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Haha, I've used the poor and lazy man's version of this: https://i.imgur.com/xPvcUnc.jpg In Soviet Russia you become the task scheduler! Back laptops are older Elitebooks, front ones ZBooks. Since I can't seem to sell my old laptops, I found a use for them. I had a better multi monitor setup, but unfortunately it would've been impossible to pack and move. Works really well tbh, either as a multi-monitor setup for one…
In my dream world, "decision makers" (gov officials, top managers) attend their fancy meetings with one of these, and have on-screen info, fed by an army of people in different parts of the world, to minimize the amount of bullshit said, and make government / admin more efficient. Yes, they could also have the setup at home, but I think they like the going around in black SUVs, having doors opened for them, shaking h…
There is only so much information that a single brain can analyze and parse. This is why decision makers employ a team of brains to parse it for them, rather than attempting to do it all themselves. Delegation has very significant performance advantages. More screens isn't the solution -- better parsing and analysis is the need.
hn_expanscape, what is the actual use-case for this device? You mention day-traders, but what about tiny screens sliding out from behind larger screens swiveling out from behind yet larger screens is helpful? Why is this better than one, much larger screen (i.e. a laptop with a 24" monitor or larger)? Why is there a screen embedded next to the keyboard? Was it just another place to squeeze a screen in, or is there an actual use-case for that? And is that a tiny little screen in the upper left portion of the bezel around what I would normally call the "main" screen? What's that for?
Are there digital nomad day-traders who are even interested in using a laptop in the first place? Where are they that they don't mind carrying this very heavy device around, where they have access to a power outlet to use it?
What is the purpose of the battery, actually? It doesn't sound like it's meant for practical use, since it seems it would last for less than an hour in ideal circumstances. Is it sort of a mobile UPS?
> "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.
I prefer the version with the printer: https://i.imgur.com/RCgJg6F.gif
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According to the specs, this 12KG laptop gets 28 minutes at full power on batteries >_ And it's not allowed on airplanes..
> And it's not allowed on airplanes Is the battery limit just for carry-on or for checked too? Could you just check this in?
This is due to fire safety.
> "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.
Zero compromise doesn’t mean you get what you want. Actually the opposite sometimes.
You can't have 7 screens, long battery life, and have it be light weight. That would be zero compromises.
It's basically the old adage: Fast, cheap, good - pick two.
They've sacrificed any kind of portability for more screens.
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I prefer the version with the printer: https://i.imgur.com/RCgJg6F.gif
What is that from?
This is why we need VR to get higher resolution
I thought that the newly-released HP Reverb G2 has a high-enough resolution for desktop work. Could anyone with experience confirm?
See https://www.reddit.com/r/HMDprogramming/ for more examples of people trying to write code in VR.