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New Leaks of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano

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Re: New Leaks of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano

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Post by kjeetgill »

bityard wrote: post #65
regularfry wrote: post #31

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I was doing some work on an old 4:3 IBM X41 last weekend. Reminded me what we've lost.

What have we lost? I have _always_ preferred a wider screen to a taller one because it means I can fit more xterms side-by-side.

Yea, seriously. When did the whole taller windows are for productivity vs wider for media folks, decide this as obvious and undeniable?

It's just a preference!

The most workflow obessesed tiling window manager people tend to expect a two column, (one with a tall window, with a 2 or 3 rows in the other) approach by default. Often 3 columns.

Re: New Leaks of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano

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Post by RandomBacon »

jhatax wrote: post #67

When Apple first eliminated all but two (or four) USB-C ports, there was a ton of vitriol towards Apple on HN. In the years since Apple’s move, both Dell and IBM have adopted Apple’s playbook and are in the process of eliminating ports, and there are no comments on how everyone will need dongles to connect peripherals or get their work done. - What has changed in our use of laptops over the last 12-months that dongle…

It's still a pain-point, it's just that everyone's moved on. It's the new normal.

Re: New Leaks of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano

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Post by philliphaydon »

superhuzza wrote: post #72
philliphaydon wrote: post #16

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Or chrome. Need 64gb option to run both.

I honestly can't tell if you're being serious. I'm using a 6/7 year old ASUS with 8gb of RAM. It has no problems running 20 Chrome tabs, Slack, Spotify, VSCode all at once. Are these programs really pushing people's laptops that hard, or is my laptop some kind of weird mega-performer?

While they do chew any ram available. It is an over exaggeration.

Re: New Leaks of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano

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Post by ses1984 »

read_if_gay_ wrote: post #11
ses1984 wrote: post #9

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I'm guessing not enough time to stuff an amd rig into ultra portable form factor.

Their previous lineup did also include ultraportable AMD devices like the X390 though. Or is there something inherently harder about AMD designs?

I doubt it, but the nano is over 20% lighter, it's in a different class, a class that amd hasn't competed in until now.

I'm guessing amd will be in these kinds of ultra portables soon. Their cpus are flying off shelves, they're probably focused on the more lucrative server market for now.

Re: New Leaks of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano

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Post by wazoox »

pqb wrote: post #19

> 13.0 | 16:10 | 2K | 450nits | 100% sRGB | Optional Touch > Ultra-narrow bezel | 85% STB It is very nice move from the Dell [0], and also now Lenovo to bring 16:10 display in laptops. It was always for me strange decision, when laptop manufactures decided to use 16:9 displays for all, even for pricey, high-end models. I am highly enthusiastic to see 16:10 displays back after ten years, when numerous notebooks had 15…

I've just bought a Lenovo laptop on a rush because my XPS 13 died (as usual, it works fine again now that I have a new laptop to replace it :)

It's nice and all, but it has a 3cm wide useless black bezel below the screen that screams "I should have a 16:10 display!!!". At least this one has 3 USB ports, a full size HDMI port and a camera cover...

Re: New Leaks of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano

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Post by jrockway »

Fiveplus wrote: post #64
walterbell wrote: post #57

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iPad Pro 12.9" provides 4:3 in HiDPI with good battery life, which challenges the claim that laptops couldn't source 4:3 screens.

Also, I would venture a guess - a lot of us are not laptop-gamers and as such, do not look forward to those '>=120Hz' display-panel technologies companies are dedicating so much resources into. A significant part of the reason I'm about to buy an external monitor is the 16:9 ratio vertically challenged little screen on my laptop. This new trend ought to catch on.

>= 120Hz is great for everything, not just games. Moving your mouse (or scrolling) on a 60Hz monitor after you've used something higher is like looking at a slide show.

For example, on a 60Hz monitoring, try panning around a Google Map and reading the labels. They just become a mushy blur. On a higher refresh-rate display, you can read the labels as they move. (I always found this to be an interesting demo: https://testufo.com/persistence)

Re: New Leaks of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano

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Post by nobleach »

superhuzza wrote: post #72
philliphaydon wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Or chrome. Need 64gb option to run both.

I honestly can't tell if you're being serious. I'm using a 6/7 year old ASUS with 8gb of RAM. It has no problems running 20 Chrome tabs, Slack, Spotify, VSCode all at once. Are these programs really pushing people's laptops that hard, or is my laptop some kind of weird mega-performer?

I'm always confused why my experience never matches that of others in this arena. I run bare i3 and NeoVim. When I add Slack, Chrome and Spotify, I often see 12 Gigs of usage after a couple of days. Most of the time it comes down to Chrome's tabs... and Slack appearing to be leaky. I've recently started using an extension for Chrome which puts my tabs to sleep and frees the memory they were using. But still, I'm sitting at 8.33 Gigs of RAM used.

Re: New Leaks of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano

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Post by thenachi »

diffeomorphism wrote: post #53
pmontra wrote: post #14

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It's not my use case but I know developers commuting with 13" laptops (weight and size) and connecting them to a large monitor in their office and working with VMs and containers. 16 GB is the minimum, 32 GB is the best option.

Wouldn't you want something more powerful for that? Combining 15W cpu, ultralight, small form factor (constrained thermals) with 32GB for VMs and containers seems like a bad fit.

You don't need a strong processor for VMs, just a lot of cores. And AMDs U processors can have upto 8 cores and upto 16 threads on their 15W ULV parts.

Re: New Leaks of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano

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Post by Joeri »

superhuzza wrote: post #72
philliphaydon wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Or chrome. Need 64gb option to run both.

I honestly can't tell if you're being serious. I'm using a 6/7 year old ASUS with 8gb of RAM. It has no problems running 20 Chrome tabs, Slack, Spotify, VSCode all at once. Are these programs really pushing people's laptops that hard, or is my laptop some kind of weird mega-performer?

Chrome is bad with memory if you’re a tab hoarder, and some extensions can also be problematic. They have an update in the pipeline which will dramatically decrease memory use for background tabs.

I haven’t really seen the memory problems with slack, but we use the free slack without extensions. Maybe it has a similar problem with extensions?

Re: New Leaks of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano

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Post by heelix »

RandomBacon wrote: post #79
abdusco wrote: post #52

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I stripped a couple of screws on my XPS 13 and was about to break the bottom panel out of anger & frustration. Instead I bought a new, quality set of screwdrivers and managed to open it, then replaced torx screws with phillips head M2x3 screws. Highly recommend.

Weird. I bought a torx screwdriver to open my new XPS 13, and the screwdriver stripped. I bought a better screwdriver, and didn't have any problems with the screws or screwdriver after that. (Stripped screwdriver was Husky brand from Home Depot, better screwdriver was a less-expensive, higher-quality one from Harbor Freight.)

Can confirm Home Depot/Husky did not have a happy ending on one screw. Which Harbor Freight set you pick up?

(was getting ready to mix the epoxy for the one screw/bit)

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