This dual-screen laptop swings horizontally — and quotes the Whole Earth Catalog

The Acemagic X1, a laptop with a side-folding 2nd surface for multi-monitor use. | Image: Acemagic

Ever since Razer brought a triple-screen laptop to CES 2017 and promptly got it stolen, we’ve been captivated by the thought of aggregate mobile screens. The Acemagic X1 is the latest effort to marque it a applicable reality, with duplicate 14-inch 1080p displays.

Unlike the Asus Zenbook Duo and Lenovo Yoga Book 9i we reviewed earlier this year, it’s not a twin-screen tablet with a detachable keyboard; this one’s astir decidedly a laptop with a other surface connected a hinge that swings each the mode around. And dissimilar the upcoming GPD Duo, it swings horizontally alternatively of vertically. The institution is calling it the “world’s archetypal horizontally foldable 360 grade laptop.”

Image: Acemagic

Image: Acemagic

While we don’t person a price, merchandise date, oregon afloat spec expanse yet, it seems this laptop isn’t shooting for gaming oregon high-end productivity; it’ll beryllium equipped with a two-year aged 12th Gen Intel Core i7-1255U processor (we’re expecting 15th gen this fall), 16GB of DDR4 memory, and a 1TB PCIe 3.0 SSD.

It besides lone supports 5Gbps transportation speeds from its USB-A and USB-C ports and HDMI 2.0 alternatively than HDMI 2.1 for its video output. And 1 of its 2 USB-C ports is lone for charging.

Image: Acemagic In summation to the ports, you tin spot Acemagic’s geared hinge mechanism; Tom’s Hardware saw a portion and says the hinge seems to enactment well.

Still, determination are tons of tasks that don’t needfully request tons of horsepower but could payment from much ocular existent property — and the 2nd surface isn’t the lone unsocial happening astir this machine!

The Acemagic X1 besides includes, and I quote:

Adding to its distinctive appeal, ACEMAGIC has engraved Steve Jobs’s iconic quote, “Stay hungry, Stay foolish,” successful existent golden connected the near broadside of the keyboard. This interaction symbolizes the device’s premium prime and innovative spirit.

I americium assuming Acemagic doesn’t recognize that Steve Jobs was really quoting the Whole Earth Catalog successful his 2005 commencement speech, but hey, bonus points for countercultural connection written successful gold?

(No, we don’t person a representation of the golden lettering to spot if Steve Jobs’ sanction is besides connected the broadside of this laptop.)

In lawsuit you’ve ne'er heard of Acemagic, cognize that they’re not a full unknown, conscionable comparatively caller to the west. The Chinese institution typically sells mini-PCs, and precocious offered apologies and refunds aft shipping immoderate of them with preinstalled malware; its astir caller introduction is this $1,400 mini PC that looks similar a gaming router.

Image: Acemagic The Acemagic M2A.