I&#x27;m a software engineer, and I&#x27;m sure there are many other professions which, like my own, require powerful machines and lots of screen space. I run two 24&quot; monitors and would love to have a third. I could see myself with a powerful laptop if I was able to come home and dock it to my monitors, keyboard, and mouse.<p>I&#x27;m sure that&#x27;s possible for most systems now if you jump through the hoops, but I haven&#x27;t had a strong motivation since it has gotten cheaper and cheaper to keep stuffing upgraded components into my ten year-old Coolermaster case.<p>For most people, I think it will continue to move in the direction of laptops + possibly external monitor for work, phones&#x2F;tablets for play.