Originally Posted by
ptempel
OP why carry a laptop at all? If it were me, I'd leave the laptop at home and use another laptop or desktop for work. That's what I have now and its works ok for me. I have VPN access to work. If you don't have that, then maybe you can carry a USB stick or USB external 2.5-inch disk if you really need the files? I also don't go to Starbucks enough to justify having anything for there. Their coffee is too much $$ for what it is. If I want to pay for overpriced coffee, I'll go to Le Pain Quotidien (
Le Pain Quotidien - Bakery & Communal Table) here in the city and get a better cup of coffee.
Files are one thing but programs are totally different. Maybe it hasn't occurred to you that some people's work is on their laptop.
Not just files but unique programs, and security protocols and codes and hardware that run them. Not everyone uses a computers for general tasks.and purposes. One more things, what if you're Windows and your job/school/etc. is Mac?
Besides, I can't speak for the OP, but I'm just more comfortable with navigating my own machine. Think carpenter's tools, or chief's knives.