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Sorry D, but no. These are field guys who would RATHER be using a desktop but there isn't one handy and a kbd and squeak is peanuts and gets over most of the hassle of lappies.
Then the top lab guys will have a laptop and a desktop simply for to-ing and fro-ing but the company cannot give that to everyone!
I mentioned two screens? Also desktops handle audio interfaces (yup, got 'em in amps now) better and easier than laps.
FWIW, Thunderbolt supports daisy-chaining multiple displays. So in a few years, when everything has a Thunderbolt port, that limitation of pre-TB laptops won't be all that relevant.