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I would!! I like to sit outside and write code, but where I live it is too bright. Even in the shade with brightness full on, I cannot see anything. So beginni
by tluyben2 5y ago
I would!! I like to sit outside and write code, but where I live it is too bright. Even in the shade with brightness full on, I cannot see anything.
So beginning this with YES, send me one! You seem to have my goals mostly for the perfect laptop; I don’t care about thin, but 10 inch or under and insane battery life are the things I need. Linux for me too.
Edit; from this [2] I learned that there is another display tech, so the below still applies but then I only need 1 screen but with that tech? I never saw or tried but what I googled looks pretty impressive! Why is it not used more? Most posts about it are ancient and I see pixel qi which was a hype thing until it disappeared.
My dream is to have something like the Fujitsu p1510 [0] with the swivel screen having lcd on one side and eInk on the other, running Linux and depending on the position of the screen which is on;
- closed both are off until you hit the on switch; the outer one will come on so you have a tablet or e-reader
- open both are off until you you turn on; the one on the side of the keyboard will be active
4g or 5g would be perfect but not really needed (just share my phone connection). If it had 4/5g I would consider dumping my phone altogether.
8-32gb ideally
Battery enough for lcd to do 12 hours (the p1510 with extended battery did on Linux i3 and I always had a spare with me).
I would pay a lot for that today. I had lugging around all the crap and I cannot use it outside anyway; my m1 MacBook at full brightness is already impossible and it’s only spring.
I also still have feverish dreams about this exact scenario but with a Zaurus [1] or new Astro Slide.
I really care far less about thin than I care about battery life and it being one device to do everything.
I have a Boox note3 and I use that as a screen for my m1 air, but them not being one device and the fact it is basically Vnc makes the lagging worse; it is still ok to work in full sunlight but it is a messy setup so I hardly ever do it.
[0] https://www.zdnet.com/google-amp/product/fujitsu-siemens-lifebook-p1510/ https://www.zdnet.com/google-amp/product/fujitsu-siemens-lif...
[1] http://www.gelhaus.net/cgi-bin/page.py?loc:zaurus/+content:review_C1000.html http://www.gelhaus.net/cgi-bin/page.py?loc:zaurus/+content:r...
[2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30886546 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30886546