Re: [NTLK] Apple Tablet Probably Imminent

Yeah, and imagine that it is also beyond the price point of 93% of most people...
I have to agree with most people out there when it comes to a netbook.
I have the Dell Mini 9 inch. It's a great machine...and Ubuntu, a real pain to administrate works OK as long as I don't have to drop to a command line.
But you know what? beyond using it for nothing more than a web machine, or some minimal office stuff, I really don't use it much. It's slow, it runs out of steam way too early...and the small screen just doesn't seem to fit alot of full featured websites. And don't get me started with that cramped keyboard! What was Dell thinking, locating the single quote in such an awkward place?
But for sitting on the arm of my sofa and using it to view webpages while watching G4, it's just about the perfect device.
Ed
web/gadget guru
http://newton.tek-ed.com (download Newton packages)
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--- On Sat, 7/25/09, Ryan Vetter <physicalconstants@yahoo.ca> wrote:

From: Ryan Vetter <physicalconstants@yahoo.ca>
Subject: Re: [NTLK] Apple Tablet Probably Imminent
To: newtontalk@newtontalk.net
Date: Saturday, July 25, 2009, 5:41 PM

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Imagine a beautifully designed, MacBook Airesque hybrid tablet.  You can use it as a laptop with a keyboard, or, at will, within a few seconds, have it transformed into a tablet with multi-touch gestures.  Where tablets best laptops... that's a long list.  Where laptops best tablets?  That is also a long list.

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