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an alternative to the laptop for backpacker ? (lemmy.ml)
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i don't want to make advertising, but i found an affordable product for backpacker : a 12 inch tablet with a weight of 520g.
When a 10 inch tablet is 400g, and a 13.3 inch laptop is nearly 1kg, a 12 inch/520g is a good screen size weight/ratio. What do you think ? (Note : no direct advertising for a product, only features and why it could be a good product for backpacker)

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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

A phone + foldable keyboard weights less and you can do more with it (a real keyboard!), a Linux phone configured to look like a desktop is a very lightweight alternative to a laptop. And full featured, with a real OS.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

i guess you are young and have a very good eye vision : unfortunately, you will understand later that a phone to read long text, watch small videos...becomes less and less possible.