[ale] possibility of a non Android Linux tablet

[Collin Pruitt]

On 2/25/2012 10:50 AM, Ron Frazier (ALE) wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Here I am replying to my own email again.  Well, I've been thinking 
> and thinking about this.  There's no doubt that I WANT a tablet, 
> although that would be one more computer to maintain and one more to 
> try to prevent from getting viruses.  Android is a huge virus target.  
> However, my NEED to go to Atlanta Bread Company or Starbucks and look 
> at websites, check email, or check financial charts is not that great, 
> when I can generally go back home in 10 minutes and get access to my 
> computers.  When I had that Pandigital tablet for a few days, I 
> couldn't get it to attach to Atlanta Bread Company's internet at all.  
> And, when I've had my laptop there, performance is spotty at best.  I 
> can always take my laptop somewhere if I really want to.  In the end, 
> I think I might want to keep or reallocate the $ 200 more than I want 
> to have a tablet.  I think that I might just get a new slim case for 
> my 15.6" laptop as well as a separate power supply.  That way, if I 
> want to go portable, I can just put the computer into standby mode, 
> put it in the case and go.  Now, if I had a couple of thousand dollars 
> to burn, I wouldn't flinch about spending $ 200, but that's not the 
> case.  Regardless, thanks to those who responded.  I learned a good 
> bit about the HP Touchpad tablet and the Acer Aspire One netbooks 
> during my research.  If I were going to buy something, it would 
> probably be either one of those or a Kindle Fire or an Acer Iconia tablet.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Ron

I think you should try to look at it from this perspective: A tablet is 
a convenience device. Press the power button, slide your finger to 
unlock, then open your app, all of which can be done in under 5 seconds, 
while a laptop takes much more time to do the same thing with. That's 
why I got a tablet of my own, so I can stop lugging my laptop everywhere 
with me for simple tasks like reading email and looking up websites. I 
don't need a Core 2 Duo with 4GB RAM and a 15.4" screen to check 
Facebook or read the news. I also don't always have the time or the 
space to bring my laptop out. It's uncomfortable at best to hold a 
laptop with one arm while trying to reasonably do something on it.

Basically, don't ever intend on doing something intense on a tablet 
device, because that's not what it was designed or purposed to do. It's 
purely a device of convenience and speed.

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Collin Pruitt
Ubuntu Member
http://collinp.com/
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