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Re:Raspberry Pi Official Case by jokoon on Wednesday June 17, 2015 @04:20AM (#9730568)
What about a thick, 7 or 6 inch laptop with a foldable keyboard ? No GSM, just wifi and USB ? Many programmers would like one.
Re:Raspberry Pi Official Case by gambiting on Wednesday June 17, 2015 @06:32AM (#9730923)
How would that even look like? Like an MS Surface? What do you mean by "foldable keyboard"?
Re:Raspberry Pi Official Case by jokoon on Wednesday June 17, 2015 @06:45AM (#9730957)
a laptop, essentially. I don't like the surface because you can remove the keyboard, it feels fragile.

Also I'd prefer something much thicker to have more battery and a more powerful CPU. Thicker means easier to dissipate heat since air can circulate more.

Re:Raspberry Pi Official Case by Kurtz79 on Wednesday June 17, 2015 @07:48AM (#9731144)
I think Surface can mount up to Core i7 processors ?

Something much thicker would kind of defeat the purpose of being portable.

I believe what we have today is limited more by physical constraints (i.e. I can´t see myself writing code on a 7/8 screen, or typing comfortably on a keyboard that small) than actual technology.

Already, both on the Surface or a small footprint laptop (say, 11' Macbook Air), for me the experience is way worse than what you can get on a slightly larger laptop (13').

Re:Raspberry Pi Official Case by jokoon on Wednesday June 17, 2015 @11:37AM (#9732555)
> Something much thicker would kind of defeat the purpose of being portable.

Batteries always takes room. I'd prefer a thicker laptop with more autonomy. I dont understand thinner laptops, especially plastic ones, since plastic doesnt seem to disperse heat very well.