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Why isn't resolution front and center? Oh it's because it's "Up to 2.5K (2560 by 1920)", so still stuck in 2007.
This is really exciting. Being able to fold will make it so much easier to carry around. My dream is to have a 24 or even a 27 inch monitor that you can fit in an every day backpack. I don't really care that it's also a laptop. Heck, I don't get why you would ever want a foldable phone. But foldable monitor at this size makes a lot of difference in packing. At 17 inch, it's not the biggest difference since you can st…
What problem do folding screens actually solve?
Pretty cool tech, but from the Dave2D video, the crease + bulkiness is still bad enough to be a dealbreaker for me (and I imagine many others as well). I find it interesting that companies like Asus, Samsung, etc. frequently put out these devices that feature emerging tech, but clearly aren't ready for primetime. You would never catch Apple releasing something like this since they have brand value to protect, but Asu…
I say this as someone who owns a lot of Apple hardware too. So this isn’t some anti Apple bias
Moreover it’s pretty absurd to say that hugely popular products aren’t ready for the prime time. The fact they’re popular and sell well means they precisely were.
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> "You would never catch Apple releasing something like this since they have brand value to protect " - Do you recall the original iphone lacked a bunch of really "duh" features at first. The main one being no copy+paste? Sure, Apple has made mistakes... No way to iron out the wrinkles in your foldable OLED screens until you get enough people to try them on first.
You're being way too defensive here. The iPhone was revolutionary, lacking some software features at launch was nothing that couldn't be fixed. What the post above clearly means is releasing hardware that's still a few iterations from being "mainstream appealing" If you actually follow the story of the iPhone, Apple could have released a bulkier more primitive version, but Steve Jobs refused because it wouldn't have…
So, Sure, its novel - but give it a try.
I am not being overly defensive of apple, I am saying, this is the HN croud, I have always been an early adopter, ever since the 80s...
So I dont poo-poo on this thing. I love it.
The only feature I _really_ want this machine to have is IP68 waterproofing or better.
Imagine a smaller size of this device that attached to a divers arm, but can be 'curved' to the shape of the SCU-Bracer-9000.
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God help your soul if you need to deal with an ASUS hardware RMA. They are easily the worst PC hardware manufacturer of all, and they sell clearly damaged and broken parts as "refurb." They are terrible.
If not Asus, then who? Asrock - have not had a motherboard go bad...but looking at their website, I'd be wary of trying to get an RMA Gigabyte/MSI all have their own share of complaints.... eVGA? they have stateside support but sometimes the specs aren't as good as Asrock's. PNY?
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> "You would never catch Apple releasing something like this since they have brand value to protect " - Do you recall the original iphone lacked a bunch of really "duh" features at first. The main one being no copy+paste? Sure, Apple has made mistakes... No way to iron out the wrinkles in your foldable OLED screens until you get enough people to try them on first.
You're being way too defensive here. The iPhone was revolutionary, lacking some software features at launch was nothing that couldn't be fixed. What the post above clearly means is releasing hardware that's still a few iterations from being "mainstream appealing" If you actually follow the story of the iPhone, Apple could have released a bulkier more primitive version, but Steve Jobs refused because it wouldn't have…
Honestly, the views here smack more of elitism than any deep understanding of what the mainstream like.
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> but then I didn't get the appeal of iPads when announced. Let me guess you dont have kids.
Not parent and I don't have kids but if I did, there's no way I'm giving them an ipad. They can have coloring books, crayons, Legos and building blocks, doll houses, physical plastic, wooden and plush toys, restricted access to PCs/consoles, but no portable smart devices with screens, online connection and spyware apps. By kids I'm talking about pre-teens. They can get smart devices when they're teenagers.
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How about a console? There's the menu screen with no moving pictures, and I have the habit of leaving games paused for extended periods while i get on with life. That worries me should i get an OLED.
"OLED burn-in: should you be worried about it? And how can you prevent it?" (2021): https://www.whathifi.com/advice/oled-burn-in-should-you-be-w... "...while technological improvements mean OLED burn in (often called image retention by manufacturers because that sounds less scary) is less likely to hit an OLED TV than it used to be, the actions of the manufacturers themselves prove that the issue hasn’t completely go…
Like "I always forget to shut down my PS5 when i stop playing and I have/don't have burn in on my oled tv".
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Not parent and I don't have kids but if I did, there's no way I'm giving them an ipad. They can have coloring books, crayons, Legos and building blocks, doll houses, physical plastic, wooden and plush toys, restricted access to PCs/consoles, but no portable smart devices with screens, online connection and spyware apps. By kids I'm talking about pre-teens. They can get smart devices when they're teenagers.
So... the kids will probably not have much friends as all the other kids will be socializing online even if that's inferior to physical friendship. Good or bad, that is the norm now and if you don't let your kid access to a tablet while all the other kids do, that child will be lacking a lot of confidence and practical tech skills. A balance with both iPad time and physical activity time would be a better tradeoff IM…