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I feel like this is another “Framework 12 vs Neo” type of deal.

I can get a used MacBook Air M1 for £250 which beats the Minibook in every regard and it can run Linux.

It's much bigger and heavier. I hope Apple will bring back a 11" notebook one day.

Is weight such a concern in this day and age?

I have a 14" MBP M4 lying around unused, but yesterday picked it up to have my daughter watch her evening cartoons and at 1.6kg it struck me how light it was. The Zephyrus G14 that's also collecting dust and weights essentially the same also felt handy (just can't ever start from 0% battery powered via PD).

Neither fits in the palm of one's hand, but how often is that a problem really?

If you carry your notebook around every workday, it makes a big difference.

If you're on a long journey, it's even more of an issue.

I have the first GPD Pocket which I used when traveling for a while (it's now fairly outdated and always had some annoying quirks but that's another story). It weighs 480g. The great thing with that is that you can just drop it in your bag and basically forget it's there while walking/traveling around.

This is definitely not the case with my 1.23kg Macbook Air.

Can it use an external display under Linux?

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