Personally I would love to see the 360 hinge tech come over the 13! The number of times I’ve been on a plane and have been worried about spilling my drink on my keyboard alone would justify the buy for me.
I guess a touch screen is the only way to make it marketable but I’d buy it with or without. Once I start my movie I only really care to play/pause, which I can do with my headphones.
Well, here you go. Tuxedo has a 14" version (unless you meant a Framework specific one).
https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en/TUXEDO-InfinityFlex-14-Gen1.tuxedo
I was just looking at one since I’m considering replacing my 2013 laptop which is getting a bit long in the tooth. It still works fine but (admittedly non-essential) bits are starting to fall off. 😆
Neat! I do already own a framework though
Up to 2GB of NVMe storage? Sign me the fuck up.
lot of people have been asking for a touch screen option for the 13 inch framework. Personally I never got why, i remember being given a first gen surface in high school and despising it with a passion, but here you go! Touch screen! Unfortunately it’s not a 13 inch upgrade, but still. Seems like a big part of the focus is as an option for kids at school which is cool.
Seems like it could be good as a drawing tablet, given it has a stylus and all. I’ll stick with my Wacom for now ( thank you Wacom on Linux project!).
Touch screens aren’t useful on laptops that can’t turn into a pseudo-tablet. I guess the 13" can but… Not really.
I am also loathe to think about the screen wobbling complaints given that weak hinges was such a concern.
The laptop isn’t out yet. Give it a bit.
I wouldn’t buy one of these for myself. Screen is too small. Too plastic. Hot and power hungry Intel with shit graphics. Also don’t like touch screens. But for a kid who likes to draw, loves colourful gadgets, and needs a BYD laptop for school next year, the only question is how much?
Reported as less than $1000
That’s still pretty vague. The 13 starts at $750, if the 12 doesn’t cost less than that, what’s the point?
They said it was a competitor to the cheap student notebook, so the price better show that.
Prebuilt (minus OS) vs non prebuilt
Is the 12 going to be exclusively sold as I pre-built? I was thinking there would be a DIY option of the 12 as well?
I’d assume so.
The 13" is only less than $1000 when used or when you don’t get memory, storage, expansion cards, etc. I’d assume the <$1000 price point for the 12" is including all that.
AFAIK they’re keeping the older models at a permanent discount. So you’ll be able to buy a fully built 13 with 4 USB ports and Windows installed for $900
Would be interesting to see how well the stylus works on Linux. Would be the first Linux drawing tablet I’ve seen
It works as well as it does on Windows. I got to try them out in person during the event. They had windows and Arch installs on the 12. There’s a slight lag, very similar to how it feels on Chromebooks.
This will be a good laptop for the younger crowd and students.
I also imagine schools investing in these, if the price is right.
Yeah… right… younger crowd and students…
