[2019] : What kind of laptop do you use to write on?

[v_legolas_gleaf]

As of 2019, what kind of laptops does everyone use to write their articles / stories on? I'm curious to know as I might get a new laptop for writing myself down the line.

All inputs and replies will be appreciated!

 

[Insolent Lad]

Asus Aspire, which I do not particularly recommend—rather dislike the keyboard. I never intended to do serious writing on a laptop but it's sometimes nice to ensconce myself in the recliner and work on it.

 

[Vaporo]

Dell G7. Bought it because I like games and want a computer that will last a while without slowing down. No major complaints, but it occasionally freezes at random and has sharp corners that dig into my arms if I try to rest them on the edges. For writing I'd prefer a mechanical keyboard, but I'm fine with the laptop keyboard.

 

[Steerpike]

MacBook Pro. It’s a good computer.

 

[Maker of Things Not Kings]

I use a Macbook. No complaints. Track pad can be a little touchy depending on the angle I am writing at.

 

[ThinkerX]

I must be one of the last people left who uses an old school PC, complete with tower. Literally wore the paint off some of the letters on the keyboard.

 

[A. E. Lowan]

I own three HP laptops which are great, but for serious writing I use a Skytech Archangel desktop gaming computer named Morningstar. I've never tried writing on my phone, but I have Office loaded up on it and it should work.

 

[Penpilot]

Asus touchscreen laptop/tablet combo. It's a good laptop, but ummm probably more power than I actually need for just writing.

 

[Ankari]

LG Gram.

Very light computer with a long-lasting battery.

 

[Miles Lacey]

I rotate between pen and paper and my ASUS laptop.

 

[v_legolas_gleaf]

I own three HP laptops which are great, but for serious writing I use a Skytech Archangel desktop gaming computer named Morningstar. I've never tried writing on my phone, but I have Office loaded up on it and it should work.

You named your computer Morningstar?

 

[v_legolas_gleaf]

Dell G7. Bought it because I like games and want a computer that will last a while without slowing down. No major complaints, but it occasionally freezes at random and has sharp corners that dig into my arms if I try to rest them on the edges. For writing I'd prefer a mechanical keyboard, but I'm fine with the laptop keyboard.

I prefer a mechanical keyboard myself. Now gotta save up to buy one!

 

[Malik]

Asus Zenbook, but I usually hook it up to a large monitor and a mechanical keyboard.

 

[A. E. Lowan]

You named your computer Morningstar?

It's an archangel, isn't it?

 

[A. E. Lowan]

Asus Zenbook, but I usually hook it up to a large monitor and a mechanical keyboard.

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Always so nice and organized, like my wife's. Mine always looks like a tornado hit it.

 

[Mithnen]

You named your computer Morningstar?

That's cool! After Lucifer perchance (not the series, that was his title before the fall)

 

[Mithnen]

Well, I freely admit that I'm a little strange. I make my own books which I then handwrite my stories in and then using Speech-to-Text software I transfer them to my laptop. It's a Toshiba and I have no idea how old it is.

 

[A. E. Lowan]

That's cool! After Lucifer perchance (not the series, that was his title before the fall)

The one and only.

 

[skip.knox]

Pretty much any laptop will handle what a writer wants, so it's really more about more subjective things, such as how the keyboard feels. I definitely would recommend against buying a computer without first getting hands on. I'm a touch typist, and the small things do make a difference. The loss of a 10-key, for example, also means I can no longer type Windows alt-character strings to get foreign language symbols. The Lenovo I just bought made the perverse choice of requiring me to hold down the Fn key to access cursor movements like Home and End, PgUp and PgDn. Similarly, they chose to make media controls the default on the Function keys. So, F2 turns down volume. I have to do Fn-F2 to do a rename. I will be more careful next time to take note of what I as a writer regularly want to do on my keyboard.

Of course, for extended writing, I go to my desktop, with its full, mechanical keyboard, better screen, better seat (no small consideration!), and so on. The laptop is more for other things, such as writing forum posts about laptops.

 

[Vaporo]

Pretty much any laptop will handle what a writer wants, so it's really more about more subjective things, such as how the keyboard feels. I definitely would recommend against buying a computer without first getting hands on. I'm a touch typist, and the small things do make a difference. The loss of a 10-key, for example, also means I can no longer type Windows alt-character strings to get foreign language symbols. The Lenovo I just bought made the perverse choice of requiring me to hold down the Fn key to access cursor movements like Home and End, PgUp and PgDn. Similarly, they chose to make media controls the default on the Function keys. So, F2 turns down volume. I have to do Fn-F2 to do a rename. I will be more careful next time to take note of what I as a writer regularly want to do on my keyboard.

During bootup you can usually change a setting so that the instead you have to press fn to adjust volume and home/end/f1/etc. are the default:
https://www.howtogeek.com/235351/ho...unction-keys-are-f1-f12-keys-or-special-keys/