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I was hoping to see a return to 16:10 aspect ratio screens, but it looks like they're sticking to 16:9

Exactly. I'm constantly needled by the fact that there isn't a single Youtube reviewer who is a full-time programmer. Or at least someone not in the "creative" domains. At least none of the big names are. It's always Nvidia this and Premiere Pro rendering times that and SD card slot whatever.

Fine, but where are the people who will spend ten minutes talking about the different keyboard options they considered for their daily driver? Where are the people who have to read code for a living and will openly mock 16:9 with it's pathetic vertical space? Talking about how easy it is to dual boot Linux on the machine?

If anyone knows of such reviewers, please drop a link below. I'm sick of wathching MKBHD.

Of course many YouTuber creators are in the video creation domain. So why view reviews on YouTube instead of reading reviews that are published in text form?

Mainly laziness and entertainment. If I was indeed buying one tomorrow, I'd spend a lot more time reading people's experiences on Reddit, for instance. But just for watching tech reviews while I eat dinner or something, I sure wish there were programmers out there making videos for that audience.

I've considered filling this gap myself. Perhaps less about specifically programmers and more about regular people who have a regular job that dictates their use cases. Almost all big YouTubers are fulltime YouTubers and when it comes to tech and its impact on my day to day life, their opinions tend to be a bit lacking. Ofcourse, if you weren't a full-time YT, you likely wouldn't become big so it's a catch-22.

Secondly, the review genre lends itself to a race for releasing something first and results in only the most superficial aspects of a product considered which I find could be better served as well.

I've gone to a nearby Micro Center and I found I can accept and even readily enjoy the keyboard on the new Dell XPS 2-in-1 with a 3840x2400 display (16:10 / 8:5). It has very shallow, maglev keys. It takes getting used to but I believe it would be durable and even enable quicker typing. The problem is I have a laptop with an OLED screen. I wish I didn't have to step backwards in terms of color reproduction. The device is also too expensive right now.

I'm waiting for 8:5, OLED or microLED, and I'm continually looking at Thunderbolt docks for something cheap & compact. The Dell XPS 2-in-1 is very close to what I want, but I wish there were 1 more USB type-c.

Dell actually has an OLED screen on the Dell XPS 15, but it's 3840x2160 (16:9). c'est la vie..

As I understand, the new XPS is also coming out with a 16:10, but it is also an IPS panel.

I have no idea of youtube channels, but I ask on the irc channels I like to hang out in.

I was hoping to see a return to the 4:3 aspect ratio screens, actually.

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