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A comment on LG Releases Gram 17 Laptop: An Ultra-Thin Notebook with a 17.3in Display. Parent comment

Re:LG Releases Gram 17 Laptop: An Ultra-Thin Notebook with a... by speedplane on Friday December 07, 2018 @05:43AM (#18626552)
Have you been on the NY<->DC amtrak recently? Or NY<->Boston? Everyone has their laptop out. I wish there was a laptop designed to fit neatly in the tray instead of being slightly too big and being tilted due to the lip of the tray.

Separately, have you been to a NYC coffee shop recently? Few folks have 15" displays, but two people can just about fit. The 17"-ers take up the full table, and it feels like they're bringing a "rig".

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Re:LG Releases Gram 17 Laptop: An Ultra-Thin Notebook with a... by nnq on Friday December 07, 2018 @08:40AM (#18627520)
> two people can just about fit

if you're the one with the 15", and the person near it's a 12" or 10", there's enough room. lots of people will be satisfied with 12" so if you're the 15" you'll be in the win. get a 12" if you want room in trains, probably. 14" is a weird compromise. you either need a proper office or table or you don't. and 17" will always be rare enough that 2 people with 17" landing on the same table will never happen. I mean, you get a 17" inch machine especially so you can beam a "fuck off, keep the distance" to people around you... :P

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Re:LG Releases Gram 17 Laptop: An Ultra-Thin Notebook with a... by speedplane on Wednesday December 12, 2018 @11:42PM (#18669885)
> if you want room in trains, probably. 14"

I'm suggesting an "Amtrak laptop" that fits precisely and snugly in the fold-out trays that they give you, regardless of screen size.

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