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A superwide aspect ratio is impractical for too many things. The audience for this device would be extremely limited. I still long for the days of the 4:3 aspe
by mark-r 10y ago
A superwide aspect ratio is impractical for too many things. The audience for this device would be extremely limited.
I still long for the days of the 4:3 aspect ratio.
- noisy_boy 10y agoMe too - my old and trusty HP nx6320 had it (retired not hurt). I am more interested in a detachable that would with work perfectly with Linux and allow me to run Android apps in a window (as long as we are dreaming :))
- zokier 10y agoIt would not be too far from having two 4:3 monitors side-by-side, which is generally pretty nice configuration. For example if it were 1440x600 (which would make sense), then you'd have two 720x600 windows. Not exactly SVGA from olden 4:3 days, but pretty close. You could have for example two 90x50 character terminal windows with that relatively comfortably.
- MikusR 10y agoSurface Pro/Book is 3:2.
- Yetanfou 10y agoThat should be achievable by adding another screen on top of the one on this machine, hinged at the top. In closed position the thing could work as a tablet, in open position the top screen would flip 180° to form the top part of a large 4:3 screen. The main body could be set on rails, to slide forwards from under the keyboard when the thing is used as a laptop (more or less the inverse of what slider phones did, here the keyboard stays in place while the body slides away from under it). Add a touchpad to the main body and you'd have a relatively normal laptop configuration.
- kartickv 10y agoAs the blog post says, it would be practical if the apps / web apps / web sites are redesigned for it. Which may or may not happen, granted.