Framework Laptop 12 pre-orders open next week
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That said, I'm crossing my fingers for an AMD offering in future. Battery life is a huge consideration in this form factor for me, and Intel tends to be underwhelming at best.
that said, I'll probably never buy a 2-in-1 like this again. my primary use case for the surface was diagramming, note taking, and brainstorming. I used the pen and kick stand all the time. if I needed the keyboard I could pull it out and clip it on, tho after a while I rarely felt the need to bring it with me. by contrast the asus's flip-over mechanism feels too unwieldy and cumbersome. it can't be used at a kickstand type angle since the hinge isn't stuff enough to hold it up while writing on it. it's well-built, just the wrong use case.
It's really cool being able to run android apps on the Chromebook. ChromeOS is really interesting these days, I like "floating" the bambu 3d printing app to easily monitor a print. It's also nice for using the Google photos Android app which exposes additional options that the web version doesn't have. 64G RAM makes ChromeOS really powerful being able to run multiple android apps, crostini, and kvm virtual machines all at the same time.
It's really cool being able to run android apps on the Chromebook. ChromeOS is really interesting these days, I like "floating" the bambu 3d printing app to easily monitor a print. It's also nice for using the Google photos Android app which exposes additional options that the web version doesn't have. 64G RAM makes ChromeOS really powerful being able to run multiple android apps, crostini, and kvm virtual machines all at the same time.
Sadly manufacturers decided that everything larger than 15 inches is "professional" and charge ridiculous prices for such laptops.