so if the AVP gives you virtually unlimited screen size why would one want to add an awkward and fragile, space constrained physical display which is definitely more prone to problems than a projected one?
Check out two Windows laptops, the Asus ZenBook Duo 2024 and the Lenovo Yoga Book 9i. Once you see how these laptops perform, you’ll understand why that 20” folding laptop might be rather exciting to people.I tend to not fully dismiss anything, but this seems far-fetched.
I LOVED my 17" MBP and would love an MBA with a screen that big, but a FOLDING 20"?!
Laptops already fold, so we're really talking about a 20" folding iPad with macOS on it instead?
I just don't get it...
I think you got this the wrong way around!this is where folding screens makes sense.
not stupid folding phones.
exactly. It fits in a bag half the sizeWhat a stupid idea. Laptops fold already. I like the proper keyboard to type on and I like the screen to look at above that. I really have no idea what this is for, assuming the rumour proves to be true. The only sense I can see in folding screens is so that things can fit in your pocket or a small bag.
These things all look a hideous mess.
They’re all the same “thing.” The form factor will of course improve. Not at all hideous however. The stand does need improvement for sure.These things all look a hideous mess.
Well I could understand if they said it was a foldable iPad I suppose, but I'm not getting the foldable laptop concept. Unless they are just going to call a large iPad that folds a laptop now?exactly. It fits in a bag half the size
Go read a Lenovo 16 Fold review if you want to get it, instead of just repeating over and over “I don’t get it.” There’s also the HP Spectre option but it’s absurdly Apple-esque in its overpricedness.Well I could understand if they said it was a foldable iPad I suppose, but I'm not getting the foldable laptop concept. Unless they are just going to call a large iPad that folds a laptop now?
Well, thank you for your advice, not that I have repeated anything "over and over". Anyway, in common with most people who have commented on this article, I don't think I want to "get it" in either sense of the phrase. But I'm glad you like the concept. Each to his or her own!Go read a Lenovo 16 Fold review if you want to get it, instead of just repeating over and over “I don’t get it.” There’s also the HP Spectre option but it’s absurdly Apple-esque in its overpricedness.
And it‘s total crap. Instead of going thin and light you go thick and heavy and have to carry around more stuff. Total nonsense.Not necessarily. A comparable product that isn’t actually a folding laptop would be the Lenovo Yoga Book 9i or the Asus ZenBook Duo 2024 version where there are two screens joined by a hinge with a detachable keyboard that would magnetically attach to the bottom screen, turning it into a standard laptop. Or you can keep it separate from the screens and have a double screen.
Tim is definitely no Steve. Tim rather play it safe.If Apple really is devoting serious resources to a product like this can't say it's very flattering to their leadership.