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I ditched my laptop for a pocketable mini PC and a pair of AR glasses

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Re: I ditched my laptop for a pocketable mini PC and a pair of AR glasses

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Post by nemomarx »

jareds wrote: post #26

I got excided looking at this hoping there was a laptop with out a screen. I'm totally blind so the power draw of a screen is pointless. I currently use my ROG Alli with a Bluetooth keyboard to connect to my more powerful laptop which has a keyboard that's going bad. While this setup works well and the battery life is pretty good it would be much nicer if I didn't have to put a keyboard on my lap, and the Alli on a t…

Would one of those computer in a keyboard set ups work, like the rapsberry pi one?

Re: I ditched my laptop for a pocketable mini PC and a pair of AR glasses

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Post by criddell »

jwr wrote: post #21
mrbonner wrote: post #17

The Xreal is a nice device. I got the first gen for $199. I'm able to plug this into the MacBook pro and watch Netflix in bed. The fonts do look a bit blurry and small. I don't think I can work with it full time. I don't have myopia (or my number is small to notice).

Thanks for posting this! I'd be very interested in more real-life usage comments from people, I don't trust YouTube "reviewers" (who get stuff for free and want cosy relationships with companies). I wonder specifically if their high-end devices (Xreal One Pro?) would be OK for some amount of coding work, or is it just a movie-watching screen. Even if it is only for watching movies, it might still be interesting for f…

Xreal lets you return devices for 30 days. You could try one basically for the cost of return shipping.

Re: I ditched my laptop for a pocketable mini PC and a pair of AR glasses

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Post by jasonjmcghee »

java-man wrote: post #2

I don't understand. Is this an ad? How long this setup lasts on a single charge? For half the price, one can get a macbook air with fantastic battery life and a good keyboard.

it's hard to beat apple silicon MacBook airs right now. Used M1s sell for $300-400 (and $130 to have apple replace the battery if/when needed). If you buy an Anker battery pack (~25k mAh - $150 on sale) you can get another full charge.

Re: I ditched my laptop for a pocketable mini PC and a pair of AR glasses

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Post by senectus1 »

sathackr wrote: post #30

I've been doing this a few months now with an xreal one and minisforum um790. Same ability to power via usb-C and have other ports available. It's worked very well, the 1920x1080 resoultion of the glasses is pretty clear but I find "anchoring" the screen to be most usable because the edges do get a little blurry, but with the screen anchored you can just "look around" a little to bring them into focus. The biggest dr…

yeah this is whats holding me back... if it was half the price i could handle that resoultion just for the portability benefit, but double the res and I'll dump my monitor

Re: I ditched my laptop for a pocketable mini PC and a pair of AR glasses

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Post by jbellis »

herpdyderp wrote: post #25

How good are actual VR headsets at being virtual desktop screens? Specifically I've been interested in the Bigscreen Beyond 2 due to its extreme lightweight, but most people seem to use them for gaming instead of doing work. I want more screens (or, even better, an infinite screen) but I don't have the desk space for them. I know the Vision Pro sort of does this but I need the full power of my maxed out MacBook Pro,…

The ones that require base stations like the BB are not very portable.

Re: I ditched my laptop for a pocketable mini PC and a pair of AR glasses

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Post by heelix »

herpdyderp wrote: post #25

How good are actual VR headsets at being virtual desktop screens? Specifically I've been interested in the Bigscreen Beyond 2 due to its extreme lightweight, but most people seem to use them for gaming instead of doing work. I want more screens (or, even better, an infinite screen) but I don't have the desk space for them. I know the Vision Pro sort of does this but I need the full power of my maxed out MacBook Pro,…

I picked up a Quest 3 headset, with the thoughts of using it coding when I had to deal with a hotel style work desk. The text was just not sharp enough to be usable for programming.

Re: I ditched my laptop for a pocketable mini PC and a pair of AR glasses

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Post by jbellis »

ganoushoreilly wrote: post #15
tdeck wrote: post #5

I thought it would be a mini laptop like these: https://gpdstore.net/product-category/gpd-mini-laptop/ But no, he carries around a little Nuc style machine and a full, separate keyboard and charger. It's cool and all, but there's no way this whole jumble would fit in a pocket or be convenient to use on the go.

I was hoping to see this too. I regularly travel with my vision pro and it has been fantastic. It's definitely bulky though. I also tend to carry a couple laptops for work and recently switch my windows laptop to a GPD pocket. While I like it (using right now), the keyboard has many nuances you have to adjust to. Both of those options end up with me bringing a small keyboard and mouse. I own a previous gen Xreal set…

All the AR glasses are stuck at 1080p still. :-/

Re: I ditched my laptop for a pocketable mini PC and a pair of AR glasses

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Post by dpig_ »

heelix wrote: post #38
herpdyderp wrote: post #25

How good are actual VR headsets at being virtual desktop screens? Specifically I've been interested in the Bigscreen Beyond 2 due to its extreme lightweight, but most people seem to use them for gaming instead of doing work. I want more screens (or, even better, an infinite screen) but I don't have the desk space for them. I know the Vision Pro sort of does this but I need the full power of my maxed out MacBook Pro,…

I picked up a Quest 3 headset, with the thoughts of using it coding when I had to deal with a hotel style work desk. The text was just not sharp enough to be usable for programming.

What software were you using, Virtual Desktop? I find it super clear in a Quest 3 and I often work for hours in it.
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