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Your Thoughts On Dual-Screen Notebooks
Posted by marco chiappetta in Notebook PC | Aug. 31, 2009 8:00 AM
Over the course of my tenure contributing here on the WePC site, I've spend most of my time blathering on about what I'd like to see in a notebook. I've written about various docking station possibilities, storage options, input device features, form factors, gaming notebooks, and most recently dual-screens. For this post, however, I'd like to do something just a little bit different.
The WePC website is all about getting input and feedback from you, the reader, on what you'd like to see in the notebook. But I'd like to engage you all more directly and ask some specific questions about dual-screen notebooks, about how you'd use a dual-screen notebook, or if you'd even use one at all...
The gScreen Spacebook sports a pair of 15.6" LCDs
I guess, first and foremost I should ask how important having a dual screen is to you? Would you say it's very important, somewhat important, not important, or are you indifferent to the subject? Personally, I'd really dig a dual-screen laptop implemented properly--the upcoming gScreen Spacebook, which features a pair of sliding 15.6" screens could be a candidate.
If you would be interested in a dual-screen notebook, how would you use it? And in what ways do you think in could enhance your computing needs? I know the increased desktop real-estate would certainly help me when working in applications like Photoshop or Excel.
Finally, What is your ideal size, weight and thickness for a dual-screen notebook? What screen size do you think would work best? Obviously, incorporating an addition LCD is going to as some weight and thickness to the notebook. At what point would you consider the notebook to be too thick? Or too heavy? For me, the thickness of the machine is less important than its weight. I suspect many of you are like me, in that you absolutely love the look and sleekness of ultra-thin notebooks, but short of the aesthetic appeal, thinness isn't really a necessity. A comfortable to carry weight, however, is extremely important--lugging around 13lbs+ of dead weight doesn't appeal to me in the least. Under 8lbs though, that I could live with. How about you?
Once you've formulated your thoughts in regard to dual or even multi-screen notebooks, I'd also suggest checking out the WePC Contest page. Answer a few questions there as well and you could win some very cool prizes.
strange... but it looks like i could use it sometimes when im doing homework or studying. it would really help with writing papers with out all the clicking back and fourth. something i could get used to. but not someing i could afford at all.
As a software developer, I really enjoy having two, sometimes three screens for my desktop so I can easily monitor several programs without having to switch back and forth between them.
However I would have major concerns with dual screens on a laptop.
1. The additional moving parts make me worry about the durability, especially if the laptop would be around my kids. It would have to at least feel durable before I would consider buying it.
2. Weight... I like 5 or less pounds for my laptops. If I can't put it on a desk one handed without straining my wrist then it's too heavy. ( I wonder if I could still do this with a heavier laptop if the majority of the weight was closer to where I held the laptop.)
3. Power consumption. Two screens will draw more power and decrease the time I can use the laptop on one charge. In a laptop I would rather have longer battery life than dual screens.
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If you had dule screens there would be a lot more space on computers desktop and also there weuld be al lot moer space on the desk tht the laptop was on i thing this is the best idea i would defntly buy one if they went on sale but i wo
I love duel screens I would defiantly buy it I thing its the best idea ever
I like the idea of having dual screens on a desktop because you have a lot more room to work, and if you have to remotly control a computer, you have a screen for that, and one for your local computer. I would say on a laptop though, im not really looking for a huge space, just something with a good battery and a lot of mobility options.
I think this is a really interesting concept. Also I was watching on HouseholdHacker and got this site. I thought "hey seems cool lets check it out". I am liking what I see so far. But back to the dual screen idea, I think that it is very interesting and would love to see it in the future. How would it fold up though? I wouldn't want the screen to be exposed while transporting this thing.
I can see this as being a good idea but space is gona be the issue, would we have room lets say traveling, or any other needs.
It just really depends on the design
As long they keep it portable it be a nice laptop. Im just wondering how big are the screen will be. If both screens are huge then the laptop will be huge.
When I first heard/saw the dual screen idea for a laptop, I believed that it wasn't that smart. If people can find a way to keep the laptop small and portable, I am for the dual screens. But if the size of the laptop is big and the weight is very heavy, then what's the point of getting a laptop? You might as well just get a dual screen for your desktop computer.
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