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Expand Up @@ -36,14 +36,21 @@ this device the perfect companion to trips.

Also, it has 2 USB-C ports and supports DisplayPort alt-mode, so it means you
can charge it, connect to a external display and peripherals, all at the same
time. Sadly, the maximum output resolution I got was 1080p, although some
people at Reddit [seems to have
time. Sadly, the maximum output resolution I got was 1080p (2560x1080),
although some people at Reddit [seems to have
success](https://www.reddit.com/r/chromeos/comments/zh27tg/comment/izku724/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button)
at 1440p, and the specs suggests it supports 4k. It may be my Dell S3423DWC
monitor being wonky, the fact that it is Ultrawide or the cable, who knows? I
even tried to change the monitor to "High Resolution" mode in settings, but to
no avail.

_Update:_ looking at the [product
brief](https://www.qualcomm.com/content/dam/qcomm-martech/dm-assets/documents/prod_brief_qcom_sd7c_gen2.pdf)
for Snapdragon 7c Gen 2, it seems it supports up to QHD@60Hz (1440p) for the
external display, and not 4k. This explains why it doesn't work at maximum
resolution in my Dell S3423DWC, since while it is 1440p it is Ultrawide, so the
resolution is bigger than QHD (3440x1440 vs 2560x1440).

ChromeOS is also really interesting nowadays. To start, it is designed from the
ground up to be a [secure computing
environment](https://support.google.com/chromebook/answer/3438631), probably
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