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Asus Zenbook Duo 2024

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Re: Asus Zenbook Duo 2024

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Post by kyriakos »

nolongerthere wrote: post #61
jitl wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I initially got a $100 one, but ended upgrading to an Asus model with a touch screen and built in battery. It can run everything (video and charging the display) over a single USB-C cable. I used to travel with it and sometimes a gaming desktop, but these days I use it around the house whenever I need a display & mouse for a server that doesn’t have a dedicated monitor. Just today I did a BIOS update with it. This is…

A regular 15.6” 1080p monitor from a no name brand costs 1/3 the price, crazy that touch adds so much to the price. Also you should ID affiliate links.

Honest question, if someone genuinely recommends a product, why is an affiliate link a bad thing?

Re: Asus Zenbook Duo 2024

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Post by wslh »

reaperducer wrote: post #69
wslh wrote: post #68

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It is natively supported, you don't need any third party app.

Which is exactly what I wrote.

Sorry, it was not clear because your expression "it was an app" normally means and external app if you don't mention its name. Now, you don't need to even know that there is an app, you just go to displays and add the iPad there.

Re: Asus Zenbook Duo 2024

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Post by bitcoinmoney »

AH4oFVbPT4f8 wrote: post #64
nolongerthere wrote: post #61

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A regular 15.6” 1080p monitor from a no name brand costs 1/3 the price, crazy that touch adds so much to the price. Also you should ID affiliate links.

How can you tell it's an affiliate?

Coz you don’t know if it’s a real endorsement.

Re: Asus Zenbook Duo 2024

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Post by WillAdams »

vitiral wrote: post #51

Just a service announcement: you can get an external monitor that is charged and driven by a single USB-C for about $100 which weighs about a pound. Feels like it would get 90% of what I want out of a setup like this.

No stylus support on the external monitor for the most part though.

The only one I'm aware of w/ a decent stylus which is reasonably affordable (the new Wacom One) is not that great in terms of pixel density (don't want to compete w/ their Cintiq line).

Re: Asus Zenbook Duo 2024

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Post by WillAdams »

Havoc wrote: post #39

Has anyone had any luck using this form factor practically? Do the ergonomics and practicalities work out?

I've been wanting one since before Lenovo dropped their Yogabook 9i.

I'm hoping this will become a form-factor/product/class of its own.

Currently, I'm using a Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Pro 360 because it was the only computer I could find which:

- had a Wacom EMR stylus

- high resolution and large/expansive screen

- full OS support

(replacing a Samsung Galaxy Book 12, which I really wish Samsung had stuck with)

I need to have a stylus so that I can draw/annotate/write, and I prefer a tablet form-factor (but will accept a convertible/foldable if need be) --- the thing which kills me is the keyboard is completely disabled when the screen is folded back --- it would be nice for the keys along one (or both) edges of the keyboard to be usable as programmable/modified keys for when one is drawing.

Such a device with Wacom EMR will be an insta-buy for me.

It's really nice to be able to go from taking a note on my phone or Kindle Scribe, to drawing/annotating on my Galaxy Book.

Re: Asus Zenbook Duo 2024

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Post by WillAdams »

henry_viii wrote: post #11

Congrats to Asus. I would love to have a laptop as a laptop when I need the portability but also a screen on a stand + wireless keyboard and touchpad when I want the ergonomics. Are there other products on the market right now that lets us detach the screen off the laptop and still use the keyboard and the touchpad wirelessly?

Lenovo Yogabook 9i is the product which defined this class of device.

Re: Asus Zenbook Duo 2024

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Post by fuzztester »

pcurve wrote: post #25
fuzztester wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Did you mean "This is gonna be such a big deal when Apple invests in it in 5 years."?

Pretty sure it was a sarcastic comment because Apple has a penchant for taking existing product and 're-inventing' it as their own.

Yes, but so was mine a sarcastic / humorous comment, which should have been obvious (except to fly-by dumbass downvoting donkey commenters), because who can predict what someone will invent in 5 years? Hence the italics I used.

Re: Asus Zenbook Duo 2024

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Post by WillAdams »

wslh wrote: post #8
FirmwareBurner wrote: post #5

This is gonna be such a big deal when Apple invents it in 5 years. Can't wait for the MacBook Pro Duo.

Right, I posted yesterday about using an iPad as a 2nd monitor for nomads [1]. I understand a cheaper alternative is using a USB-C external display. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38957035

How well does Sidecar work?

I was considering this, but wound up w/ a Wacom One for my MacBook, mostly since it uses the same stylus technology as all of my other devices (Galaxy Note 10+, Kindle Scribe, Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Pro 360).

Re: Asus Zenbook Duo 2024

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Post by AH4oFVbPT4f8 »

bitcoinmoney wrote: post #73
AH4oFVbPT4f8 wrote: post #64

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How can you tell it's an affiliate?

Coz you don’t know if it’s a real endorsement.

I get that, was more wondering if it was possible to tell if they were using an affiliate link based on the shortened url.
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