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I have an elevator pitch on my desk. It has a 180 degree reclinable screen, basically designed to be a thickesh tablet. I do the opposite, and put the screen
by zhte415 11y ago
I have an elevator pitch on my desk. It has a 180 degree reclinable screen, basically designed to be a thickesh tablet.
I do the opposite, and put the screen desk-side down, to use the keyboard (have become accustomed to it, not great, but very good). So the screen lies face-down, and the keyboard is face-up, attached to a monitor. Not a particularly fancy monitor, but it is nice having things at eye level when at a desk and having sizes blown up big, basically, easy on the neck.
Perhaps the environment, I don't know, but the amount of curiosity this provides to others to my little alcove is impressive. Anyone that notices mentions. From curiosity, not realising it's a laptop, to 'I have a ThinkPad too and I wish it could do that'.
So, elevator pitch, have something so vivid it can be picked up, touched, played with. Not words, a thing that doesn't need to be particularly innovative as-in changing the world, just, that's a neat idea, I'd like that too. Then it gets easier to sell.
None of my colleagues want to get T-series ThinkPads in the next acquisition round because of a simple screen on another range that can be reclined more than normal.