[lhl]

Pretty decent specs if you're OK w/ 32GB of (fast) soldered memory and don't need an ANSI keyboard (there is an EN-US ISO option).

It's interesting to compare to the their Intel Infinity Book Pro Gen8 offering - that has a DDR5 SODIMMs, 99Wh battery, and is actually slightly lighter than the Pulse (also a brighter 400nit vs 300nit display), although you give up 1 M.2 SSD slot, it's 40% more expensive, and even with the much larger capacity runtime and performance is about the same or worse, since Intel.

Another good option for current-gen (7040) Ryzen ultra-portable Linux laptops is the Framework 13. A little pricier, 1 x M.2, but you get 2 x DDR5 SODIMMs, a 400nit+ display, and Framework has made good on their upgrade promises (this is their 4th drop-in replacement motherboard that runs in the same chassis and it seems like they're going to keep going). It has a very active Linux user community on their forums as well.

[dajonker]

No ANSI keyboard might be a deal breaker for my muscle memory and external keyboards (mechanical and MX keys that I had to import from the US because Logitech only sells ISO in the EU)

[prmoustache]

Why do you need a "specific keyboard" if your muscle memory is there? Just map it to whatever works for you.

I am typing all the time in us alt international on various physical keyboards that have printed buttons in spanish qwerty, swiss french qwertz and plain ansi us keyboards. It is only a problem for those that have very little experience/use of the keyboard.

[Cu3PO42]

Because muscle memory breaks if the physical layout of the keys is different. The parent is used to ANSI and might hit enter where there's a different key on ISO. I am used to ISO and my layout uses that key as a modifier and is barely usable on ANSI, simply because moving my pinky to the key above enter is uncomfortable for me.

[prmoustache]

We are much more adaptive than that. Among all my computers keyboards at home I have 4 different shape of the enter key and among the 2 that have a similar ANSI shape they don't have nearly the same size.

You'll always have your favorite physical layout but muscle memory can also adapt. The same way I don't ride my mountain bikes the same way I ride my road bikes I am naturally and unconsciously adapting to the different keyboards based on how they feel to my hands.

[Philpax]

I agree. I use an Apple ANSI Magic Keyboard, MacBook Pro with Swedish layout, and a Keyboardio Atreus on a regular basis, and I can switch between them without trouble.

There’s definitely a bit of an adjustment period when I (re)introduce a keyboard into the rotation, but I can get back to proficiency within a day or two, and then I don’t notice it at all.

[alexeiz]

> We are much more adaptive than that.

Sure if I get this laptop for free I may adapt. But for $1500, thank you!

[bjakubski]

It is not possible to "just map": Enter key has completely different shape and size and pushes backslash/pipe key to different row. I'm used to ANSI with single row Enter and I don't seem to be able to switch to ISO (in the past I was forced to order and replace keyboard in my laptop because of that)

[prmoustache]

See my other reply above, we are much more adaptive than that.

[FirmwareBurner]

Not all of us, "we" are not. If it works for you great, but "we" agree to disagree here.

[justsomehnguy]

If "you" are so different species, I'm looking with horror to the day when you need to replace your car.

Come on, button shape and placement (which is not that different, there is no round Caps Lock on Backspace) completely breaking the ability to work on the computer is the most retarded First World Problem.

[littlecranky67]

Exactly. They even offer a "complete black keyboard" with no letterprints at all - definitely aimed at power users.

[dajonker]

The difference between ISO and ANSI is the physical layout, i.e. the shape of the Enter key and the left shift key.

[sonicanatidae]

There's nothing wrong with having a preference. In fact, keyboards and mice are one of the most common things where people have set preferences.

The thread will argue it, and they are welcome to, but you want what you want. :)

[lta]

They announced that an ANSI keyboard option was planned, iirc the reddit post