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You could take a normal laptop and remove the screen.
I've seen several laptops used like this. The only issue is that the WiFi antennas are (usuall?) in the screen.
I ditched my laptop for a pocketable mini PC and a pair of AR glasses
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I wouldn't do it, personally, and that would be one of the main reasons. It says more about me than about the idea itself though. I would love it for the ergonomics. If it's not too hard on the eyes I would consider it at home.
The real win for me is being able to work outside in full sunlight, without having to care about screen glare. I have used them in the office and in coffee shops but that's almost incidental.
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#173That battery pack is too large to fly with, unless they changed the regulations? Used to be 10,000 mAH no?
https://www.ugreen.com/products/ugreen-nexode-power-bank-250...
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#174That battery pack is too large to fly with, unless they changed the regulations? Used to be 10,000 mAH no?
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#175That battery pack is too large to fly with, unless they changed the regulations? Used to be 10,000 mAH no?
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He says he uses the Khadas Mind / Khadas Mind 2 which is a mini pc that has a battery so its pretty much a screenless laptop. Not clear the battery is very large but he uses an external one too as its usb c powered.
It says that the battery is for when you want to move the PC between desks, so I'd imagine it only lasts for five minutes or so.
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#177I 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…
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#178I don't see it mentioned, but I'd feel completely ridiculous using this in a coffee shop or on the train.
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#179Having nreal air. It is so freaking inconvenient to wear for longer that every time I see someone posting how they replaced regular screen with ar glasses or vr (yes, tried also Quest 2) I laugh HARD!
I regularly work for a few hours at a time in a Quest 3. Feel free to laugh.
- half a kilo hanging in front of your face
- working in the summer w/o air conditioning is a nightmare
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#180I've seen a couple of this kinds of setups online and I'm intrigued, as I'm just done with the laptop form factor, but I don't think this is it. I see the appeal of the XR glasses for immersion and monitor real state, but if you wanted to be outside and went to a coffee shop... I woudldn't cover my eyes and immerse myself totally on the computer; for starters, I wouldn't feel safe. Also, I don't think anyone would al…