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Who closes their laptop?
Edit for clarity: /j
People who carry it around and don't just use it as a desktop replacement... With an open lid it doesn't quite fit into my bag pack.
Sounds like a small backpack
Yeah, people stare if I hop on the commuter train with the the large one that fits camping gear and supplies for 2 weeks. And I don't own anything in between.
Or people who uses it as a mini server and SSH into it while lid is closed 😎
In fact my laptop is barely ever opened when I use it lmao