Folding PCs? Lenovo says "yep"

[Arika]

18 minutes ago, Misanthrope said:

Even a small one, not a lot of travel that's fine just some fucking tactile feedback.

i imagine they are going to do the same thing that they did on both voga books, just have a small vibration every time you hit a "key". i tried it out at a store, it was abysmal, it was actually worse than just typing on a glass screen (like a phone or tablet) with no vibration.

[Misanthrope]

2 minutes ago, Arika S said:

i imagine they are going to do the same thing that they did on both voga books, just have a small vibration every time you hit a "key". i tried it out at a store, it was abysmal, it was actually worse than just typing on a glass screen (like a phone or tablet) with no vibration.

That's what I've heard and read from the reviews on the yoga books, yes.

 

Also just to clarify a little bit: I am ok with a keyboardless tablet product but the thing about these is that you're charging a lot more because you're selling them as an in-between product: Better than a tablet yet not quite a laptop. So for that kind of premium yeah, either figure out perfect tactile response on a screen (Hint: not happening on a product under 2k) or include a keyboard option somewhere.

[Enderman]

6 hours ago, TheSLSAMG said:

I mean if you're really arguing semantics, it is technically a personal computer.

 

Is it what some enthusiasts immediately think of upon hearing "PC"? No, but that doesn't change it being one.

The same way a mac or smart phone is "technically a PC".

Literally nobody calls them that.

 

[rawrdaysgoby]

no...

[Lady Fitzgerald]

Lenovo still hasn't figured out how to get a foldable phone to work yet. 

 

It actually doesn't matter. After finding out I can't get a replacement battery for my perfectly good Lenovo notebook because Lenovo doesn't make the batteries for it anymore and the notebook is DRMed to make it impossible to aftermarket batteries, it will be a freezing cold day in Hell before I buy anything from *&^%$#@! Lenovo.

[melete]

I remember thinking 2-in-1s were a dumb gimmick, and there's some pretty good ones now. I'm willing to give foldable laptops a chance once manufacturers have a few generations to refine them.

[Techstorm970]

How to pulverize your fingertips:

 

Step 1:  Be a finger-punching style typist like me.

Step 2:  Buy this foldable PC.

Step 3:  Type up a college-level essay using it.

 

How to avoid this problem:

 

Step 1:  Quit drinking the hipster Kool-Aid a buy f**king laptop, dumbass...

[Techstorm970]

17 hours ago, TheSLSAMG said:

I mean if you're really arguing semantics, it is technically a personal computer.

 

Is it what some enthusiasts immediately think of upon hearing "PC"? No, but that doesn't change it being one.

Yeah, technically one of those goddamn smart-fridges with the screen on them could be a PC, too.

[Results45]

Apparently Dell and Asus are at it too..........

 

 

Sources:

• https://www.extremetech.com/computing/270719-asus-shows-off-precog-laptop-with-second-screen-for-keyboard
• https://wccftech.com/dell-roadmap-leak-xps-dual-screen-xps-13-intel-ice-lake-10nm/
• https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/05/lenovo-shows-off-a-folding-screen-laptop-coming-some-time-in-2020/
• https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2019/5/13/18537302/lenovo-foldable-pc-thinkpad-x1-prototype-hands-on-folding-screen

 

But they might as well die when our phones get a second fold:

 

Spoiler

 

 

 

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[MladenM]

folding monitor on laptop would be god idea.... so you could have ultra widescreen monitor in smaller package... 

[Nowak]

I've seen this be called "the future" by a few tech pundits so that tells me right away that this is gonna fail to catch on.

[Feranoks]

I mean... It's interesting technology. And I guess some products have to be made for that technology to move forward...

But I don't see the point and I doubt it would be very functional.

[TigerHawk]

I dunno man.....these folding screen things seem so impractical in terms of long-term usage with a niche market of usability beyond just being a novelty for someone when they first get it.

 

Feels like this is 3DTVs all over again.

 

Edit: In their current form, at least. Once we're at the stage where we have screens that are basically fabric and just as durable, that's different.

[Results45]

On 5/15/2019 at 5:11 AM, TigerHawk said:

Edit: In their current form, at least. Once we're at the stage where we have screens that are basically fabric and just as durable, that's different.

 

Literally!

• http://discovermagazine.com/2018/apr/future-wear
• https://www.technologyreview.com/s/539551/ridiculously-elastic-conductive-fibers-for-stretchable-circuits/
• https://www.technologyreview.com/s/408800/weaving-batteries-into-clothes/
• https://www.technologyreview.com/s/421389/singing-threads/
• https://semiengineering.com/non-traditional-chips-gaining-steam/

 

[Syntaxvgm]

This sounds terrible. Just terrible. 

[TigerHawk]

On 5/15/2019 at 3:23 PM, Results45 said:

 

Literally!

• http://discovermagazine.com/2018/apr/future-wear
• https://www.technologyreview.com/s/539551/ridiculously-elastic-conductive-fibers-for-stretchable-circuits/
• https://www.technologyreview.com/s/408800/weaving-batteries-into-clothes/
• https://www.technologyreview.com/s/421389/singing-threads/
• https://semiengineering.com/non-traditional-chips-gaining-steam/

 

Yeah I know we have the technology cause I've seen it, but they aren't in our laptops are they

[MladenM]

On 5/15/2019 at 10:33 AM, Feranoks said:

I mean... It's interesting technology. And I guess some products have to be made for that technology to move forward...

But I don't see the point and I doubt it would be very functional.

Kinda share that opinion but where this tech will shine is in monitor\tv market. Wallpaper tv is similar tech. Folding tvs, folding monitors. For example, having tv that can "pop" out of some box, roll up - is something that is more desirable than phone that can transform into tablet. 

People arent gonna waste money on such gimmicks. They are happy with their screensizes.

[Results45]

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[The King of the Undead]

I have one! its from 2014 it is called the hp pavilion g6 and lenovo is way behind!

[Sharp_3yE]

On 5/13/2019 at 11:14 PM, Arika S said:

sooo. ChromeOS. There's no other OS that would "make sense" though ChromeOS already doesn't make a whole lot of sense and given that they are asking potentially upwards of $2000 it's going to be a super niche device like most of the other premium ChromeOS devices

Actually, what I am hearing is the they say it wont run Windows 10. Microsoft has a different Windows in the works that may soon come out to other devices. It's the same OS that Halo Lens 2 uses (HL2 doesn't use W10). 

[robinhood85]

Awesome folding PC. It will be a future laptop.

[JapaneseTuna]

Ha ipad pro that is larger and less expensive 

 

 

 

 

ohhhh imagine laying laptop games on a touchscreen keyboard oooooof