodeling for a few years, though. Maybe you'd have better luck at Circuit City?

[–] kazerniel@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Amazingly, there is this nifty thing called a “port” that allows a mouse to be plugged into a laptop. It is pretty incredible technology. /s

Yes, I meant that it's even worse when there's no mouse plugged in, but I guess my phrasing wasn't clear :)