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I'm looking for a portable, very compact linux laptop.

Screen size: 12 inch or smaller Weight: less than 1 kg (2.2 pounds) Full hd screen

I did some googling and i only found a CHUWI laptop that suffers from an overheating issue.

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[–] MXX53@programming.dev 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

The issue I find with the surface is that it just isn't lapable. Using it on my lap is nearly impossible. Good on a desk though.

[–] danielquinn@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago

Yeah that was the big strike against it for me too. I found that you can sort of perch it over a crossed leg and it's sort of serviceable that way, but yeah... no coding on the train with a Surface.

[–] JamesBoeing737MAX@sopuli.xyz 0 points 2 months ago

Then, some chuwi convertibles have a laptop-like keyboard, but I have never seen one in person.