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@dhhOct 18
This Huawei MateBook Fold feels impossibly futuristic. A 18" screen when fully unfolded, folds down to the size of a magazine, and even runs a Linux-derived OS. But we clearly need to get @omarchy running on this!

Oct 18, 2026 · 3:38 AM UTC

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Looks awesome - but would take some time for me to get used to the keyboard. Or maybe I should just start embracing dictation ..
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@dhhOct 18
Yeah, I wouldn't think of it as a traditional laptop replacement. More like a foldable tablet that also turns into a cinema display!
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But they have transitioned from x86 to arm. and @omarchy runs on x86 only
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@dhhOct 18
Omarchy will run ARM in five minutes.
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They have a slim keyboard too
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? HarmonyOS doesn't count as "Linux-derived". But otherwise: yes, great hardware.
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There’s no way that keyboard is even remotely tolerable unless you are a hunt-and-peck typist.
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I have an Asus Zenbook Duo that is two full laptop-size screens. Keyboard lifts off the bottom screen, comes with a kickstand. LOVE IT. Currently Artix, will go back to systemd/&c .. never? :-D
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What is the problem this laptop solves? Cos I can see at least a few it creates. 😉
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That would be awesome - I think the Chinese make some amazing hardware, but their software has always been terrible - locked down, limited flexbility - having omarchy on it would be a huge improvement.
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DAvid!!!! stop tempting me to buy more electronics. I just bought a 1TB Duo and now i need this in my life
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Yeah remove all the spyware off it and get a better OS on there.
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yo what's going om with hand in last pic. Is that person alright? might be camera angle
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Omarchy on a device like this would be great. I had already been hoping for Linux support when the Asus Zenbook Duo came out.
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Aaaaand of course you cannot officially buy it in EU
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Curious how the crease looks after a year
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Omarchy on this would feel insanelyyyyy futuristic!
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Hardware is much better than its own built software
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This is the kind of thing that gets me hyped. I’d go out and buy it over the Duo.
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does folding it count as a window manager shortcut?
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When I get some time I'm going to try and get Omarchy running on the Lenovo Yoga Book 9i.
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It’s only avaliable in Asia right ?
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does the on screen keyboard have haptic?
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18-inch fold that runs Linux-derived OS is the laptop form factor argument ending
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Omg you got it 💪👽💪 did you get some Huawei mobile too? 🤗
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The screen folds, the keyboard disappears, and Linux is still the part you think needs fixing.
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the fold runs harmonyos 5, which swapped the linux kernel for huawei's own hongmeng microkernel
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The unclapsed watch bracelet makes me nervous
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Alright, I will get one on my next visit in China
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wait the folded size math is kind of perfect 18 inch at 4 by 3 is 14.4 by 10.8, fold it and each half is 10.8 by 7.2 which is a 3 by 2 panel with a 12.98 inch diagonal, so huawei calling it two 13s is basically exact and linux derived is half right lol its their hongmeng microkernel, but the osdi 24 paper says it reuses 700+ unmodified linux drivers inside a driver container
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Looks definitely cool, but how is the typing on the software keyboard where you don’t feel the keys? I remember similar laptops from back in 2011, but they never really caught on. Would be cool if they solved the keyboard issue.
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18 inch that folds to a magazine is wild, the hinge better be tough
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I wish I could review one for lay down use.
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The future does not look apple
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This could be so fun if it just gets stepped back from the “we have macOS at home” aesthetic … you boys get Omarchy running on this with full hw support I might just get one …
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