[scarface_74]

It’s a battery powered portable device. Wouldn’t it have better battery life and being lighter - ie better portability - be kind of important?

Also a “laptop” computer that doesn’t fry your reproductive organs when working on your lap is an obvious metric.

[II2II]

To many people these days, computers are synonymous with laptops. They have limited need for portability or, if they need portability, a couple of hundred grams does not mean much to them. As for battery life, it is possible to get PCs that will run for a full day without charging. Yeah, that is not as good as two days. On the other hand, it's not necessarily meaningful. People who travel a lot or do a lot of field work may need it, but it won't be a primary concern for most.

I'm still trying to figure out the reproductive organ bit. It sounds like an issue for people who use their computer in awfully unergonomic postures, particularly since most computers radiate heat towards the back rather than the front.

[scarface_74]

Not as much anymore. But I use to travel a lot as a consultant and I still travel with my wife quite frequently - I work remotely.

Seriously honest question as someone not too deep in the x86 ecosystem anymore. Which of these that are listed as having the best battery life would be comparable in performance to the latest MacBook Airs?

https://www.pcmag.com/picks/the-best-battery-life-laptops

The tradeoff use to be performance or battery life.