Post #322,892
3/14/10 7:19:58 PM
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iPad?
sounds like a good fit to me.
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Post #322,894
3/14/10 7:27:57 PM
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You're right.
Netbooks are intentionally crippled by MS and Intel. It would be great for the iPad and its copies to force MS and Intel to start giving customers machines that meet actual needs rather than fit into rigid artificial market segments (and to protect their cash cows).
The iPad might be a great fit for her. If she needs a decent keyboard, they're apparently available as an add-on.
Cheers,
Scott.
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Post #322,897
3/14/10 10:35:18 PM
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Re: iPad?
if she can hold off i get mine in 4 to 6 weeks
"Pictures are better then words because some words are big and hard to understand"
Peter Griffin (Family Guy)
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Post #322,898
3/14/10 10:42:05 PM
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Its effectively...
a Big iPod Touch.
I just don't know if I'm up to giving up all my (F|f)reedom I have on Linux.
And the full on stuff that OSX on the Mini9 gives me.
Infact, I just updated it to latest 10.5.x and its working just fine. Its got pretty much everything I need in a small computer.
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Post #322,901
3/14/10 11:37:57 PM
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I heard ARM iPad copies are coming.
And they'll be running Linux.
Of course, they need a coherent ecosystem something like what Apple provides, but if they do, MS will have a very interesting time of it. I can't see them wanting to port Windows to ARM.
Wade.
Q:Is it proper to eat cheeseburgers with your fingers? A:No, the fingers should be eaten separately.
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Post #322,909
3/15/10 9:12:44 AM
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Actually...
ARM machines exist already... they just aren't in the US yet.
iPad sets new lows in some areas and new highs in other areas.
I hope I can get the runtime and functionality I want out of an ARM based "netbook"
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Post #322,912
3/15/10 9:24:26 AM
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Remember, the iPad's an ARM. (Yeah, it's not avail yet. :-)
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Post #322,950
3/15/10 6:42:46 PM
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Ubuntu is on record as supporting ARM.
I'd be happy with a netbook with an ARM chip instead of an Intel chip, provided that's the only change. WiFi and USB covers all other connectivity.
My Aspire One unfortunately wastes a lot of its battery power as heat, but I know some Intel-based netbooks get many hours out of their battery. I would expect an ARM-based netbook to get a few days. :-)
Bring it on!
Wade.
Q:Is it proper to eat cheeseburgers with your fingers? A:No, the fingers should be eaten separately.
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Post #322,960
3/15/10 10:01:09 PM
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You forget what I run.
Debian.
Its been running on ARM lots longer than most anything out there, in terms of Linux distros.
Debian will be my choice.
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Post #322,904
3/15/10 12:51:27 AM
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you're a techie, she's not.
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Post #322,911
3/15/10 9:13:29 AM
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But it still doesn't change the fact...
That its a big iPod Touch.
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Post #322,942
3/15/10 4:02:16 PM
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that's not a bad thing
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Post #322,961
3/15/10 10:04:08 PM
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Yeah... for that money though.
My money is better spent on something I can use.
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Post #322,945
3/15/10 5:14:08 PM
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Yeah, not for her
She hates my iphone as well.
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