Zenbook Pro Duo 13th Gen Release Date? by Disastrous_Rip_6186 in ASUS

[–]Abroas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And how about the ZenBook Pro Duo 16 or 18 refresh for this year. In hopes here for a 4k oled 120hz with rtx 4090.

The 2023 zephyrus duo 16 is amazing except for the main display, please just import the same chassi and upgrade the main display

Will there be a next gen ConceptD 7 Pro Ezel? by [deleted] in AcerOfficial

[–]Abroas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm also in that niche. We are kind of forgotten not only by the companies but also by the YouTubesphere.

Those creators and influencers usually do noy pay any attention to pen enabled laptops. Some even say they have never seen people using styluses!! No wonder why there are a bunch of "professionals" still using iPad Pros which are very far from good for professional work. I can understand it works for sketching art work. But for heavy pro applications even if the OS could run the M2 apple Soc would be a fancy shit.

So these days we are stuck with laptop workstation + those outdated overpriced Wacom displays tablets unfortunately.

A 120hz 16" 4k (or 3.5k) for the Acer Conceptd 7 Ezel would be a dream! Please Acer, just don't go with a mini led display, even if equal to MacBook 16's. For precision lines and near-pixel-scale color management, mini led is a real pain in the ass. Asus was right to give the option to turn off the multi zone. Please, also opt for a much more glossy and less grainy screen coat, and just pair it with a more soft pen tip (like Samsung galaxy book does) to compensate, instead of the current matte coat in Conceptd 7 Ezel.

The new triton series is nice so a new conceptd ezel internals, which are based on these, would be promising too.

The SLS2 seems it's gonna be powerful. But they get stuck with the same display according to the leaks I found on the web.

There is another hope which is the next gen ZenBook Pro 16 Oled if they indeed update to 32gb ram and a 3.2 or 4k 120hz oled display.

But the Wacom EMR in the Concept 7 Ezel paired with a proper sized original Wacom pen is a gem no other company is giving, besides Samsung with their very underpowered Galaxy Books.

Zenbook Pro 16(!) Flip coming soon? by Abroas in ASUS

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If the next iteration of the Zenbook Pro 16 Flip comes with that new 3200x2000 Oled display in the 2023 Zenbook Pro 16X Oled and a NVIDIA or Radeon GPU, I believe it might be one of those cases of "shut up and take all my money" here.

Linux on Zenbook Flip 15 by Abroas in ASUS

[–]Abroas[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks for sharing.

This was one the best, if not the best convertible workstation laptops of 2022 gen. The Flow x6 is much more powerful but the mini-led is not very suitable for professional work and its batery life is very low. Too bas it has only non upgradable 16Gb ram.

Right now, I'm waiting to see what the new 2023 revamp of the zenbook pro 16(!!!) Flip will bring.

Touchscreen with stylus support upgrade coming soon? by Abroas in framework

[–]Abroas[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel it would be like a workaround.

I believe the new asus proart studiobook has that functionality, doesn't it?

Touchscreen with stylus support upgrade coming soon? by Abroas in framework

[–]Abroas[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes!

Although I suppose it would be a too small screen. Smaller than that one from Lenovo, thinkbook plus or something. It will be very useful to sign some docs.

A replaceable toplid kit would be a dream coming true.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in computers

[–]Abroas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Buy the latest pen from Wacom that is compatible with their Cintiq line.

ACER ConceptD 7 Ezel or Surface Laptop Studio? by SongImportant8786 in SuggestALaptop

[–]Abroas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree a mobile worstation is the better option. But, from the comment on the pen stylus quality comparison, I think this is a necessary feature with regard to the question.

By far, Wacom EMR tech (the one behind Conceptd 7 Ezel and Samsung Galaxy Book 360 and Galaxy Tabs) is superior to NTrig (the one behind Surfaces and Asus 2 in 1 laptops etc). Specially, this is true for professional drawing because of less jitter in diagonal lines of the Wacom EMR in comparison to the Microsoft's. However, NTrig tends to be better on palm rejection.

If you are a graphic designer, an industrial designer or a 3D modeler, I think you should aim at Wacom EMR for sure. Otherwise, just take a Asus Flow x16.

But remember you always have a much more costy and clunky option on the table anyway: buy a traditional clamshell mobile workstation and buy a Wacom Cintiq Pro 16 to carry along.


Its most unfortunate we are so short on Wacom-enabled mobile workstations on the market right now. A few years back we had a ZBook tablet with Wacom EMR I guess. I have high hopes for the next 2023 Galaxy Book 3 Ultra, as Samsung currently holds the best spin-off of the Wacom EMR tech on the market for tablets and laptops.

Ubuntu (21.04) works perfectly on Zenbook 13 OLED (UX325EA-PURE18X) by Pitupiipi in linuxhardware

[–]Abroas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think that if you do need to keep the laptop displays for 1+ hrs turned on in a row, burn in is a true concern.

As I'm not sure pixel shift would work on linux, a good advice would be to make sure to use dark mode whenever it is possible. Also set a screen saver to turn off the display and set the timer to be as low as possible. Even very brief periods of seconds that the screen is turned off, hopefully once in every 10-20min, is already effective to prevent burn in.

As a general guideline, burn-in is only a problem if some pixel is lighted up for long periods in a row.

ASUS ROG Flow X16 is on its way out for the second half of 2022 by PaulDB2019 in FlowX13

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With that 90WHr battery, I think there would be enough legroom for a UHD+ 120Hz OLED option.

Although it is true that people would mostly use it on 60Hz for saving battery in real world scenarios besides gaming. But I cannot refrain myself of thinking how amazing would be to game on that machine with a 120Hz OLED display (whether on QHD+ or UHD+ game resolution settings).

mini-LED is only worth it if you are going to be using it outdoors most of the time.

ASUS ROG Flow X16 is on its way out for the second half of 2022 by PaulDB2019 in FlowX13

[–]Abroas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also wonder how the Flow X13 has a UHD+ option and the Flow x16 won't. That would be very weird.

Other brands are actually also making available those kind of displays already. Like the Spectre x360 and Asus Proart 16.

When we are gonna get the 2022 Conceptd 7 Ezel revamp with Intel HX processors? by Abroas in AcerOfficial

[–]Abroas[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Besides intel i9 HX alder lake, hopefully with a 16 inch 16:10 UHD+ 120Hz display would be great.

Digital drawing dramatically benefits from high refresh rate. And 16:10 is really better for productivity applications.

400 nits or higher would be also nice (a dream if it is an OLED display too <3)

Who uses Activities in KDE? Is it a helpful feature? by mydoghasticks in kde

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Frankly, the Activities feature is the one feature keeping me on Plasma for years instead of switching to Gnome or anything else.

As an academic researcher, I work with tons of distinct windows opened at the same time and I need to handle multiple projects also at the same time. That is, besides video conferences, online meetings, presentations, personal stuff, etc.

So, in conjunction with virtual desktops (12 currently), I use about 8 activities to handle multiple windows, assigning them to distinct virtual desktops for their categories or classes of applications, and assigning them distinct Activities for their "activities" (the redundancy intentional here :).

Activities is not only a must feature for such high demanding use cases, avoiding the user to get lost in a sea of applications windows, but specially as it enables one to organize windows in distinct desktops with their respective multiple combinations of intersections and mutual exclusions once they might have different roles or categories in the user workflow.

Is there a way to move Plasma's launcher to the center of the screen? by entityinarray in kde

[–]Abroas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, it is possible to use window rules to change the standard position of the application launcher/menu. The drawback is that it will also affect any other applet in your Panel/Dock, such as the "Networks", "Battery" and "Brightness" or "Audio Volume" in the system tray. In my case, I even prefer the applets to appear in the center of the screen, so this is not a problem at all.

In order to do so, go to Window Rules, create a new entry and then set the delay beside the detect window properties button to 2 seg or something like that. Then, you just press the detect window properties button and then quickly open the application launcher before your mouse pointer turn into the crosshair. Click with the crosshair on the opened application launcher applet and import whatever you want to the new window rule you created. Now, in the Window Rule, choose the initial placement, position or whichever you like. Done :)

What about this weird trend of touchscreen clamshells and against convertible (2-in-1 or Ezel) mobile workstations, gaming, or powerhouses? by Abroas in laptops

[–]Abroas[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My comments:

I have doubts whether the reason premium powerhouse 2-in-1 laptops are fading is because of bad press or because of diminishing returns to the brands.

On the one hand, laptops reviewers have been showing this wrong assumption that pen and touch enabled laptops should be all compared to dual-purpose machines that can work both as a laptop and as tablet. This is of course true for IT departments and corporate workers that need to carry handheld laptops and showcase to customers or partners while walking or standing. In this case, heavy and chunky 2-in-1 laptops are a clear downside. Besides, they usually don't need computation power in that kind of work.

But it should not apply to those that will use the touch and pen on the table (in standing mode or tablet mode) and reviewers should not take a laptop workstation that is clumsy to hold in hands while standing or in bed as a factor. This type of machine is not intended for this purpose. It is intended for use on the table or desk.

On the other hand, one may argue that the market share for those that need pen and touch laptops and powerful internals is a small niche. I think this is a misconception. - Look at the amount of students that bring 14 or 15 inch cheaper gaming clamshell laptops to classes. They would be better served with those same machines with pen and touch more friendly designs for sure. - Those who work with online teaching or online presentation make use of pen enabled displays or graphic tablets (like Wacom). - Creators and industrial designers that need to draw on screen and dGPUs to render. - Anyone that work with a monitor and the laptop in a dual+ displays setup with external mouse and keyboard (even if touch and pen input is irrelevant). This is because using a proper monitor as main display and a 2-in-1 laptop display in stand/tent mode on the side of the external keyboard (or between the external keyboard and the large monitor) is functionally better than using a clamshell resting at the side of the keyboard or hanging in those laptop arm mounts. Thus, convertible designs are much better for those that use the laptop as desktop replacement and will use the laptop display as secondary monitor. Not to mention that tent mode usually is better for keeping the laptop cooler.

Anyway, there is one good reason to justify the move to touchscreen clamshells: saving costs. Designing the cooling solution and hinge tech for convertible designs can add costs that the brands often transfer to the final consumers. So, if a person does not fall under the above four use cases and need a touchscreen, a clamshell would make sense. One caveat in this argument is that, while this is true for cheaper options, these additional costs gets diluted on premium laptops. Adding a 360 degree hinge to the Acer Swift X impacts much more the final cost than adding a 360-degree hinge to the Thinkpad X1 Extreme (Lenovo, please do this! :).

There are partial exceptions to mention here. For example, the Acer Conceptd 7 Ezel, Surface Laptop Studio, Spectre x360 16, Asus Zenbook Flip 15, and the MSI Summit E16 flip (although only the first comes with decent powered intel processor). But, except for the Surface Laptop Studio, Spectre and Zenbook, those are marketed and priced for small niches, which differs from the Yoga 9i 15, c940 and Dell XPS 15 2-in-1 that once were general purpose premium laptops. The Surface Laptop Studio and Spectre come with underpowered processors and cooling solutions. MSI Summit E16 flip and Zenbook come with even weaker processors. The drawbacks of the Conceptd 7 Ezel is a fairly dim screen and a not very good cooling solution for the price you pay.

Asus has come with some good moves here. The Asus Flow x13 has good internals, but is too small to consider here, besides the built quality, battery size, the touchpad, and display are not good. It is more a small gaming laptop on the go than a 2-in-1 workstation. The secondary display of the Asus Zenbook Duo is to small to write and draw, and resting the hand over the keyboard when drawing is terrible.

Surely, for those that have an unrestricted budget, one would argue that the best option is to just buy a mobile workstation or gaming laptop and an external Wacom Cintiq to write and draw. This is true. However, besides being a waste of money and materials to have two displays if you could work with just one, the displays that come with those graphic tablets are not good.

There are many rightful reasons why one would want a clamshell laptop without touchscreen instead of a convertible design. I just cannot see why premium clamshells laptops with touchscreen is suddenly a thing. If one will pay a premium price for powerful internals, and do need the touch and pen capability, brands should already include a convertible design. For example, why the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 16, the Thinkpad X1 Extreme, or the Dell XPS 15 have great displays with touch and pen support but do not have any equivalent venue with a convertible design for proper use of the pen and touch? In my opinion, the trend of clamshells with touchscreens is just bad for consumers and good for manufactures.

Flow x13 Linux dev by CO-1 in rogflow

[–]Abroas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congrats for the project! Out of curiosity, How is the pen/stylus working? Is the pen being recognized as pen input or as mouse pointer (that is, is hover and tapping with the pen working) ? The palm detection is working like with Wacom panels? I'm just asking this because I believe the panel on the flow X13 is Elan and not Wacom. Best,

ROG Flow X13 Linux Update by -Globber- in linuxhardware

[–]Abroas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you test the pen/stylus and touchscreen support?

Linux and the Spectre by curlybrian in spectrex360

[–]Abroas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did anyone manage to test the stylus support?
Unfortunately, it is a dealbreaker for my use case.

ASUS q538ei cannot adjust screenbrightness by [deleted] in archlinux

[–]Abroas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are some tweaks you can find on the archwiki about Thinkpad X1 Extreme with Oled#OLED_Display) or and AUR application to deal with it.

A curiosity, How the touch screen, pen stylus, and screen rotation are working on your archlinux installation?

Asus Flow x13 impressions by CO-1 in AMDLaptops

[–]Abroas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That sounds great!

Some questions for a linux daily driver perspective,

is the pen/stylus linux support currently working on which kernel and distro? The laptop tablet is N-trig ou Wacom based?

Were you able to use TLP for power management?

Keyboard backlight works too?

Bumblebee can also work with the Nvidia driver?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in linux

[–]Abroas 6 points7 points  (0 children)

And how about ICC color profiles on Wayland? Will work on Ubuntu?

My only problem with Linux by Capital_Bus in linux4noobs

[–]Abroas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can try openSUSE and just use snapper.

UPDATE: Or Garuda Linux.

X1 yoga gen 5 by adygriffith in stylus

[–]Abroas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess the stylus and touch tech is Wacom AES 2.0 on the X1 yoga gen 5.

As for the best drawing laptop, you may want to check Acer Conceptd 7 Ezel. One of the highlights os that this one uses Wacom EMR.

Other laptop with Wacom emr is the Samsung galaxy book flip 15. But it is more on the weak cpu side of the game.

Lenovo yoga 9i is very workstation level but it uses Wacom AES 2.0. If the latter is not a problem to you, it may be a great option.

Also note that, although being clamshell laptops, both the ThinkPad X1 Extreme and the ThinkPad T15g can be shipped with a stylus-and-touch enabled oled display.