Today, computers are separated into basically two categories: desktops and laptops. But back in the early 1980s, when this ideological line in the sand was still a bit blurry, consumer’s had a third ...

My first computer was a Commodore SX-64 'luggable' computer with an integrated 5" screen and a MOS 6510 CPU. It was magic, and a wave of nostalgia sweeps over me whenever I see a Commodore Basic ...

Dell on Wednesday unveiled a so-called luggable computer that's either a blast from the past or a leap into the future. The 20-pound XPS M2010, which starts at $3,500, incorporates a large-screen ...

Dell on Wednesday unveiled a so-called luggable computer that's either a blast from the past or a leap into the future. The 20-pound XPS M2010, which starts at $3,500, incorporates a large-screen ...

The Mac mini is the closest to an Apple-based SBC you can get, so it lends itself to unusual portable computers. [Scott Yu-Jan] is back to tackle a portable build using the latest and greatest M4 mini ...

Before there were laptop computers as we know them today, there were theoretically portable systems like the Osborne 1 which included keyboards, tiny screens, disk drives and a case designed to be ...

In context: Today's laptops offer a combination of power, slim design, and low weight few could have imagined decades ago, but there was a time before clamshells when portable PCs were not something ...

Are desktop PCs headed for extinction? That notion might seem like a stretch, but they may be entering a new evolutionary phase as the line between desktops and laptops is increasingly blurred. Since ...

In this episode of Computer Chronicles, we get a look at portable computers from 1987. Our definition of portability has changed over the years, from 1975's IBM 5100 (what we used to call a "luggable" ...

At 20 pounds, the new laptop/desktop hybrid is easily manageable, if not completely portable. CNET Reviews on the XPS M2010 In a software-driven world, it's easy to forget about the nuts and bolts.