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Eh, I'm having a hard time finding what advantage this would actually give you.
by swebs 7y ago
Eh, I'm having a hard time finding what advantage this would actually give you.
- lallysingh 7y agoIn cramped quarters, a regular 12"ish laptop. When you have extra desk space, it's a desktop with a 17" display.
- me_me_me 7y ago> it's a desktop with a 17" display. With a crease in the middle.
- lallysingh 7y agoWhat crease?
- me_me_me 7y agoall fordable screens so far have visible fold crease at the fold point
- tasogare 7y agoIt’s a bad laptop because you need a separate keyboard to use it (typing on screen is hard). So it fails at the both usage you listed.
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- lm28469 7y agoNow you have to ask yourself how many times in your life you had this exact problem. And if you did have this problem how big of a deal is it for your quality of life. It's a solution looking for a problem, at least in that form / the consumer market.
- pcdoodle 7y agoI'll stick with "docking" my 2014 MacBook air to my 30" 2004 cinema display. I agree with you 100%. This is not the next thing. I don't know what they are thinking.
- lallysingh 7y agoCommute on a train. Then get to a desk.
- michaelt 7y agoTheoretically? Every time you hear someone talking about how they dock their laptop, you're hearing someone say they want a bigger screen than they're willing to carry. Of course, a fold-out screen isn't a panacea: A 17" laptop isn't just heavy because of the big screen, but also because of the big battery to light up that screen. And of course there's the issue of reliability.
- Goronmon 7y agoI dock my laptop because I want a large screen (17" is tiny from a desktop perspective), a secondary screen, and a decent keyboard to type on. These foldable devices don't solve any of these problems.
- davidivadavid 7y agoAnd there's the issue that a 17" screen is actually small compared to today's standards for desktops?
- userbinator 7y agoIf they could instead figure out how to get two screens to butt together, that would have a far longer lifespan. I predict all these foldable screens are going to get damaged very easily, but then again it seems planned obolescence is the norm these days...
- Dirlewanger 7y agoWhen it comes down to it, they're all still novelties. Tablets have been consumption devices you use every now and then. The truth is that touchscreen keyboards just can't match physical ones. And until tablets become productivity devices, they will always be treated as novelties (rightfully so).
- criddell 7y agoEvery tablet I've owned (iPad and Nexus 7) could pair with a Bluetooth keyboard. That said, I rarely bother using my keyboard anymore with my iPad. I can type just fine on the glass, although I wouldn't want to do it for extended periods of time.
- faizshah 7y agoI started using an ipad with the Smart Keyboard and pencil to replace a lot of the things i usually use a laptop for (basic web surfing, reading). I could see this being useful if it had a keyboard cover and a Bluetooth stylus. I’m sure someone will get around to it in the next couple years. A 17 in folding iPad Pro would be pretty cool.