First Dual Screen Laptop ...I think

[Zayras]

Apparently gScreen (never heard of them before) made this awesome laptop. Now generally I don't like laptops but this seems pretty nice... the hardware doesn't seem half bad for anyone who's interested. I foresee battery and weight issues among others though.

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[kyanwan]

All I have to say about that is:

Get a desktop.   That's everything a laptop is NOT supposed to be.

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Desktop CPUs in laptops.

Things like this defeat the whole purpose and use of the laptop.   Nobody's going to buy this.   It's already dead.

[quekmeister]

All I have to say about that is:

Get a desktop.   That's everything a laptop is NOT supposed to be.

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Desktop CPUs in laptops.

Things like this defeat the whole purpose and use of the laptop.   Nobody's going to buy this.   It's already dead.

I second that. Desktop replacements are a waste of money and space.

[shabutie]

lol, it looks funny

[Drew]

That's, uh... pretty intense. I don't think I'm ready for something like this yet.

[Carnivus]

What's the purpose of having 2 screens in the first place?Humans cannot concentrate their attention in more than one place at a time given,so this is so useless...

[quekmeister]

What's the purpose of having 2 screens in the first place?Humans cannot concentrate their attention in more than one place at a time given,so this is so useless...

It's not about spreading the (already limited) human attention span, but more towards multitasking. You can have two applications running at fullscreen at the same time, or something. I use my dual screen setup to look up cheats while playing games (though I almost as often use pen and paper), and that's about it.

[Rangoric]

What's the purpose of having 2 screens in the first place?Humans cannot concentrate their attention in more than one place at a time given,so this is so useless...

2 Examples of how 2 screens is useful:

A Programmer has one screen for code or debugger and the other for documentation or the running program.

Office worker with one screen taken up by outlook, the other with all the other work related things (I hear this is a common way to do it, with a smaller 2nd monitor for outlook).

You have to not look at it as using both at once, but having it be easier than alt tabbing to something else to see what is going on. you could have itunes/zune and outlook and a chat program all on that second monitor, leaving your main screen for what you are working on or whatever game/anime you are playing/watching. Email comes in, you can glance to see what it is while the anime still plays.

[Carnivus]

What's the purpose of having 2 screens in the first place?Humans cannot concentrate their attention in more than one place at a time given,so this is so useless...

It's not about spreading the (already limited) human attention span, but more towards multitasking. You can have two applications running at fullscreen at the same time, or something. I use my dual screen setup to look up cheats while playing games (though I almost as often use pen and paper), and that's about it.

You can still do it with almost zero effort.Write them before you start the game,or use ALT+TAB.

What's the purpose of having 2 screens in the first place?Humans cannot concentrate their attention in more than one place at a time given,so this is so useless...

2 Examples of how 2 screens is useful:

A Programmer has one screen for code or debugger and the other for documentation or the running program.

Office worker with one screen taken up by outlook, the other with all the other work related things (I hear this is a common way to do it, with a smaller 2nd monitor for outlook).

You have to not look at it as using both at once, but having it be easier than alt tabbing to something else to see what is going on. you could have itunes/zune and outlook and a chat program all on that second monitor, leaving your main screen for what you are working on or whatever game/anime you are playing/watching. Email comes in, you can glance to see what it is while the anime still plays.

The examples are good,but only for work.For a home PC,it's useless.I mean,I can't think of a good way too use them.
You are right in a way,but you didn't noticed one thing.If you have a chat program on monitor 1 and anime on monitor 2,the only way to talk and watch is by doing it separatly.If you don't you might end up with a "wreagn meseeg"(wrong message),and miss-out on something interesting happening in the anime.Again,useless.Easier solution:ALT+TAB,or don't watch anime with a chat program turned on.I hate to have that on when watching anything,it's like someone interrupting you.

[Natheria]

You can still do it with almost zero effort.Write them before you start the game,or use ALT+TAB.

There are many situations when writing them up or searching for them is something that is done as a spur of the moment event. and ALT+TAB can get very annoying when you have a game or something running full screen.

The examples are good,but only for work.For a home PC,it's useless.I mean,I can't think of a good way too use them.
You are right in a way,but you didn't noticed one thing.If you have a chat program on monitor 1 and anime on monitor 2,the only way to talk and watch is by doing it separately.If you don't you might end up with a "wreagn meseeg"(wrong message),and miss-out on something interesting happening in the anime.Again,useless.Easier solution:ALT+TAB,or don't watch anime with a chat program turned on.I hate to have that on when watching anything,it's like someone interrupting you.

Responding to messenger while watching anime may have not have been the best example to use but there are still many situations when having a second screen is incredibly useful. The point of the messenger and anime example is still valid though. Using the second screen for secondary apps and stuff is hella useful and is alot simpler, faster, and more organized than having to ALT+TAB through a half dozen/dozen windows.

It's not about spreading out your attention span but more about separating the things you do that vie for your attention when at a computer into organized sections that have their own screen. What better organization than having another monitor for those tertiary things? Do you actually like alt tabbing all the time through a bunch of shit or minimizing your full screen application to look up or look at and respond to something more trivial? I wish i had the funds to get another screen. I'm just trying to scrape up enough money to build a new machine though so that isn't really in the cards. =/

The reasons for having a second monitor however pretty much shrivels up when you try to put a laptop into the equation. It just goes against some of the basic reasons for a laptop's existence (portability and ease of use anywhere being two that come to mind). Laptops are just trying too much to be what they were never intended for to the point where people now buy netbooks to do the kinds of things we used to buy laptops for.

[relic2279]

That thing has to have a horrible battery life when the dual screens are in use.

[Carnivus]

You can still do it with almost zero effort.Write them before you start the game,or use ALT+TAB.

There are many situations when writing them up or searching for them is something that is done as a spur of the moment event. and ALT+TAB can get very annoying when you have a game or something running full screen.

The examples are good,but only for work.For a home PC,it's useless.I mean,I can't think of a good way too use them.
You are right in a way,but you didn't noticed one thing.If you have a chat program on monitor 1 and anime on monitor 2,the only way to talk and watch is by doing it separately.If you don't you might end up with a "wreagn meseeg"(wrong message),and miss-out on something interesting happening in the anime.Again,useless.Easier solution:ALT+TAB,or don't watch anime with a chat program turned on.I hate to have that on when watching anything,it's like someone interrupting you.

Responding to messenger while watching anime may have not have been the best example to use but there are still many situations when having a second screen is incredibly useful. The point of the messenger and anime example is still valid though. Using the second screen for secondary apps and stuff is hella useful and is alot simpler, faster, and more organized than having to ALT+TAB through a half dozen/dozen windows.

It's not about spreading out your attention span but more about separating the things you do that vie for your attention when at a computer into organized sections that have their own screen. What better organization than having another monitor for those tertiary things? Do you actually like alt tabbing all the time through a bunch of shit or minimizing your full screen application to look up or look at and respond to something more trivial? I wish i had the funds to get another screen.

The reasons fro having a second monitor however pretty much shrivels up when you try to put a laptop into the equation. It just goes against some of the basic reasons for a laptop's existence (portability and ease of use anywhere being two that come to mind). Laptops are just trying too much to be what they were never intended for to the point where people now buy netbooks to do the kinds of things we used to buy laptops for.

Yes,funds.Now tell me,my friend,would you rather spend 300$ on a second monitor or spend it on updating your PC,or buing a PS3 or games for PS3/Xbox/PC?
As I stand,those things only look cool.Another usage might be for a security system,as an alternative for split-screen.Also,Batman's 9-monitor-gigantic-PC is a dream of us all.Now there is a fair usage of a multiple monitor system.

[Natheria]

Yes,funds.Now tell me,my friend,would you rather spend 300$ on a second monitor or spend it on updating your PC,or buing a PS3 or games for PS3/Xbox/PC?
As I stand,those things only look cool.Another usage might be for a security system,as an alternative for split-screen.Also,Batman's 9-monitor-gigantic-PC is a dream of us all.Now there is a fair usage of a multiple monitor system.

There are also alot of other things that people blow their money on that are alot less useful than a second screen when it comes to computers (or anything for that matter). It's not something that you necessarily need to have a well off functioning computer but some people can't live without it once they have one. Some people also wish to upgrade their primary monitor to begin with. Currently I'm using a 17" fullscreen. I would like to have something like a 24" widescreen that has at least 1080 reso.   I would love to use the one i have now as a secondary monitor (notice alot of woulds?  ).

It's all about whether you will utilize that second screen or not. For many people they do and very effectively. I would love to be able to read IRC, monitor comp settings with my moe rainmeter skins, keep track of torrents, and do random searches on a second monitor while playing a game or anything else I'm doing at the moment. It's all about screen real estate. Some people just want more/need more of it.

[shabutie]

I play games on one screen while watching movies on another

[Proin Drakenzol]

I dual screen all the time. My laptop is hooked up to a 24" monitor while I'm home (my desktop actually only uses one screen, my 42" TV).

It's great for managing multiple windows. And some of us can concentrate on more than one thing at a time.

[NaRu]

I dont see any reason why anyone would need one of those. I have multi screens for my desktop but I use them for photoshop. Most of the time I turn off those extra monitors because I just dont use them enough to keep them on. Its nice to have but I didnt really use them as much as I thought I would. It was nice with photoshop but since i dont have alot of free time like I did before I simply dont use my PC as much anymore. I do play my games still but not as much.

Back on topic here. The dual screen laptop is pointless. First thing it has to be heavy. Think about caring that thing everywhere you go. The case would have to be like a guitar case. Also having that second screen means that you need more power. The battery life on this laptop has to be poor or perhaps they gave it a bigger battery to make it up. This will make it heavier. The CPU and graphic card has to work harder because of the 2 screens. This laptop is a waste of time and money. If you are going to get this kind of computer you would be better off getting a desktop and have 2 screens. It shouldn't be called a laptop because the damn thing wont fit on your lap.

Laptop are suppose to be portable, light and good on battery. I dont agree with gaming laptops because its not really a laptop if you need to stay plug in to a power source to keep on playing. If you are stuck with a cord then its a desktop. I dont care what people have to say about desktop replacements. I had one once. It was a complete waste of money. I was in highschool when I got it. It was fun for the first year with it but it was heavy, suck on battery, and it became outdated way to fast to worth the cost of that machine.

[Klocknov]

I have three monitors and run two systems normally (my other one got a nice fry). I find for a desktop dual monitors is a nice thing to have, since it gives you the ability to run stuff in full screen mode as well as keep track of other things. I will admit when I was watching a movie I would only have my main monitor on, that way I could ignore everything esle.

Okay a dual monitor laptop, now that is just a waste, even in a work environment. Countless people have already said the biggest two downfalls of this, weight and battery life. This is just along the lines of those gaming laptops, extra bang not worth the buck. I prefer my laptop to be able to be used for a good amount of time on the go and not having to worry about leaving it plugged in at all times just to use it thank you. I also don't want to feel like I'm carrying a book bag with just a laptop in it either.

[cubensis55]

What's the purpose of having 2 screens in the first place?Humans cannot concentrate their attention in more than one place at a time given,so this is so useless...

My pc is part of a home recording studio. 2 screens is an absolute must!
Running the main software program on one monitor, and effects, plugins, and files on the other.

fwiw: The above laptop is a waste of money time and effort... 

[vuzedome]

Its so heavy!!

[theprophet]

Multi Moniter PC - AWSOME

Multi Monitor Laptop? - Pointless

If you are using multi monitors on a PC there are plenty of uses. I use a laptop primarily but My PC sits over on the desk and I use it when I need more processing power, or just want to have a damn good time. The laptop is great I can move it to other rooms, I can use it in bed, great for movies and light gaming. Other than that though I don't see why I would use the second screen on the laptop.

I have multi screens on my PC - I usually always have a movie running on one of the monitors. Then either graphic design, game, ect on the other. I have been known to also use it for messaging programs while watching movies. OR sudden spontanious web browsing while watching something. You know like the series is almost over and I wanna know if there is another season or if they are working or if the series is done. Sometimes it is nice. This laptop just seems like a waste or resources. I know more and more people are starting to use the laptops as their work horses, but doesn't that kinda defeat the original purpose of the laptop? Portability, battery life, for light application? Not to mention I am concerned how the over worked graphics card will burn out the rest of the laptop. Definate use of a fan REQUIRED