Why Still Use a Laptop: Necessity of Local File Access and Manual Review
petergyang · x · 2026-08-31
The author responds to why he still needs a laptop when others control agents via phone. Reasons include tasks requiring local file access, the need for manual review of important file changes (hard on mobile), and dissatisfaction with cloud agent task organization.
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