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I still think a tablet is a fundamentally worse form factor than a laptop for most tasks.

Such as what I am doing right now, typing while sitting on the couch. Even that cool new keyboard case seems like it would be unwieldy in this scenario.

And when watching a movie, a laptop holds itself up with no accessories – useful pretty much any time you are watching something.

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My pixelbook strikes a great balance there. At 2.4 pounds, it's pretty light. The ipad weighs in at 1.5 pounds, but the keyboard adds back in most of that weight. I can run all the Android things and do "arbitrary code execution" with Linux as well. The tablet experience is pretty good overall too (not that I find myself wanting to use it that much).

With the big screens and high resolutions on modern phones, all I use my iPad for is Netflix in bed, pretty much. Youtube before phone screens got large-ish. I don't want a tv in my bedroom, takes too much space, cables and dust and all that.

How do you hold it up without your arms getting tired?

Uhm. I grew up reading in bed at night so I'm just very strong.

Agreed.

Though a proper hybrid could exist (maybe already does, and I just haven't seen it). The key is that it works just like a normal laptop, but I can detach the screen somehow. The main challenge with this is of course, the battery.

Yes, or in bed, or sitting with legs crossed.

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