Aurora 7 Prototype – 7 Screen Laptop

Post by djsumdog » Tue, Nov 24, 2020, 6:35 PM UTC

cyberpunk wrote: post #13

bitecode wrote: post #10

> "A laptop with exactly zero compromises" I mean the size, weight, awkwardness and small trackpad all seem like compromises to me. I'd suspect the battery life too. And some of the screens aren't placed in the most practical of locations. That said it's a pretty impressive prototype.

According to the specs, this 12KG laptop gets 28 minutes at full power on batteries >_ And it's not allowed on airplanes..

Post by hn_expanscape » Tue, Nov 24, 2020, 6:37 PM UTC

cyberpunk wrote: post #13

bitecode wrote: post #10

> "A laptop with exactly zero compromises" I mean the size, weight, awkwardness and small trackpad all seem like compromises to me. I'd suspect the battery life too. And some of the screens aren't placed in the most practical of locations. That said it's a pretty impressive prototype.

According to the specs, this 12KG laptop gets 28 minutes at full power on batteries >_ And it's not allowed on airplanes..

Post by hn_expanscape » Tue, Nov 24, 2020, 6:38 PM UTC

samstave wrote: post #45

MikeTheGreat wrote: post #36

Ok, this is clearly a joke / fun project that metastasized / etc, and it's also clearly awesome, but I gotta ask - why 7 screens? Why not 6? Or 8? They said that they wanted to design a mobile Security Operations Center - do people doing this work normally need exactly 7 screens worth of information? I've seen pictures of "Operation Centers" which have tons of screens so it's plausible that someone would need "a lot"…

Its six up top - the 7th is the one on the wrist rest...

Post by hn_expanscape » Tue, Nov 24, 2020, 6:43 PM UTC

TAForObvReasons wrote: post #55

MikeTheGreat wrote: post #36

Ok, this is clearly a joke / fun project that metastasized / etc, and it's also clearly awesome, but I gotta ask - why 7 screens? Why not 6? Or 8? They said that they wanted to design a mobile Security Operations Center - do people doing this work normally need exactly 7 screens worth of information? I've seen pictures of "Operation Centers" which have tons of screens so it's plausible that someone would need "a lot"…

Traders frequently use smaller monitors stacked up very high. The upper monitors usually have charts or heatmaps or live video feeds. They don't usually read the text from those screens. This product would have sold well to the finance crowd when monitors were relatively expensive.

Post by greggyb » Tue, Nov 24, 2020, 7:02 PM UTC

londons_explore wrote: post #48

wheybags wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why even waste weight on battery at that point. That is a built in ups, not a portable device.

A built in UPS is really helpful for moving from room to room around a home or office. For a long time I've wanted something with all the properties of a desktop PC, but the ability to move it to another room while booted and without having to do multiple journeys. A serious enough setup I could use it for work every day, yet still with the ability to take it to the living room to do stuff while supervising the kids.…