[Yizahi]

The best size of a laptop is the one you would pick if they all cost zero dollars. We all know that subconsciously we are adjusting our choice for price, and that is driving most 14" answers in this thread. That's what most people has actually experienced and it is a "safe" answer".

If money were no object I would pick 16" or bigger laptop, under 2kg. Bigger screen is always better for me.

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Kinda depends. My first own laptop was 15.4" brick - but I didn't constantly move it around, just randomly to uni 2-3 times a week.

My work laptops have generally been 14" and it's fine with external monitors (current is a 16" mac because it was there), and I hate carrying it to the office because my panniers are too small.

My favourite on-the-go laptop was the x230 with the smaller battery and if I bought a laptop for traveling today (I used to back up my photos from SD to a laptop every night) I'd prefer the smallest and lightest 11"-13" again. Maybe I'll grab a 2016 Intel macbook and put linux on it, or buy a used x290 or something if I feel I need one.

That said, I am not a laptop person at all, I have a workstation at home and only use hand-me-down laptops for the sofa and surfing the web and stuff.