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Re:Giving up the iPad-only travel dream by diffeomorphism on Saturday August 26, 2023 @07:31AM (#37271803)
> Ultimately why would you buy it if it's just an inferior laptop with a touchscreen that you can detach?

For the same reason you carry an "inferior" camera, pda, navigation system, cellphone with very short battery life and undersized movie screen: a smartphone does all that okay-ishly. Or why ultrabooks are vastly more popular than gaming laptops. Convenience and form factor trump "inferior" all the time.

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Re:Giving up the iPad-only travel dream by emodendroket on Saturday August 26, 2023 @11:20AM (#37273676)
If you have to use the keyboard for certain tasks and so basically must always keep it attached to one it’s now heavier and more awkward than a MacBook Air. So you’re making my point here.
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