Is there a point to use i3wm on a laptop vs gnome? Does it need

>>62450928
>Does it need a lot of screenspace to be efficient
yes but most laptops should have enough to justify using i3wm

>>62450951
I'm on an x220T

you know you can install more than one WM/DE and choose which to use at log in, right? just try it out.

>>62450980
I suck at knowing screen sizes by number, but as long as it's not very small I'd say go for i3. Also, what >>62450984 said. Just try it out (to me it seems like you want to try i3 judging by your original post).

>>62450928
>vs gnome
yes

>>62451085
Yes I'm about to try it

>>62450928
You don't need to tile everything, just switch workspaces by super+number