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Bendable laptops don’t make sense. Convince me otherwise

Bendable laptops don’t make sense. Convince me otherwise

Bendable laptops don’t make sense foldable laptops, foldable smartphones, ASUS ZenBook Pro Duo, Lenovo Thinkbook Plus. There are already smartphones with folding displays on the market, but bendable laptops were also shown at CES-2020. But do such devices make sense?

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Smartphone with folding screen is clearly useful
The concept of foldable laptops only has trade-offs, not meaning
I respect manufacturers’ drive for innovation, but you can do it better

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Do you remember the times of 3D glasses and TVs? Manufacturers were so overwhelmed by the capabilities of the new technology that they applied it absolutely everywhere. 3D glasses can now only be found in movie theaters. In other words, we know that 3D technology has not yet been applied, that is, it does not make sense to exist. It seems that the same fate awaits and bendable laptops. I do not see any sense in them.

You know, this was about to happen Bendable laptops. Manufacturers of personal computers are clearly envious of the innovations presented on the mobile phone market, and do not want to give them the palm. Not surprisingly, the first laptops with folding screens appeared. But they did not convince me of their advisability. I will say simply: the concept of laptops / tablets with a folding screen does not convince me at all.

ASUS ZenBook Pro Duo

ASUS ZenBook Pro Duo

Concerning laptops, folding screens are, at best, the manufacturer’s manifesto, which wants to announce to everyone “Look how innovative we are!” And create a product that contradicts all logic.
Smartphone with folding screen is clearly useful

If the device we carry in our pocket or handbag is equipped with a folding screen Bendable laptops, then this is more of a plus than a minus. In the case of the Galaxy Fold or Motorola Razr, we are dealing with foldable smartphones that can offer more work space on demand or a much more affordable size when not in use.

foldable smartphones

foldable smartphones

When the technology of folding the screens becomes a little more durable, de facto we will not lose anything from its use in smartphones. Using a folding display will not take away the practicality of the phone, but even expand its capabilities. During the testing of Samsung Galaxy Fold foldable smartphones, I was convinced that sometimes it’s really convenient to deploy a smartphone and read messages, articles, reviews or look at the captured photo and video material or immediately fold it in half to receive a call or just send it to your trouser pocket. I agree that not everything is smooth, but there is a healthy grain in it and there are prospects for the development and improvement of the concept.
The concept of foldable laptops only has trade-offs, not meaning

Let’s look at two examples presented at this year’s CES: the Dell Concept Duet and Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Fold.

foldable laptops

foldable laptops

Both devices replace the physical keyboard with a display. In the case of Dell, this is just a second 13.4-inch screen Bendable laptops, while the Thinkpad X1 Fold has a foldable 13.3-inch display.
We saw a similar concept earlier when Microsoft introduced its Surface Neo. All of these devices have one thing in common. In them, the use of a second / folding screen provides relatively few advantages and imposes many compromises.

Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Fold

Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Fold

The biggest, of course, is the lack of a keyboard and mouse. Windows 10, supported by 100 percent touch, is tragedy and horror for the user. Everyone who has used Surface Pro in tablet mode is aware of this ASUS ZenBook Pro Duo. The touch interface as an auxiliary is a great convenience. However, as the main input method, it doesn’t work at all on the Microsoft platform, especially since to support most of the popular services and websites we still need to use a browser in which the elements are tiny and it’s hard to reach them with your finger. Yes, Microsoft can learn a lot, for example, from the iPad, which today is an example of how the touch interface should work in a device with a relatively large screen.

I believe that the lack of a physical keyboard in my laptop is a misunderstanding. Lenovo has already tested this concept in its Yoga Book series devices. Admittedly, this is a great concept. I really enjoyed using these devices, but the on-screen keyboard does not work in the long run.

The producers of these freaks themselves also seem to know this. The Surface Neo and Thinkpad X1 Fold will receive an attached keyboard that can be connected to the bottom of the dual display or used separately in Bluetooth mode, and then use either an expanded tablet (?) Or a laptop (?) As an external display. So we must remember about a special accessory.

Also, I am absolutely not impressed by the arguments about the larger workspace that the folding screen gives in the Thinkpad X1 Fold or another Dell concept – the Concept Ori tablet.

Even when folded, the 13-inch tablet will still not fit into your pocket. I even doubt that he will end up in a medium-sized women’s wallet or in the inside pocket of a coat. Such a tablet after folding will be thick and will still take up a lot of space. Plus, after deployment, it will still be too large for most people to use in tablet form. At most, it works like a display placed on a stand, with a separate keyboard and mouse ASUS ZenBook Pro Duo. Again Bendable laptops, the advantages of using a bendable screen are relatively small, and the trade-off in the usability of such a device is enormous.
I respect manufacturers’ drive for innovation, but you can do it better

Indeed, I like that some attempts to change the laptop market over and over again appear among vendors. For this, a big respect for all manufacturers, but you do not have to look far for examples. The same Lenovo, which showed an average useful Thinkpad X1 Fold, immediately showed the Thinkbook Plus – a classic laptop with an e-ink display on the cover.

The device has an excellent battery, a classic ThinkPad keyboard and a mass of only 1.4 kg. The cover e-ink screen can be used to read books and documents when you are not working on a computer.

Lenovo Thinkbook Plus

Lenovo Thinkbook Plus

For me, the king of reasonable innovations in laptops is ASUS, which already a year ago showed how to do this. In ZenBook Pro Duo, the company used a simple and convenient method – it moved the keyboard down, the trackpad to the side and completely used the top of the desktop as an additional screen Lenovo Thinkbook Plus foldable smartphones.

You can also buy the ZenBook Duo, a 14-inch laptop with a similar solution that guarantees extra workspace in a compact package.

The ASUS ZenBook UX434FN Screenpad 2.0 works great and shows that you can squeeze a lot out of the classic notebook shape.

And even moving away from practical things in favor of more “cool” ones, the new laptops for gamers of the ROG series have a cover that uses … LEDs that can display any content, even GIF files. Players like these goodies, and I’m more than sure that many streamers will blink these LEDs in their live games Lenovo Thinkbook Plus.

These examples demonstrate that you can create innovative laptops without having to reinvent the wheel. Adhere to the classical form, which has established itself over the past three decades, gradually reducing it and adding new features to it. And do not reach for new and (let’s be honest) still extremely unreliable technologies, just to show that you can. Well, well, you can or can, but what are these devices changing?

What is the real benefit of a foldable smartphones laptop / tablet with a folding or dual screen Bendable laptops? So far, no producer who has shown such a creation has not given a satisfactory answer to this question.

Therefore, I am afraid that folding screens in laptops will share the fate of the glasses and 3D TVs mentioned in the introduction. 3D technology has its place – in the cinema. And folding screens make sense only on smartphones, where their use actually makes life easier for consumers. Try to convince me otherwise.

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