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Re:What to Do When You Get Sherlocked by Apple by jen729w on Saturday October 12, 2019 @01:15PM (#21234642)
The boss likes his Surface Pro as much as it’s possible for a Unix guy to like Windows. Flipping to touch mode on the plane and churning through emails — mostly read & delete — is a favourite.

I’m in the ‘get your fingers off my screen’ camp but there are undeniable benefits.

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Re:What to Do When You Get Sherlocked by Apple by ghaff on Saturday October 12, 2019 @02:48PM (#21235309)
My issue is mostly with using tablets as laptop replacements. Not so much because of capabilities (I often travel with a ChromeBook) but because nothing out there is great for just grabbing and typing on my lap--which I admit I do a lot even at home or in the office.

IMO, there needs to be a detachable keyboard with trackpad that really locks to a tablet so the screen doesn't need to be propped up in some manner. Some things out there get close but not quite.

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Re:What to Do When You Get Sherlocked by Apple by llampx on Sunday October 13, 2019 @05:49AM (#21239491)
Surface Book?
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Re:What to Do When You Get Sherlocked by Apple by ghaff on Sunday October 13, 2019 @08:24PM (#21244289)
It’s certainly the idea although I’m not in the Microsoft ecosystem any longer. But yeah, that’s probably the closest thing to what I have in mind these days.

Also pretty heavy and pricey.

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