The Craob X is a 4K laptop with wireless charging that does not have any ports.
We haven’t seen anything like it before: an ultraportable laptop with no ports.
When it was first announced earlier this year, it was referred to as Craob X, and the firm behind it, which I’ve never heard of and whose website has no contact information, seems to have no history of making laptops.
If the Craob X has such a stellar reputation, it’s understandable that it sounds too good to be true. A Windows ultraportable with a 13.3-inch 4K display weighs 1.9 pounds and is barely 7 millimetres thick, according to Craob’s website. It’s possible that Craob X might be even smaller than Apple’s iPad 2021, or even the slim iPad Air, if this is accurate.
Up to 32GB of LPDDR5 RAM and a 12th Gen Intel Core i7-1280P processor are expected to be included in the ultra-thin laptop from Craob. Core i7 is one of the new Alder Lake laptop processors Intel released earlier this year that share a hybrid architecture with Apple’s M1 chips, and we’ve seen benchmarks showing that the Core i9 is quicker than Apple’s M1 Max — but Intel’s CPUs cannot match the power efficiency of Apple’s silicon….
You may be thinking, “How can I charge a laptop without a USB port?” To this problem, Craob offers a solution: a magnetically connected wireless charger that can be plugged into any standard outlet. Like MagSafe for the iPhone, it’s an adapter.
Even though I’m not sure whether this is a dumb or clever approach, Craob appears to believe that it will appeal to consumers. Along the borders of the charger, you’ll find USB-C, Thunderbolt, and USB-A connectors for connecting peripherals to the laptop. There’s a headphone jack and SD card slot on the charger, and the wire can be wound up and stored there when it’s not in use.
The Craob X’s release date and pricing have yet to be revealed, as have any other facts regarding the device. It’s possible that this is only the beginning of a public relations effort, and we’ll hear more about it later this year. According to advertising photographs (which show the laptop either from a distance or with the screen obscured) and an absence of information or a dedicated public relations staff, the Craob X may turn out to be nothing more than a marketing gimmick.
No matter what happens, I’m not sure anybody will desire a laptop that’s so tiny that there are no connectors. When purchasing a laptop, how important is the laptop’s weight? Although it may be because of my unwieldy hands, I’m not certain that the Craob X would be comfortable or robust to use for long periods of time, even with its 0.27-inch thickness.
To that end, many individuals utilise detachable keyboards that are about the same thickness as a tablet’s screen to type documents on their tablets. It’s probably wise to hold off on making any final decisions on the Craob X until we get a chance to test one.