We’re in the Era of Peak Photography Laptop

Believe it or not, I haven't owned or used a laptop since before the pandemic. In 2019, I bought a 27-inch iMac and it has been my main machine for several years. Then I ended up buying a 12-inch iPad Pro some years ago hoping that it would replace my need for a laptop. And like many professional working photographers, I do things in a pretty digital yet antiquated way. I still use a big screen to edit images and I still want to be tethered down at a desk with my RAID to back up images. And the truth is that I can't really do that as a digital nomad at all. Years ago, Apple sold us the idea that we could do everything wirelessly and that we wouldn't need all those cables anymore. Yet the truth is that photographers embraced the dongle lifestyle. And now in 2026, I'm considering a laptop again. But there's a big problem.