CES 2023 - new laptops

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Just back from CES, although I am in Boston now trying to go through all of the stuff I saw. This year plenty of laptops. A Couple of them caught my eye. First, we had the new Lenovo Thinkpad X1. It looks like a large-screen iPad which folds and comes with a wireless keyboard that can magnetically snap to the screen or be used Separately. You can use the display as two screens or one large, One side with a virtual keyboard, horizontal or vertical. Or snap on the keyboard fold it over and the thing is like a laptop. Lenovo also has one that does the same features except it has a hinge/speaker between the two displays. Find both designs very interesting but a little unnerving about folding the display without the hinge. The Samsung rep said that their folding cell phone was tested to 100 cycles, every day for five years. I’ve sold a lot of Samsung laptops recently and got my daughter one If you have a Samsung cell phone they integrate well with the Samsung laptops.

Next, we have the LG gram laptops. Even the 17” was the lightest laptop I ever picked up, it felt lighter than my IPad. I thought my son was handing me an empty laptop without a battery or guts. It is EVO, so 9 hr of battery life & it came with the new 13th generation Intel processor and two SSDs. I didn’t see the folding laptops coming. There is a ton of flexibility in the way you can use these units. For me, it’s like they want me to give up my iPads, which is not likely because I do office hrs on the beach and just toss my iPad around.

I saw almost too much new tech remember it all I’m still going through the pictures & video. The 2 hr wait in line to go through security at the Las Vegas airport was a killer. I never saw a line that long in my life. After five days on my feet walking 4 to 5 miles a day, that wasn’t was I needed. I’m considering Clear or the pre-check now.
 

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I’m considering Clear or the pre-check now.

If you travel internationally at all, just get Global Entry, which includes Pre-check. If you have a travel credit card many of them will even pay for it. My Chase Sapphire card picks up that cost each time I have to renew it.
 
If you travel internationally at all, just get Global Entry, which includes Pre-check. If you have a travel credit card many of them will even pay for it. My Chase Sapphire card picks up that cost each time I have to renew it.
I have global entry, tsa- precheck, and clear. American Express platinum pays for clear and Capitol One venture pays for global / pre
 
Thinkpad X1 was always Lenovo's top of ultra-portable. I had a second generation one once. I also had an LG-Gram last year that I was a bit disappointed with. While very light weight, the case would bend just enough to throw off the trackpad if you actually used it on your lap versus a flat surface. Drove me crazy.

These days I put a lot of emphasis on port types. I want a full sized HDMI, at least two USB-C with PD, a USB-A and a micro-SD slot. I don't want to use proprietary power adapters or port converters. They just become too much of a hassle when traveling.
 
Thinkpad X1 was always Lenovo's top of ultra-portable. I had a second generation one once. I also had an LG-Gram last year that I was a bit disappointed with. While very light weight, the case would bend just enough to throw off the trackpad if you actually used it on your lap versus a flat surface. Drove me crazy.

These days I put a lot of emphasis on port types. I want a full sized HDMI, at least two USB-C with PD, a USB-A and a micro-SD slot. I don't want to use proprietary power adapters or port converters. They just become too much of a hassle when traveling.
Not an issue for me. I have USB hub I bought from Ebay and I believe it cost less than $15.