They died because the 'atom' processors from intel were horrible. There are quite a few 8" - 10" laptops out there, but they definitely aren't as common as 13"+ form factors.
today's 13 inch laptops have the form factor of netbooks due to their smaller bezels, and there's a lot 13 inch laptops.
Sure, but I really am looking for something around the 8" mark. If it weren't for my auto-guiding software needing a screen, I would just go with a mini-pc.
8" inch with 3 usb ports is getting into meme device territory, the has 21 USB-A +1 USB-C on the tablet portion.
Would it be safe to say that the closest things to them now would be tablets with thin keyboard attachments?
I have thought of that, but due to the software that I use to run my mount and camera it needs to be windows. I have yet to find a windows tablet with 3+ usb ports and enough power to run everything. I don't want to spend thousands on a surface book, and USB hubs have given me nothing but trouble with the devices/software I use.
I know. I'm a difficult customer, but this is why I am looking forward to the plethora of options coming in the future.
There are those new palmtops with 6" screens but again they use lame Intel processors and are like $600.
Hopefully the new (((Apple))) processors will lead to much lower power using CPUs in PCs.
You can always use one of them there Devil's devices called a sail foam.
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