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HP's New Dual-Screen Gaming Laptop Takes Apple's Touch Bar to the Next Level
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I'd say if we would have average of this touch screen and mbp's touchbar, we would have a winner!
Designers are literally doing the opposite of what people are asking for. It's almost deliberate.
Using a tablet as a secondary screen has little to do with this atrocious approach to embed a 1080p mini screen on a laptop's body, but of course YMMV.
I'm a lefty.
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MacRumors must be low on Apple rumors.
People who have to travel and doesn't have the luxury of staying home all the time.
I built a rig and only go to enjoy it couple months out of the year because of this and after couple of years I can't even put graphics past High. And since I only get to enjoy it couple months of the year by the time my GPU got outdated it feels like I hardly played on it. What am I gonna do upgrade it spend another arm & leg for just couple months of enjoyment (couple months not including work, social life, errands, etc, etc).
Not to mention some games like 'BF4' which I played a lot just isn't played anymore and missed out on the peak periods of the game. because I was traveling.
So yes there are people like me that 'NEED' as opposed to someone that just wants a gaming laptop for the sake of having one.
They use a second screen - they don’t look at a second screen. Your eyes only point one way. This is why the Wii U failed.
I'm a lefty.
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Apple is low on Apple rumors.
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Woah..! I actually think this thing is pretty great for things like streamers, having OBS, discord etc on the second screen sounds really cool, and not really doable in a single unit machine usually.
When I'm recording or streaming I generally need 2 or more displays. Having 2 on a laptop is nice!
When I'm recording or streaming I generally need 2 or more displays. Having 2 on a laptop is nice!
Same reason Logitech makes keyboards with built-in displays. I've used them and while typing on the old g15 wasn't great the display was really useful.
This has nothing to do with the touch bar. The touch bar REPLACES a bar of physical keys. The person who invented that was definitely not a pro-user. A pro-user would have added a touchbar on top of those ESC / functionkeys. That might be just a pretty good idea.
The "next level"-thing here is HP indeed keeping those ESC / function keys and add a 6" screen above the keyboard. Well Replace that 6" screen with a touchbar and I might become more interested in the touchbar. Just as long as I keep my physical Esc/functionkeys.
While we're talking keyboards: the butterfly mechanism cannot be considered real physical keys. I do like key-travel. And I do like to eat biscuits behind my computer: the keyboard should be able to survive those. All my previous computers did survive my eating habits or worse. I don't care about a laptop as thin as possible. The 2015 MBP was already better than good-enough.
Sidenote: that HP is just too ugly to look at IMO.
The "next level"-thing here is HP indeed keeping those ESC / function keys and add a 6" screen above the keyboard. Well Replace that 6" screen with a touchbar and I might become more interested in the touchbar. Just as long as I keep my physical Esc/functionkeys.
While we're talking keyboards: the butterfly mechanism cannot be considered real physical keys. I do like key-travel. And I do like to eat biscuits behind my computer: the keyboard should be able to survive those. All my previous computers did survive my eating habits or worse. I don't care about a laptop as thin as possible. The 2015 MBP was already better than good-enough.
Sidenote: that HP is just too ugly to look at IMO.
Better would be determined by use case.
Can't easily bring a tower setup to a friends house to game.
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Isn't this a copy of ASUS ZenBook Pro 15?
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus/l.../pcmcat1533049919583.c?id=pcmcat1533049919583
I guess HP is moving the same small panel to the top of the keyboard now and position it as gaming machine but gamer need different type of screen for productivity.
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus/l.../pcmcat1533049919583.c?id=pcmcat1533049919583
I guess HP is moving the same small panel to the top of the keyboard now and position it as gaming machine but gamer need different type of screen for productivity.
This is actually pretty nice, but since it's an HP product and out of step with competitors, it will likely be the only generation fo this product. Also, since it's an HP product, it might last about a year tops. Apple has **** keyboards, but HP has always had **** batteries, **** thermals, **** support, etc.
Nice concept, but with HP backing it, stay away.
Nice concept, but with HP backing it, stay away.
What can't you imagine?
- Having an 8-core new Intel chip?
- Using Turbo Boost when you need it and not disabled by Apple on heavy load work?
- A MaxQ 2080 GPU?
- upgradable cheap hard drive and ram options?
- An ultrafast render machine on the go for video/3d work?
I agree, the design is not my cup of coffee but what matters is under the hood. And as a long term Apple user, I get upset not being able to work adequately on the go with their "pro" line specs.