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Pictures

Do we really need so many pictures of laptops? I'd say maybe two current and two vintage models would suffice but 15 is a little excessive, don't you think? And that's just the ones primarily showing laptops. MightyArms (talk) 12:26, 2 September 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 11 April 2023

The description of the first picture says the first laptop (going around clockwise from the left) is a 2020 MacBook Air model. The description must be changed to 2021 MacBook Pro model to match the image. Razmik Vardanyan (talk) 00:13, 11 April 2023 (UTC)

 Done @Razmik Vardanyan: Thank you for bringing this to our attention! —C.Fred (talk) 00:17, 11 April 2023 (UTC)

What is a "Laptop" (or Notebook)

Is the Surface (in the article) a Laptop? If so, is the iPad a laptop? As soon as you attach a keyboard cover, what differentiate a Surface (I'm not talking about the Surface Book here) from an iPad? (And no, the kippstand doesn't make it a Laptop for me. Try to work "on your lap" with that thing.) Alien4 (talk) 15:23, 27 April 2023 (UTC)

The first sentence says it all: A laptop is a small, portable personal computer (PC). The Microsoft Surface is a personal computer. The iPad is an iPhone that Apple sees fit to pretend is a personal computer. That is the difference. OmegaAOLtalk? 01:05, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

Add A Fact: "Toshiba revives UMPC with Libretto W100"

I found a fact that might belong in this article. See the quote below

Simply put, Toshiba has brought back the UMPC (ultra mobile PC) concept with two multi-touch 7-inch displays. This pup, coming on the 25th anniversary of Toshiba's entry to the laptop market, has some interesting features and generated some initial buzz. Toshiba bills calls the device the Libretto W100 and says it ”goes beyond slates, netbooks and smartphones to deliver something more.”

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https://www.zdnet.com/article/toshibas-libretto-w100-interesting-concept-but-questions-abound/

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 {{Cite web |title=Toshiba's Libretto W100: Interesting concept but questions abound |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/toshibas-libretto-w100-interesting-concept-but-questions-abound/ |website=ZDNET |access-date=2024-09-30 |language=en |quote=Simply put, Toshiba has brought back the UMPC (ultra mobile PC) concept with two multi-touch 7-inch displays. This pup, coming on the 25th anniversary of Toshiba's entry to the laptop market, has some interesting features and generated some initial buzz. Toshiba bills calls the device the Libretto W100 and says it ”goes beyond slates, netbooks and smartphones to deliver something more.”}} 

Additional comments from user: The libretto, was one of the first dual screen laptops alongside the acer iconia. Testing the add a fact extension.

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Pancho507 (talk) 17:14, 30 September 2024 (UTC)

Requested move 22 November 2024

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: not moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) Frost 14:18, 29 November 2024 (UTC)

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Laptop → Laptop computerLaptop computer – Common name and better title. Similar to the articles of Desktop computer and Tablet computer. AimanAbir18plus (talk) 13:46, 22 November 2024 (UTC) This is a contested technical request (permalink). JJP_Master (she/they) 14:57, 22 November 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose per COMMONNAME.--Ortizesp (talk) 16:31, 22 November 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose also per WP:COMMONNAME. "Tablet" certainly has other more common meanings, desktop is debatable. In any case, we don't have to treat them all the same. "Laptop" by itself is clearly more common than "laptop computer" in general usage. OhNoitsJamie ^Talk 16:35, 22 November 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose as unnecessary WP:PRECISION, which states ...titles should unambiguously define the topical scope of the article, but should be no more precise than that. See also WP:CONCISE: The goal of concision is to balance brevity with sufficient information to identify the topic to a person familiar with the general subject area.

𝚈𝚘𝚟𝚝 (𝚝𝚊𝚕𝚔𝚟𝚝) 17:38, 22 November 2024 (UTC)

This article is also the WP:PRIMARYTOPIC, so no further dab needed. The only other items listed at Laptop (disambiguation) are a band and two films. 𝚈𝚘𝚟𝚝 (𝚝𝚊𝚕𝚔𝚟𝚝) 17:40, 22 November 2024 (UTC)

• Support per WP:CONSISTENCY with desktop computer and tablet computer. Theparties (talk) 18:57, 22 November 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose, common name per above reasonings. Randy Kryn (talk) 00:01, 23 November 2024 (UTC)

Oppose, what else would laptop refer to? In fact the only things that appear on Laptop (disambiguation) is Laptop (band) a redirect page Laptop (2008 film) and Laptop (2012 film) all of witch I think the user would specify while typing "laptop" the argument of desktop computer and tablet computer why not laptop computer also falls flat as tablet can mean Clay tablet and desktop can mean well the top of a Desk DYC TY (talk) 03:03, 23 November 2024 (UTC)

• Leaning oppose. It seems apparent that desktop computer and tablet computer are at those titles because of the many other things that can be called a desktop or a tablet (both disambiguation pages). BD2412 T 17:14, 23 November 2024 (UTC)
• I would have opposed or suggested Laptop (computer) as unnatural but Britannica does use the proposed title so I'm not sure. Crouch, Swale (talk) 18:43, 23 November 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose. No indication the proposed title is the common name. ~~ Jessintime (talk) 02:13, 25 November 2024 (UTC)

Oppose, consistency isn't really something covered in electronic naming conventions. 107.19.1.83 (talk) 00:15, 27 November 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose. Laptop is most certainly, overwhelmingly the WP:COMMONNAME. That's what everyone calls it. It's also the very clear primary topic for the term. Desktop and tablet are not, hence the need for disambiguation. -- Necrothesp (talk) 12:43, 29 November 2024 (UTC)

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debatably "obsolete features"

debatably "obsolete features"

usb-a - new modern devices are still manufactured even by big brand names and despite regulatory requirements

hdmi - new versions of hdmi are continuously introduced and wireless streaming is still niche. despite not being a constant necessity for most use cases it is definitely not obsolete

sd card slot - as new professional and widespread consumer hardware is still introduced with standard sd as its main media the media type is not going away from laptops anytime soon

charging port - there are not as many present-day laptops which support usb-c charging as there are which have dedicated external power supplies with power-only connectors

for all of these, except for usb-a, we can generally follow what apple has shown with their modification progression of laptop ports over the years as they have generally been a leader - they were the main brand to drop the floppy drive and introduce the cd drive, which was just an outdated media format. later they tried to force usb-c, but all their desktops still featured it until recent years since the industry has been very slow to adapt and is still struggling which i presume has a bit to do with licensing and standardization. 2603:8001:6301:5A62:F805:D92C:2672:D86 (talk) 04:59, 30 September 2025 (UTC)

Fixed. OmegaAOLtalk? 20:11, 14 November 2025 (UTC)

Also, wireless streaming is not the replacement for HDMI (on non-HDMI-compatible laptops). Its replacement is Thunderbolt 4 (DisplayPort) served over USB-C. OmegaAOLtalk? 01:08, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

Serial ports, PS/2 ports, and the ExpressCard were removed because USB-A could fulfill that functionality by itself. Similiarly, HDMI ports and charging ports are being replaced because USB-C can fulfill those functionalities. OmegaAOLtalk? 01:09, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

"Chesttop" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Chesttop has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2026 May 3 § Chesttop until a consensus is reached. 8BitBros (talk • edits) 06:48, 3 May 2026 (UTC)