Ask HN: What's the best small, low-power laptop available today?

5 points by akhilcacharya 7y ago ↗ HN

I'm really interested in a modern version of the Tandy Model 100/200 - Small and portable with a long battery life and usable performance to SSH into cloud machines. Any OS and ISA, but Linux compatible would be nice.

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nwrk 7y ago ↗

Just quick goto for potential shopping list. Similar are available on alibaba (don't have link/time now).

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-most-powerful-pocket-...

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/gpd-pocket-7-0-umpc-lapto...

grizzles 7y ago ↗

If someone can beat this one, I'll tip my hat to them. https://www.pine64.org/?page_id=3707

akhilcacharya 7y ago ↗

I’ve seen these, but it seems like the battery life is rated to be pretty short - around 6 hours - and unlike USBC devices you can’t charge it from a car or a battery bank.

Zelmor 7y ago ↗

ThinkPad x270 can go a long time. Check the platform specifications.