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not_IO lemmy.blahaj.zone not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2024-12-06
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patruelis lemmy.world patruelis@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-11-06
#2 · Quote Reply

Comes with lung cancer
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aarch0x40 piefed.social aarch0x40@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-11-14
#3 · Quote Reply

I think I'll hold out for the fuel cell powered laptop
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NeatNit discuss.tchncs.de NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de
Joined: 2024-01-05
#4 · Quote Reply

with that bulk and fuel's energy density, how is it only 1.5 hours?!
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Rekall Incorporated Moderator Rekall_Incorporated@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-06-08
#5 · Quote Reply

Intel Core 3 Dou with 2 GB of RAM! It's going to be difficult to use this for anything other than retro gaming.
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arandomthought sh.itjust.works arandomthought@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-07-11
#6 · Quote Reply
NeatNit wrote:
with that bulk and fuel's energy density, how is it only 1.5 hours?!

Wasting 99% of that energy to heat, a lot of noise, and, as someone else in these comments pointed out, lung cancer.
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solrize lemmy.ml solrize@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2023-06-22
#7 · Quote Reply

Too expensive to run due to current gas prices.
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Tomtits lemmy.dbzer0.com blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2025-03-10
#8 · Quote Reply

How does the engine start?

Where's the alternator?

Why does the exhaust point directly at the user?
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SubArcticTundra lemmy.ml SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2023-06-03
#9 · Quote Reply

I hope the engine has its own entry in Device Manager
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SubArcticTundra lemmy.ml SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2023-06-03
#10 · (edited) Quote Reply
Tomtits wrote:
How does the engine start? Where's the alternator? Why does the exhaust point directly at the user?

How does the engine start?

Using the Start Button duuh
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Hamartiogonic sopuli.xyz Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz
Joined: 2023-06-05
#11 · Quote Reply
Tomtits wrote:
How does the engine start? Where's the alternator? Why does the exhaust point directly at the user?

This is just next level hostile design.
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SubArcticTundra lemmy.ml SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2023-06-03
#12 · Quote Reply
arandomthought wrote:
Wasting 99% of that energy to heat, a lot of noise, and, as someone else in these comments pointed out, lung cancer.

The rest will be lost to Windows Update
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Alexstarfire lemmy.world Alexstarfire@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-08-06
#13 · Quote Reply
Tomtits wrote:
How does the engine start? Where's the alternator? Why does the exhaust point directly at the user?

"Free" heater.
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john_t piefed.ee john_t@piefed.ee
Joined: 2025-08-21
#14 · Quote Reply
NeatNit wrote:
with that bulk and fuel's energy density, how is it only 1.5 hours?!

It's like 5 ppg (pages per gallon).
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hexdream lemmy.world hexdream@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-24
#15 · Quote Reply

Great for listening to music.
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Tollana1234567 lemmy.today Tollana1234567@lemmy.today
Joined: 2025-06-04
#16 · Quote Reply
patruelis wrote:
Comes with lung cancer

CO poisoning.
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