I have used my MBP in a TwelveSouth BookArc with Apple BT keyboard and touchpad.  MBP gets rather hot in spite of being in a ventilated position.  You have to leave it plugged in for the MBP to work in closed-clamshell mode.  Doing so I think I&#x27;ve cooked the battery.  I&#x27;m only getting about an hour or so use when not plugged in.  And the fan runs flat out.<p>I have since built a desktop with 2x24&quot; screens, SSD+HD and using the BT keyboard and touchpad with it. The MBP is back being used on the road - still need to replace the battery.<p>In hindsight, I should have gone straight to building the desktop and using a ChromeBook on the road.<p>The Mac mini is nice, but think you get better value for money using a standard desktop.  As many HNers have pointed out as far as bang for buck goes, laptops are expensive to buy and even more expensive to upgrade or repair.