Laptop with 1920X2000 pixel resolution and 4 virtual desktops.

Yes, laptops severely lack the ergonomics of a full keyboard but I'm addicted to the low tactile feedback needed to type. I can type faster on a laptop keyboard than a full keyboard any day.

Tossing it into a bag and going somewhere else to code is always useful too. Being a slave to your desktop can be depressing and makes me feel like breaking out sometimes.

As far as impact injuries go, I actually type on a laptop keyboard with my wrists at a 45 degree angle anyway. I'm not sure if that's normal for most but it just feels natural to me now.

The external desktop isn't really necessary unless you need to see a direct material reference while coding. Other than that, I don't see much use for it. Multiple virtual desktops do a much better job of isolating responsibilities.

I usually use 4:

• one for a web browser
• one for revision control stuff
• one for the IDE
• one for unit testing

I also make it easy to switch by assigning the super+left and super+right to cycle between the desktops. Only having what your working on on the screen at any given time makes it much easier to stay focused on the task at hand.

The extra monitors just serve to take up valuable desktop space that I'd rather use sketching notes down on paper. It's amazing how much easier ideas can flow on paper.