💻🐑 Business vs. Consumer Laptops - Cloning Android Apps

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TODAY'S TOP STORY [What's the Difference Between Business and Consumer Laptops?](%2F%2Fwww.howtogeek.com%2Fwhats-the-difference-between-business-and-consumer-laptops%2F%3Futm_medium=newsletter%26utm_campaign=HTG-202312041700%26utm_source=HTG-NL%26user=dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTFAZ21haWwuY29t/1/0100018c37313265-d51c798a-aa37-43b9-8858-629ec3bd051e-000000/HQCljm4z_YhwjS1VkWmmGomhL3I=350) [The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano Gen 3 laptop open on a workbench with the lockscreen.](%2F%2Fwww.howtogeek.com%2Fwhats-the-difference-between-business-and-consumer-laptops%2F%3Futm_medium=newsletter%26utm_campaign=HTG-202312041700%26utm_source=HTG-NL%26user=dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTFAZ21haWwuY29t/2/0100018c37313265-d51c798a-aa37-43b9-8858-629ec3bd051e-000000/6HmT8C3OiVVZLCjJ_OQpMwEfb10=350) If you've been laptop shopping for the holidays, you may have noticed a price disparity between business and consumer laptops. What's up with that? We explain. 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One of our writers here at How-To Geek long believed that the latter was the more practical form factor of the two, but that's no longer the case. See what changed their mind. [Read More »](%2F%2Fwww.howtogeek.com%2Fi-was-wrong-about-book-style-foldable-phones%2F%3Futm_medium=newsletter%26utm_campaign=HTG-202312041700%26utm_source=HTG-NL%26user=dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTFAZ21haWwuY29t/3/0100018c37313265-d51c798a-aa37-43b9-8858-629ec3bd051e-000000/sDLaxKI5CNMBIz-YR7BdOkbDFrw=350) [How to Clone Apps on Android](%2F%2Fwww.howtogeek.com%2F756816%2Fhow-and-why-to-clone-apps-on-android%2F%3Futm_medium=newsletter%26utm_campaign=HTG-202312041700%26utm_source=HTG-NL%26user=dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTFAZ21haWwuY29t/1/0100018c37313265-d51c798a-aa37-43b9-8858-629ec3bd051e-000000/bW8dsazK8yWwtDjR30ygQ-cC2nA=350) [Multiple apps in the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 taskbar](%2F%2Fwww.howtogeek.com%2F756816%2Fhow-and-why-to-clone-apps-on-android%2F%3Futm_medium=newsletter%26utm_campaign=HTG-202312041700%26utm_source=HTG-NL%26user=dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTFAZ21haWwuY29t/2/0100018c37313265-d51c798a-aa37-43b9-8858-629ec3bd051e-000000/FyRmO3w4ZTTvV1pmJsHiBaTkrcw=350) Ever wished you had multiple copies of the same app? 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